PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Pietila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bullet by Creed. Pietila is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hard Night Out by Professor Green. Hank Blair could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sakke Pietila's chin.

Blair
vs
Pietila

199 cm
27
279 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

183 cm
28
276 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sakke Pietila!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blair lands a left and a right that send Pietila crashing to the mat, dazed. Blair thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Sakke Pietila has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pietila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pietila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blair.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
Blair lands with a shot to the body.
Blair scores with a leg kick.
Pietila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blair. That did some damage!
Blair gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pietila.
Pietila tries to land a leg kick but Blair saw it coming and moves away.
Sakke Pietila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pietila tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blair tries to move into range but Pietila moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pietila ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Blair takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pietila.
Blair blocks a jab.
Pietila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
Pietila connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blair. Blair circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pietila fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blair on the side of the head.
Pietila checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blair takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pietila walks into a left hand.
Blair motions for Pietila to come forward. Blair throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pietila works the jab nicely.
Pietila avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Pietila stumbling backwards into the cage! Pietila bounces back off the cage towards Blair, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Blair lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Blair celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hank Blair!
Hank Blair tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.