PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Tapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kari Tapio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tyler
vs
Tapio

185 cm
26
216 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
220 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Tapio!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tapio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyler defends it nicely.
Tapio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tapio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tapio misses with a kick to the body.
Tyler scores with a jab. Tapio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tapio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Randy Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Tapio.
Tyler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tapio fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyler scores with a decent looking hook.
A cross from Tyler lands.
Tyler moves out of range as Tapio strikes.
Tyler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tapio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tapio fails to land the takedown.
Jab, jab by Tyler - just one landing.
Tapio moves away from the strike by Tyler.
Tapio shoots in but Tyler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tapio looks gassed!
Tyler works Tapio's body with a nice hook.
Tapio walks into a stiff left hand from Tyler.
Tyler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tyler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tapio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Tapio is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tapio defending well as Tyler loads up on a big left hand.
Tapio is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyler finish him?
Tapio moves out of range as Tyler strikes.
Tyler grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Tapio takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Tyler cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Randy Tyler!