PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rakastaja Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Sheynauvah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurminen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's Time for War. On his way into the cage it seems that Rakastaja Nurminen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rakastaja Nurminen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nurminen
vs
Sheynauvah

194 cm
29
217 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rakastaja Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonidas Sheynauvah!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheynauvah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nurminen loads up on a big right hand but Sheynauvah slips the punch.

Sheynauvah moves into the clinch successfully.
Nurminen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Sheynauvah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nurminen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nurminen throws a hook but Sheynauvah blocks it.
Nurminen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nurminen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurminen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sheynauvah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rakastaja Nurminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheynauvah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nurminen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurminen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nurminen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sheynauvah scores with a jab to the jaw.

Sheynauvah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nurminen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sheynauvah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Sheynauvah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sheynauvah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheynauvah throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurminen.
Sheynauvah pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheynauvah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurminen misses with a low kick.
Sheynauvah punishes Nurminen's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Nurminen misses.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch but Nurminen moves out of range.
Nurminen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Leonidas Sheynauvah has been cut.
Sheynauvah slips a jab from Nurminen.
Nurminen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nurminen misses with the body kick
and Sheynauvah counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurminen gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonidas Sheynauvah!