PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Kumpulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rohaldo Roguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Roguera's choice of entrance music: Meshuggag - Bleed. Rohaldo Roguera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kumpulainen
vs
Roguera

195 cm
20
224 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
208 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rohaldo Roguera!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumpulainen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice defenses there by Roguera.
Kumpulainen with a nice cross.
Kumpulainen lands an overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Kumpulainen.
Roguera has a takedown stuffed.
Kumpulainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roguera.
Kumpulainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Roguera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sepi Kumpulainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rohaldo Roguera.
Roguera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kumpulainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roguera somewhat.
Roguera walks into a left hand.
Kumpulainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roguera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kumpulainen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice takedown defense from Kumpulainen. No joy for Roguera on that attempt.
Roguera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kumpulainen but Kumpulainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sepi Kumpulainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumpulainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roguera looks gassed!
Roguera moves forwards but Kumpulainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kumpulainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kumpulainen cracks Roguera with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Roguera falls to his knees and Kumpulainen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sepi Kumpulainen!