PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vili Sippola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vili Sippola could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Curtis Henry's chin.

Sippola
vs
Henry

178 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

183 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vili Sippola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Curtis Henry!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Sippola looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sippola is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sippola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry with a knee to the head.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry lands an elbow inside.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sippola in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Sippola shrugs off.
Sippola takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Vili Sippola has been cut.
Henry with a knee to the head.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Henry.
Henry lands an elbow inside.

Sippola is rocked!
Henry working the clinch nicely. Sippola is working for position but Henry cracks him with a big knee to the head! Sippola crumples up against the cage and Henry lands two more shots before the ref can save Sippola! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Curtis Henry!
A very excited looking Curtis Henry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.