PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ole Gunnar Shakanssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pro phet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakanssen comes to the cage accompanied by Poison. phet has chosen Prophet No Problem as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gunnar Shakanssen
vs
phet

192 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ole Gunnar Shakanssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pro phet!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakanssen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Pro phet has been cut.
phet misses with a head kick.
Shakanssen tries to clinch up but phet circles away and keeps his distance.

Shakanssen instigates a clinch.

Shakanssen pulls guard successfully.

phet has gone for a leg lock! Shakanssen slips out almost immediately though and dives into phet's guard.
phet should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Shakanssen stands up and waves to phet to follow him.
Nice takedown defense from Shakanssen. No joy for phet on that attempt.

Shakanssen closes the distance and clinches.
Shakanssen scores a nice knee to the body.
phet looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakanssen lands a knee to the body.
Shakanssen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Shakanssen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shakanssen throws a left that rocks phet and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Shakanssen dives into side control, looking to finish! Can phet regain composure!

phet is rocked!
Shakanssen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for phet on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shakanssen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Shakanssen throws an absolute beast of a head kick! phet is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ole Gunnar Shakanssen!