PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavo Nurmi (ranked 2296 p4p, 58 weight class) and Rocky Tyson (ranked 3886 p4p, 87 weight class). Rocky Tyson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pavo Nurmi's chin.

Nurmi
vs
Tyson

196 cm
36
251 lbs
36 - 18 - 1

194 cm
46
230 lbs
42 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pavo Nurmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyson.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Nurmi slips the punch.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nurmi.

Nurmi rushes Tyson and presses him up against the cage.
Tyson is leaning against Nurmi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmi gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nurmi lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmi.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Nurmi.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Nurmi is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nurmi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyson.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Nurmi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurmi scores with a shot to the side of Tyson's head.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmi fails to land.
Nurmi struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Nurmi lands a body punch.
Nurmi lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Nurmi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nurmi lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmi misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurmi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
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!
Nurmi has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Nurmi pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmi fails to land.
Nurmi digs a right hand into Tyson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyson's gas tank.

Nurmi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurmi lands a nice hook to Tyson's body. Tyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyson swings for the body but Nurmi moves out of range.

Nurmi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurmi.
Nurmi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurmi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurmi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tyson looks winded!
Nurmi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Nurmi.
Nurmi lands with a left to the head.
Nurmi lands a nice uppercut.

Tyson is rocked!
Nurmi cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nurmi finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurmi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nurmi creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tyson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tyson drops to his knees and Nurmi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavo Nurmi!
Pavo Nurmi made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.