PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Harkimo
vs
Zdorovenniy

214 cm
21
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zdorovenniy takes the fight into the clinch.
Zdorovenniy takes a shot to the head.
Zdorovenniy misses with some punches.
Zdorovenniy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zdorovenniy throws an elbow but misses.
Harkimo blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Harkimo.
Zdorovenniy missing with knees to the body.
Harkimo pushes Zdorovenniy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Harkimo breaks the clinch.

Zdorovenniy clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zdorovenniy lands a nice elbow.
Harkimo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zdorovenniy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harkimo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zdorovenniy fails to land.

Harkimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zdorovenniy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zdorovenniy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Harkimo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zdorovenniy looks gassed!

Zdorovenniy drives through and clinches with Harkimo against the cage.

Harkimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo lands a leg kick that knocks Zdorovenniy off balance momentarily.
Nice body punch from Harkimo.
A shot to the liver by Harkimo. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harkimo, as that shot connected.
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!
Zdorovenniy takes one to the chin there.
Harkimo with a nice cross.
Harkimo connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Zdorovenniy to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Harkimo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keijo Harkimo!
A less than humble Keijo Harkimo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.