PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anabol Asteroid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kalju kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asteroid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Friends and Traitors by RAISED FIST. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Asteroid
vs
kostaja

188 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabol Asteroid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, kalju kostaja!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kostaja shoots in but Asteroid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
kostaja looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Asteroid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asteroid misses with a straight right.
Asteroid bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops kostaja! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like kalju kostaja has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asteroid seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Asteroid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Asteroid controlling from the top position.
Asteroid works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for kostaja!
Asteroid throws some wild stikes that kostaja manages to avoid easily.
Asteroid looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Asteroid punching from mount but kostaja doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Asteroid.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kostaja is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Asteroid landing punches.
kostaja wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Asteroid.
Asteroid cracks kostaja with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anabol Asteroid!