PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampo Jampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Multtuli Margabiaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sampo Jampo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jampo
vs
Margabiaru

225 cm
25
271 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

225 cm
26
299 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

North

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Jampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Multtuli Margabiaru!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margabiaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jampo.
Sampo Jampo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margabiaru ducks under a wild hook from Jampo.
Jampo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jampo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margabiaru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jampo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jampo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Margabiaru.
Margabiaru throws the left hand but Jampo avoids the punch easily.
Jampo throws an overhand right that lands on Margabiaru's shoulder, as Margabiaru tries to avoid the shot.
Margabiaru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jampo.
Jampo lands with an overhand left.
Jampo connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jampo scores with a body shot.
Margabiaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Margabiaru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Margabiaru throws an overhand right that lands on Jampo's shoulder, as Jampo tries to avoid the shot.
Jampo misses with a shot to the body
and Margabiaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margabiaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Jampo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jampo is looking to clinch but Margabiaru is avoiding it.
Jampo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jampo throws a body punch but Margabiaru moves out of range.

Jampo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Margabiaru breaks from the clinch.
Jampo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Margabiaru slips a straight right by Jampo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margabiaru jabs Jampo right on the nose. Jampo blinks but takes it well.
Jampo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Margabiaru.
Jampo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Margabiaru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jampo throws a lazy right hand but Margabiaru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jampo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jampo throws a jab when Margabiaru was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jampo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jampo misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Jampo.
Jampo throws out a loose jab but Margabiaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jampo doesn't manage to clinch there - Margabiaru circles away.
Jampo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jampo swings for the body but Margabiaru moves out of range.
Jampo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Margabiaru.
Margabiaru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Margabiaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Jampo.
Margabiaru throws a hook to the side of Jampo's head but Jampo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jampo lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margabiaru lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jampo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jampo tries to clinch up.
Margabiaru cracks Jampo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Sampo Jampo has been cut.
Jampo misses with a left hand
and Margabiaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Jampo is rocked!
Jampo tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Jampo misses the target.
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!
Margabiaru slips a jab from Jampo.
Margabiaru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jampo.
Margabiaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margabiaru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jampo.
Jampo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jampo tries to clinch but Margabiaru moves out of range.
Jampo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margabiaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jampo scores with a jab.
Margabiaru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Margabiaru scores with a shot to the body.
Margabiaru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jampo.
Jampo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jampo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margabiaru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jampo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jampo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jampo scores with a nice head shot.
Margabiaru is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jampo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jampo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Margabiaru.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jampo. Margabiaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jampo misses with a hook
and Margabiaru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Multtuli Margabiaru will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sampo Jampo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jampo moves out of range as Margabiaru strikes.
Margabiaru moves out of range as Jampo strikes.
Jampo misses with a body shot
and Margabiaru counters with a left right combination that sends Jampo crashing to the mat - Margabiaru wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Jampo out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Multtuli Margabiaru!