PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato Aspenia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Knock Out's chin.

Aspenia
vs
Out

172 cm
31
130 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

155 cm
28
141 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspenia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aspenia misses with the combination.
Out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Out. Aspenia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Out tries to keep at a distance but Aspenia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Out lands a body punch.
Aspenia prevents a body shot from Out.

Aspenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aspenia lands a nice hook to Out's body. Out takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aspenia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Out moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aspenia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Out counters with a solid body kick.
Aspenia moves away from the strike by Out.
Aspenia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aspenia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Out misses with a body shot.

Aspenia clinches up with Out and pushes him back against the cage.

Aspenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aspenia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Out counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aspenia misses with a straight right.
Out tries to work over Aspenia's front leg with a kick but Aspenia checks it.
Aspenia wants to clinch up but Out keeps it at a distance.
Out checks a low kick from Aspenia.
A left and a right from Out both land. Nice combination.
Out thuds a left hand into Aspenia's body.
Aspenia wants to clinch up but Out keeps it at a distance.
Aspenia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Aspenia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aspenia is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Out. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Out.
Out comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aspenia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Out scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Aspenia does no damage.
Kato Aspenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aspenia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aspenia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Out.
Out lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Out lands a right hook to the body.
Aspenia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aspenia misses with a combination
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Aspenia is rocked!
Out throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aspenia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Aspenia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Out connects with a right hand. Aspenia shakes it off.
Aspenia misses with a double jab
and Out makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aspenia really felt that one!
Aspenia seems to have got his legs back now.
Out scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aspenia needs to keep his hands up - Out had a free shot at his head there.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Out throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aspenia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out connects with an inside leg kick.
Out's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aspenia under the eye.
Aspenia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Out.
Aspenia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Out. Out obviously looking to wear him down.
Out with a hook.
Aspenia doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
The fighters circling - Out throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Out bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Out cracks Aspenia with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Aspenia tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Out pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Aspenia is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knock Out!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Knock Out made sure he mentioned 1337 ANZAC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.