PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamison has chosen Hide your Kids, Hide your Wife as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kanerva
vs
Jamison

180 cm
24
280 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

195 cm
22
280 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jamison darts in and clinches Kanerva up against the cage.
Jamison prevents a body shot from Kanerva.
Kanerva tries to work over Jamison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanerva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jamison backwards.

It looks like Cole Jamison has been cut.
Jamison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kanerva presses Jamison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jamison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanerva tries a body shot but Jamison blocks it.
Jamison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jamison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jamison tries to land a knee to the head but Kanerva blocks with his arms.
Jamison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanerva.
Kanerva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jamison tries a knee to the head but Kanerva blocks it.
Kanerva managing to block the knees to the body from Jamison.
Kanerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanerva is working Jamison over against the cage.
Jamison looks gassed!
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!
Jamison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanerva tries a body shot but Jamison blocks it.
Kanerva digs a right hand into Jamison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jamison's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva digs a right hand underneath Jamison's ribcage. Jamison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jamison prevents a body shot from Kanerva.
Jamison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Kanerva - that landed with a thud.
Kanerva tries to throw a body punch but Jamison avoids it by throwing Kanerva back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamison blocks a body shot from Kanerva.
Kanerva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanerva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanerva tries to throw a body punch but Jamison avoids it by throwing Kanerva back against the cage.
Jamison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanerva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanerva tries a body shot but Jamison blocks it.
Nice body punch from Kanerva.
Kanerva lands a body punch.
Kanerva digs a right hand into Jamison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jamison's gas tank.
Kanerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamison is trying to stall.
Kanerva is leaning against Jamison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kanerva lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison stalling in the clinch but Kanerva improves position.
Kanerva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Kanerva breaks the clinch.
Kanerva cracks Jamison with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Kanerva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kanerva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamison.
Jamison gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Jamison tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Kanerva is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Jamison buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Jamison!! Jamison is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Kanerva throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Kanerva!
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