PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsumi Nasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shura no Hana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nasu
vs
Harkimo

202 cm
28
280 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

214 cm
26
285 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ironclad Fightwear

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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katsumi Nasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkimo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nasu.
Harkimo blocks a jab.
Harkimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nasu checks a leg kick.
Harkimo moves in looking to clinch but Nasu pushes him off.
A big right from Nasu misses.
Harkimo misses with a double jab.
Nasu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Nasu finds it's way through Harkimo's defenses.
Harkimo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harkimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harkimo misses the shot to the body.

Nasu gets tackled into the cage by Harkimo. Harkimo maintains the clinch.
Nasu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harkimo avoiding damage as Nasu throws knees to the body.
Harkimo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nasu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harkimo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nasu pushes off an throws an elbow but Harkimo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harkimo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkimo lands a left hand.
Nasu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harkimo blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nasu prevents a body shot from Harkimo.
Harkimo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nasu tries to break the clinch but Harkimo is controlling the position.
Nasu leaning against his opponent.
Harkimo cracks Nasu with a nice body shot.
Harkimo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harkimo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nasus head.
Nasu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nasu keeps control of Harkimo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nasu is trying to break free.
Harkimo lands a right hand.
Harkimo blocks the elbow strike.
Nasu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harkimo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkimo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harkimo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasu is trying to break the clinch but Harkimo has him pressed against the cage.
Harkimo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harkimo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nasu's efforts to push away.
Harkimo misses with a body punch.
Harkimo lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Harkimo.
Nasu tries a knee to the head but Harkimo blocks it.
Nasu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harkimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nasu misses with a punch on the inside.
Harkimo struggles to land a body shot inside as Nasu controls his hands.
Harkimo has Nasu pressed against the cage, preventing Nasu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harkimo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nasu backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Harkimo.
Nasu looking to slow down the pace here.

Harkimo drops Nasu with a big knee straight up the middle! Nasu is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Nasu is rocked!

It looks like Katsumi Nasu has been cut.
Nasu throws a body punch but Harkimo moves out of range.
Oh Nasu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keijo Harkimo!
After winning the bout, Keijo Harkimo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.