PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Name has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Musta Surma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with No Name's chin.

Name
vs
Surma

150 cm
27
135 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

167 cm
20
152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Name both land. Nice combination.

Name drives through and clinches with Surma against the cage.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Name.
Name tries to break the clinch but Surma is controlling the position.
Name has had enough of the clinch but Surma keeps him there for the moment.
Surma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Name in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like No Name has been cut.
Surma lands an elbow just above Name 's eye.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Surma has Name pressed against the cage.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Name shrugs off.
A short right from Surma.
Surma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Name really is a fat lump.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Name looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Name wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma is struggling to control the position.
Name working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Surma.
Name is breathing heavily.
Name on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Name has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Name takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Surma.
Name managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Surma.

Name is rocked!
Surma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Name up against the cage.
Oh Name is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Name is looking to break free of the clinch but Surma has double underhooks.
Surma controlling the action here for a moment.
Name seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Surma.
Name is trying to break the clinch but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Name in his tracks for a moment.
Name is trying to break the clinch but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Name avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Name's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Surma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Name's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Name avoids it.
Surma effectively controlling the action here.
Name working hard to break the clinch.
Name is trying to force a seperation but Surma has the dominant position.
Surma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Surma crunches a lovely knee into Name's ribcage.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Surma stalling the fight.
Surma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Name backwards.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Name with a big uppercut! Name tries to clinch up but Surma pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Name to the mat! Name covers up and Surma unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Musta Surma!