PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hunter (ranked 5923 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finisher Helsinki (ranked 4742 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is This is America. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunter
vs
Helsinki

183 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Finisher Helsinki!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter tries for a takedown but Helsinki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Helsinki as Hunter shoots in.
Hunter goes for a double leg but Helsinki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Helsinki continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helsinki keeps the fight on the outside.
Helsinki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunter.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Helsinki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Helsinki fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunter in the body.
Hunter takes one on the button.
Helsinki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunter's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter shoots for a takedown but Helsinki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Helsinki misses with a hook.
Helsinki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helsinki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunter. That did some damage!
Helsinki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunter's head backwards.

It looks like James Hunter has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Helsinki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Helsinki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helsinki.
Helsinki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helsinki connects with a nice looking jab.
Helsinki lands a jab to the head.
Helsinki steps in with a hook that catches Hunter right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Helsinki follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hunter looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finisher Helsinki!