PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampo Jampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasov has chosen Diskoteka avaria-Nebo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sampo Jampo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jampo
vs
Kvasov

225 cm
24
271 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
33
202 lbs
21 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Jampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kvasov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvasov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jampo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Kvasov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Jampo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kvasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jampo falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jampo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jampo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kvasov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jampo wants to clinch up but Kvasov keeps it at a distance.

Jampo closes the distance and clinches.

Kvasov breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kvasov.
Kvasov misses with a hook.
Jampo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kvasov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kvasov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jampo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kvasov.
Jampo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kvasov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jampo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kvasov blocks an uppercut.
Jampo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kvasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jampo working aggressively here.
Jampo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jampo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jampo misses with a punch to the body.
Jampo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kvasov manages to break the clinch.
Kvasov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jampo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jampo tries to clinch there but Kvasov circles away.
Kvasov misses with a looping right.
Jampo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Kvasov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kvasov looks to land a combination but Jampo avoids it well.

Jampo rushes Kvasov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jampo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kvasov digs a right hand into Jampo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jampo's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvasov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jampo has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kvasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Kvasov lands but Jampo takes it in his stride.

It looks like Sampo Jampo has been cut.
Jampo takes one to the chin there.
Kvasov throws out a loose jab but Jampo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses.
Kvasov misses with a head kick.
Jampo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kvasov.
Kvasov tries a head kick but it misses.

Jampo drives through and clinches with Kvasov against the cage.
Kvasov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kvasov lands a hook that snaps the head of Jampo backwards.
Jampo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kvasov backwards.
Kvasov misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kvasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jampo tries to clinch but Kvasov is having none of it.
Jampo is looking to clinch but Kvasov is avoiding it.
Kvasov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jampo manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jampo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Kvasov misses.
Kvasov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jampo looks to land a combination but Kvasov avoids it well.
Jampo thuds a left hand into Kvasov's body.
Jampo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jampo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kvasov counters with an inside leg kick.
Jampo moves in looking to clinch but Kvasov pushes him off.
Jampo lands a jab to the head.
Jampo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kvasov.
Jampo tries to clinch up.
Kvasov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jampo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kvasov circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kvasov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Kvasov. Those never looked like landing.
Kvasov swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jampo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kvasov throws a head kick but Jampo moves out of range.
Jampo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kvasov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kvasov.
Jampo scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Roman Kvasov has been cut.
Jampo tries to clinch up but Kvasov circles away and keeps his distance.
Jampo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jampo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kvasov.
Jampo blocks a jab.
Jampo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jampo tries to clinch but Kvasov moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jampo tries to clinch up.
Kvasov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kvasov there as he acknowledges the shot.

Kvasov is rocked!
Kvasov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jampo counters with a big right hand! Oh Kvasov is in trouble here! Jampo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampo Jampo!
During a confident post fight interview, Sampo Jampo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.