PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabonis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, James Brown - Superbad. Sikaniska comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Sabonis
vs
Sikaniska

210 cm
38
289 lbs
38 - 25 - 0

205 cm
45
451 lbs
28 - 34 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvydas Sabonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabonis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sabonis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sikaniska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabonis.
Sikaniska has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sabonis.
Sabonis works the jab nicely.
Sabonis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sikaniska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sabonis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sabonis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sabonis slips a jab and a cross from Sikaniska.
Sikaniska moves out of range as Sabonis throws a body kick.
Sikaniska is looking to score with low kicks.

Sabonis rushes Sikaniska and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sabonis.
Sikaniska looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sikaniska blocks a body shot from Sabonis.
A short uppercut from Sabonis.
Sabonis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Sabonis.

Sikaniska is rocked!
Sabonis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sikaniska is still on wobbly legs! Can Sabonis finish him?
Sabonis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabonis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sikaniska to his knees! Sabonis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvydas Sabonis!
Arvydas Sabonis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.