PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Kontiovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kontiovaara
vs
Johansson

193 cm
27
267 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

188 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Kontiovaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ingemar Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontiovaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Kontiovaara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johansson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kontiovaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Johansson moves into the clinch.
Johansson is trying to break the clinch but Kontiovaara is controlling him.
Johansson is trying to break free.
Johansson is pressed up against the cage. Kontiovaara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johansson down to the mat. Johansson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good shot there by Johansson.
Johansson scores with a shot to the body.
Johansson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johansson!

It looks like Juhani Kontiovaara has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson lands a two punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johansson.
Kontiovaara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johansson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kontiovaara is breathing heavily.
Johansson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johansson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kontiovaara in his tracks.
Johansson lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kontiovaara back to the cage. Johansson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kontiovaara on the side of the head.
Ingemar Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johansson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kontiovaara falls backwards - clearly groggy! Johansson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ingemar Johansson!