PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Coranin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konsta Pylkkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Coranin
vs
Pylkkanen

196 cm
18
252 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

192 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Coranin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Pylkkanen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pylkkanen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Coranin eats them both and turns towards Pylkkanen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Alex Coranin has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pylkkanen. That's going to slow Coranin down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pylkkanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pylkkanen stuffs the takedown.
Pylkkanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coranin on the side of the head.
Coranin is breathing heavily.
Coranin dodges the punch combination from Pylkkanen.

Pylkkanen lands a big uppercut and Coranin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Coranin looks OK. Pylkkanen waves Coranin back to his feet!

Coranin is rocked!
Pylkkanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pylkkanen goes for a small jab and connects. Now Pylkkanen goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Coranin stumbles back but Pylkkanen runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Coranin to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Coranin will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Konsta Pylkkanen!
Our winner, Konsta Pylkkanen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.