PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Kumpulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kumpulainen
vs
O Brien

195 cm
19
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
282 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Kumpulainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien moves forwards but Kumpulainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Brien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kumpulainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kumpulainen misses with a low kick as O Brien jumps back.
No joy there for O Brien, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Brien misses with a few strikes there.
O Brien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

O Brien rushes Kumpulainen and presses him up against the cage.
O Brien wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kumpulainen has him pressed against the cage.

Kumpulainen manages to break the clinch.
Kumpulainen scores with a nice head shot.
Kumpulainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Kumpulainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kumpulainen cracks O Brien with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kumpulainen avoids the head kick by O Brien.
O Brien misses with a double jab
and Kumpulainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kumpulainen lands a nice looking body shot.
O Brien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumpulainen lands a slapping body shot.
Kumpulainen scores with a sloppy right hand. O Brien should have avoided that one.
O Brien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Kumpulainen moves out of range easily.
O Brien looks gassed!
A left lands for Kumpulainen.
O Brien tries to bum rush Kumpulainen with a series of wild strikes but Kumpulainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kumpulainen works over O Brien's head and body with a nice combination.
O Brien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kumpulainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kumpulainen lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kumpulainen throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kumpulainen.
Kumpulainen scores with a jab.
Kumpulainen lands a two punch combo.
Kumpulainen throws out a powerful jab.
Kumpulainen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

O Brien is rocked!
Kumpulainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Brien is still on wobbly legs! Can Kumpulainen finish him?
Kumpulainen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kumpulainen.
A lazy left from Kumpulainen finds it's target.
Kumpulainen drops O Brien with a huge uppercut! O Brien drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kumpulainen is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sepi Kumpulainen!