PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tesla Nokia (ranked 4672 p4p, 6357 weight class) and Norberto Baldeli (ranked 555 p4p, 674 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Nokia
vs
Baldeli

195 cm
19
183
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tesla Nokia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norberto Baldeli!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldeli misses with a few strikes there.
Nokia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A punch combination from Baldeli misses.
Nokia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nokia.
Nokia slips a jab and a cross from Baldeli.
Baldeli looks winded!
Baldeli moves away from the strike by Nokia.
Nokia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nokia - that will leave a mark!

Nokia moves into the clinch.
Nokia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nokia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baldeli's brow.
Baldeli takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nokia slows down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nokia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baldeli avoids a wild elbow strike from Nokia.
Baldeli tries to pull guard but Nokia holds him up against the cage and eventually Baldeli drops back down to his feet.
Nokia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Nokia to work.
Stalling in the clinch from Nokia.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Nokia.

Baldeli tries to keep at a distance but Nokia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baldeli is trying to force a seperation but Nokia has the dominant position.
Baldeli prevents a body shot from Nokia.
Nokia has Baldeli pressed against the cage.
Baldeli working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nokia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nokia trying to land knees to the body.
Nokia trying to land knees to the body.
Baldeli tries to pull guard but Nokia holds him up against the cage and eventually Baldeli drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldeli avoiding damage as Nokia throws knees to the body.
Nokia is struggling to control the position.
Nokia misses with some punches.
Nokia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for Nokia to work.
Baldeli has had enough of the clinch but Nokia keeps him there for the moment.
Nokia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nokia has Baldeli pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Nokia.
Baldeli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nokia throws a quick counter head kick but Baldeli was just out of range.
Baldeli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nokia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nokia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baldeli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldeli misses with a body shot.
Nokia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baldeli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nokia.
Nokia thuds his shin into the meat of Baldeli's side.
Nokia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nokia!

Nokia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nokia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nokia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nokia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nokia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nokia has a couple of punches blocked by Baldeli.
Baldeli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nokia.
Nokia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baldeli up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nokia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baldeli is defending well for now.
Nokia has Baldeli pushed against the cage.
Nokia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nokia seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nokia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've been informed that Baldeli has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Nokia.
Baldeli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nokia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nokia scores with a head kick. Baldeli tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nokia scores with a nice body kick.
Nokia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baldeli moves out of range of the strikes.
Nokia throws a powerful right kick. Baldeli tried to block low but the kick was high! Baldeli was taken right off of his feet! Nokia jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tesla Nokia!