PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andretii Kazadorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vatanen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kalmah - Heros to Us. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vatanen
vs
Kazadorez

200 cm
24
300 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

190 cm
25
287 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
Aspire Nutrition

Blue Moon
Pit Bull Development

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andretii Kazadorez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Kazadorez both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Sami Vatanen has been cut.
Kazadorez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kazadorez on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Andretii Kazadorez has been cut.
Kazadorez throws a series of punches but Vatanen moves out of range.
Kazadorez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Kazadorez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kazadorez misses with a double jab.
Kazadorez takes one to the chin there.
Kazadorez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Kazadorez moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazadorez feints a jab promting Vatanen to slip. Kazadorez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vatanen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vatanen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Kazadorez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kazadorez tries to bum rush Vatanen with a series of wild strikes but Vatanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vatanen misses with a straight right.
Andretii Kazadorez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazadorez misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazadorez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazadorez. Vatanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vatanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazadorez is just out of range.
Kazadorez misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazadorez throws an overhand right that lands on Vatanen's shoulder, as Vatanen tries to avoid the shot.
Kazadorez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Vatanen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vatanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vatanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kazadorez's elbow.
Kazadorez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vatanen throws a head punch that misses.

Kazadorez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kazadorez looks to land a combination but Vatanen avoids it well.
Vatanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vatanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazadorez is just out of range.

Vatanen instigates a clinch.
Vatanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vatanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kazadorez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Kazadorez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kazadorez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kazadorez is looking to break free of the clinch but Vatanen has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazadorez tries to break the clinch but Vatanen is controlling the position.
Vatanen has Kazadorez pressed against the cage, preventing Kazadorez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kazadorez is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Kazadorez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kazadorez is trying to break the clinch but Vatanen has him pressed against the cage.
Kazadorez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vatanen tries a knee to the head but Kazadorez blocks it.
Vatanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kazadorez backwards.

That has opened up Andretii Kazadorez's cut even more.
Kazadorez blocking some punches.
Kazadorez prevents a body shot from Vatanen.
A frustrated look appears on Kazadorez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vatanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vatanen trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazadorez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vatanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vatanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazadorez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kazadorez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vatanen has him pressed against the cage.
Vatanen keeps control of Kazadorez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kazadorez blocks an uppercut.
Vatanen looking to throw knees to the head but Kazadorez is blocking nicely.
Vatanen misses with some punches.
Vatanen pushes Kazadorez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Andretii Kazadorez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vatanen lands an uppercut.
Kazadorez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vatanen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vatanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kazadorez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kazadorez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatanen.
Kazadorez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kazadorez looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen lands with a right to the head.

Andretii Kazadorez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Vatanen tries to throw a body punch but Kazadorez avoids it by throwing Vatanen back against the cage.
Vatanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kazadorez is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazadorez wants to break free but Vatanen has control.
Vatanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kazadorez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vatanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kazadorez has time to react.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andretii Kazadorez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sami Vatanen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sami Vatanen thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).