PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Andrea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Rokka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Andrea
vs
Rokka

175 cm
24
200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

186 cm
22
200 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pawel Andrea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rokka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andrea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andrea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rokka.
Rokka moves away from the strike by Andrea.
Rokka misses with a right hand
and Andrea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rokka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Andrea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rokka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rokka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andrea circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka works Andrea's body with a nice hook.
Veli Rokka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrea swings widly with a right hand
and Rokka counters with a nice leg kick.
Andrea misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rokka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrea swings widly with a right hand
and Rokka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andrea's knee momentarily.
Andrea misses with a shot to the body
and Rokka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andrea is breathing heavily.
Andrea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Rokka does it's job there.
Rokka circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Andrea drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Rokka follows Andrea to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veli Rokka!