PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy Diver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diver comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver by Dio. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Diver
vs
Urhola

161 cm
24
143 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

194 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Good low kicks
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 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holy Diver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Urhola!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diver shoots for a takedown but Urhola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diver misses with a takedown

and Urhola counters by moving into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Diver has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Diver turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Urhola throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Diver tries to move into full mount but can't pass Urhola's legs.
Urhola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Urhola wants to control but Diver postures up.
Diver in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Diver scoring with punches from side control.
Urhola is not content to let Diver control the position.
Diver cracks Urhola with a big right hand but Urhola just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Urhola is looking to reverse the position.
Urhola manages to work his way to half guard, despite Diver's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diver tries to pass to full mount but Urhola defends it.

Urhola makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Urhola rushes Diver and presses him up against the cage.
Diver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holy Diver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diver is trying to pull guard but Urhola has him pressed against the cage.
Urhola gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Holy Diver has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urhola.
Diver is working for takedown but Urhola is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diver takes an elbow to the temple.

Diver is rocked!
Urhola lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Diver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Holy Diver's cut is getting worse.
Urhola slows down the pace here.
Urhola putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diver is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urhola with the Thai clinch, moves his hips back and unleashes a brutal knee to the head! Diver drops to the mat in a crumpled heap! Huuuuuuge knee there! WOW!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Veli Urhola!
Veli Urhola thanked the fans post fight for their support.