PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artem Bessmertin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naama has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bessmertin
vs
Naama

189 cm
22
183 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Bessmertin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Naama!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naama swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bessmertin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Naama is trying to maintain a safe position but Bessmertin gets an underhook and turns Naama into the cage.
Nice body punch from Naama.
Naama just leaning against Bessmertin, taking a breather.
Bessmertin lands with a left to the head.
Naama trying to stall but Bessmertin improves his position.
Bessmertin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Naama leaning against his opponent.
Bessmertin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bessmertin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Bessmertin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bessmertin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Naama backwards.
Naama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bessmertin's elbow.
Naama will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bessmertin up against the cage.
Naama can't find room to land a body shot as Bessmertin controls the action.
Bessmertin misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessmertin works on Naama's body with a couple of short punches.
Naama taking a breather.
Naama working aggressively here.
Naama jumps guard but Bessmertin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bessmertin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bessmertin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bessmertin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Naama prevents a body shot from Bessmertin.
Naama has a couple of punches blocked by Bessmertin.
Naama blocks a body shot from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin works on Naama's body with a couple of short punches.
Bessmertin pushes Naama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
A short body shot lands from Bessmertin as the two fighters clinch.
Naama looks winded!
Naama takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Rauta Naama has been cut.
Bessmertin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Naama is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Bessmertin.
A shot in the inside from Bessmertin.
Naama is still on wobbly legs! Can Bessmertin finish him?
Bessmertin is leaning against Naama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bessmertin lands with a light punch inside.
Bessmertin creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Naama's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Naama drops to his knees and Bessmertin pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artem Bessmertin!
A relieved looking Artem Bessmertin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.