PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between North Rupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Paristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Rupp
vs
Paristo

188 cm
22
218 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
207 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, North Rupp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Paristo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Paristo. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rupp blocks a jab.
Paristo connects with a crisp jab.
Paristo thows a body shot but no joy.
Paristo throws a hook but Rupp avoids it easily.
Paristo misses with a left hand
and Rupp counters with a one-two to the body.
Paristo throws out a loose jab but Rupp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paristo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rupp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paristo moves out of range as Rupp strikes.
Paristo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rupp throws a good cross that connects.
Paristo lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rupp misses with a double jab.
Rupp fails to land with a series of punches.
Rupp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paristo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rupp slips under a jab.
Paristo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rupp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Paristo.
Paristo thows a body shot but no joy.
Paristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rupp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paristo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paristo scores with a decent looking hook.
Rupp scores with a punch to the head.
Paristo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rupp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paristo throws a jab when Rupp was well out of range.
Paristo throws an overhand right that lands on Rupp's shoulder, as Rupp tries to avoid the shot.
Paristo throws a looping overhand right but Rupp ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Paristo misses its intended target.
Rupp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Rupp misses its intended target.
Rupp dodges the punch combination from Paristo.
Rupp misses with a two punch combination.
Paristo tries to bum rush Rupp with a series of wild strikes but Rupp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rupp looks to score with a jab to the body but Paristo is just out of range.
Rupp throws a right hand that Paristo ducks under and follows up with a left that Paristo also avoids with ease.
Rupp throws an overhand right that lands on Paristo's shoulder, as Paristo tries to avoid the shot.
Paristo slips a jab and a cross from Rupp.
A swing and a miss from Paristo.
Rupp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paristo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paristo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rupp moves away from the strike by Paristo.

Paristo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paristo.
Rupp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rupp.
Rupp tries to circle away but Paristo has him pinned against the cage.
Rupp tries a body shot but Paristo blocks it.
Rupp wants to break free but Paristo has control.
Rupp has had enough of the clinch but Paristo keeps him there for the moment.
Paristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rupp stalling in the clinch but Paristo improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Paristo.
Paristo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paristo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rupp throws a punch but it's blocked by Paristo.
Paristo works on Rupp's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paristo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paristo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rupp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rupp has a couple of punches blocked by Paristo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paristo.
Paristo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rupp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paristo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rupp backwards.

Rupp is rocked!
Paristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rupp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rupp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paristo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paristo lands with a right to the head.
Paristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paristo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Rupp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rupp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paristo misses with the head strike.
Paristo working aggressively here.
Rupp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paristo's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Paristo fails to land.
Good body shot from Paristo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rupp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paristo has Rupp pressed against the cage, preventing Rupp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rupp seems to have got his legs back now.
Rupp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paristo lands a body punch.
Rupp is breathing heavily.
Paristo is pushing Rupp up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paristo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rupp misses with some punches.
Paristo cracks Rupp with a nice body shot.
Paristo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rupp has a couple of punches blocked by Paristo.
Paristo lands a left hand.
Paristo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paristo has Rupp pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Paristo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Paristo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Paristo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rupp throws out the jab.
Pekka Paristo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rupp slips under a jab from Paristo.
Paristo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rupp.
Paristo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paristo throws a looping overhand right but Rupp ducks down to avoid it.
Paristo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rupp.
Paristo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paristo misses with an uppercut. Rupp saw that one coming.
A big right from Rupp misses.
Paristo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rupp.
Rupp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paristo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rupp.
Rupp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paristo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rupp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rupp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rupp throws a shot to the body.
Paristo throws a series of punches but Rupp moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Rupp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rupp scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rupp!
Rupp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rupp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paristo has time to react.
Paristo needs to keep his hands up - Rupp had a free shot at his head there.
Paristo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rupp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rupp throws a series of punches but Paristo moves out of range.
A big left from Paristo misses.
Paristo throws an overhand right that lands on Rupp's shoulder, as Rupp tries to avoid the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paristo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rupp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rupp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rupp misses with the combination.
Rupp misses the jab.
Rupp throws a right and a left that Paristo avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paristo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paristo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paristo moves away from the strike by Rupp.
Paristo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paristo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paristo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paristo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paristo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paristo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rupp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rupp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paristo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paristo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rupp cracks Paristo with an open hand slap.
Rupp takes a swing at Paristo's ribcage but misses.
Paristo jabs Rupp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paristo digs a good hook to Rupp's body.
Paristo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Paristo misses with a wild body shot.
Paristo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paristo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rupp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rupp throws a hook but Paristo avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Paristo - just one landing.
Paristo throws a monster overhand right that drops Rupp! Paristo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Paristo!