PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Ehtoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Tron as his entrance music. Veikko Ehtoo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ehtoo
vs
Walker

180 cm
23
181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Ehtoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Walker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ehtoo misses with a body kick.
Ehtoo throws a lazy uppercut

and Walker counters with a shoot takedown. Ehtoo fights it but they end up in guard.
Walker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ehtoo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ehtoo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ehtoo has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Ehtoo blocks nicely.
Ehtoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ehtoo, not yet.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ehtoo's head.
Walker won't allow Ehtoo to get back to his feet.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ehtoo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Ehtoo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ehtoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehtoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Ehtoo digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Ehtoo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.

Ehtoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ehtoo circles away.
Ehtoo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Nice jab there from Ehtoo.
Ehtoo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ehtoo throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Ehtoo misses with a head kick.
Ehtoo digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Ehtoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Veikko Ehtoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Walker.
Ehtoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ehtoo connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Veikko Ehtoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ehtoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ehtoo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walker looks gassed!
Ehtoo lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.
Ehtoo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walker has a takedown stuffed.
Ehtoo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walker will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick from Ehtoo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ehtoo.
Ehtoo lands with an uppercut that bounces Walker off the cage and back into rage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehtoo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ehtoo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danga de danga de dang - Ehtoo scores with a four punch combination!
Ehtoo scores with a head kick. Walker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Walker is rocked!
Ehtoo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ehtoo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Ehtoo finish him?
Ehtoo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Ehtoo scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ehtoo lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
Ehtoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ehtoo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ehtoo lands a big head kick that sends Walker to the canvas! Ehtoo follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veikko Ehtoo!