PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Bang (ranked 182 p4p, 934 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 15 p4p, 87 weight class). Bang comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bang
vs
Aalto

169 cm
34
145
20 - 11 - 0

177 cm
32
157
20 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lemmy Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang throws a looping overhand right but Aalto ducks down to avoid it.
Aalto slips a straight right by Bang.
Aalto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aalto walks into a stiff left hand from Bang.
Aalto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Aalto misses with a looping right.
Bang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bang duly obliges.
Bang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aalto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aalto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aalto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aalto manages to avoid it.
Aalto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang tries to clinch up but Aalto circles away and keeps his distance.
Aalto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aalto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aalto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bang.
Bang with a nice calf kick.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang throws a right hand that misses
and Aalto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bang throws a poor cross that misses
and Aalto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aalto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bang.
The fighters circling - Bang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Aalto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Bang moves into the clinch.
Aalto misses with the head strike.

Aalto has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bang is trying to keep an underhook but Aalto manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bang tries to get to full guard but Aalto has control of the leg.
Aalto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bang!
Aalto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Aalto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aalto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bang holds on for dear life, controlling Aalto's posture momentarily.
Aalto lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aalto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bang's face.
Bang is looking to improve his position but Aalto isn't that keen on the idea.
Aalto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bang working to try and regain half guard.
Aalto lands a nice shot to the head.
Aalto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bang can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Bang is rocked!
Aalto connects with a bit shot that sees Bang covering up! More strikes from Aalto and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Aalto is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Aalto!
Michael Aalto thanked the fans post fight for their support.