PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukko Vainamoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman, Metallica. Vainamoinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kalevala "Savelma" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Lima
vs
Vainamoinen

187 cm
23
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukko Vainamoinen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima throws a low kick, looking for Vainamoinen's leg but Vainamoinen calmly moves out of range.
Lima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lima blocks a head kick by Vainamoinen.
Lima jabs at Vainamoinen's body.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vainamoinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lima tries to clinch but Vainamoinen moves out of range.
Vainamoinen wants to clinch up but Lima keeps it at a distance.
Lima wants to clinch but Vainamoinen slips to the side
and Vainamoinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Lima rushes Vainamoinen and presses him up against the ropes.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Lima.
Lima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vainamoinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Vainamoinen wants to break free but Lima has control.
Vainamoinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Limas head.
Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vainamoinen.
Lima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lima has Vainamoinen pressed against the ropes.
Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vainamoinen.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vainamoinen.
Lima lands a nice elbow.
Lima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vainamoinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vainamoinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vainamoinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vainamoinen is trying to break free.
Vainamoinen looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vainamoinen breaks from the clinch.
Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vainamoinen avoids the body shot from Lima.
Vainamoinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lima is looking to clinch.
Lima closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vainamoinen counters with a straight right hand.
Lima drops Vainamoinen with a left and a right! Oh, Vainamoinen is hurt - Lima dives into side control looking to finish!

Vainamoinen is rocked!
Lima creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vainamoinen is still in real trouble! Can Lima finish him?

Lima stands up and beckons Vainamoinen to his feet.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Lima knocks Vainamoinen out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fabio Lima!