PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ball (ranked 4739 p4p, 4482 weight class) and Juha Ahokas (ranked 520 p4p, 511 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ball
vs
Ahokas

184 cm
24
169
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
180
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobias Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juha Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ball throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ball misses the target.
Ahokas moves away from the strike by Ball.
Ball lands with an overhand left.
Ahokas throws a series of punches but Ball avoids them all with ease.
Ahokas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ball as he jumps to the side.
Ball throws out a loose jab but Ahokas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ahokas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ball staying out of range there.
Ahokas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ball was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahokas.
It looked like Ball was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ahokas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahokas.
Ball throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ball takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ahokas swings widly with a right hand
and Ball counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ball works Ahokas's body with a nice hook.
Juha Ahokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ahokas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ahokas throws a right hand that misses
and Ball counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ball misses with a hook. Ahokas ducked under it nicely.
Ball throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Ahokas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ball has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Certiï¬ed Cave Gang in the buildup to the fight.
Ahokas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Ball lands a left and a right that send Ahokas crashing to the mat, dazed. Ball thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ahokas is rocked!
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!
Ball ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ahokas's jaw. Ahokas's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Ball does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobias Ball!