PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saukko
vs
Foreman

192 cm
40
272 lbs
34 - 19 - 0

200 cm
32
275 lbs
28 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foreman.
Nice defenses there by Foreman.
Saukko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Foreman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saukko somewhat.
Saukko throws a series of punches but Foreman avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Saukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foreman moves away.
Saukko fails with a takedown attempt.
Saukko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Foreman as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Saukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foreman ducks under a wild hook from Saukko.
Saukko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman.
Foreman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saukko throws out the jab.
Saukko shoots in looking for a takedown but Foreman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saukko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saukko throws the left hand but Foreman avoids the punch easily.
Saukko throws a right hand that Foreman ducks under and follows up with a left that Foreman also avoids with ease.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saukko moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Foreman counter with a right hand.

Foreman rushes Saukko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foreman tries to work over Saukko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foreman lands a hook that snaps the head of Saukko backwards.
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saukko blocks a body shot from Foreman.
Saukko is struggling to control the position.
Foreman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Saukko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saukko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saukko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Foreman working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman misses with some punches.
Foreman works on Saukko's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saukko wants to take the fight to the mat but Foreman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foreman lands with a short shot to the head.
Foreman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saukko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foreman lands a hook that snaps the head of Saukko backwards.
Saukko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foreman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foreman scores with a shoulder strike.
Saukko throws a punch but it's blocked by Foreman.
Saukko tries to pull guard but Foreman won't allow it.
Foreman misses with a punch on the inside.
Saukko looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman gets through Saukko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saukko jumps guard but Foreman stands there with Saukko around his waist. Saukko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Foreman tries to work over Saukko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saukko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Foreman.
Foreman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Foreman looking to slow down the pace here.
Foreman presses Saukko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saukko tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Saukko back against the cage.
Saukko scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman taking a breather.
Saukko misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko is looking to control Foreman's arms but Foreman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saukko has his back to the cage.
Foreman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saukko tries a body shot but Foreman blocks it.
Foreman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foreman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foreman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foreman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saukkos head.
A short uppercut from Foreman.
Foreman pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman is trying to stall.
Foreman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foreman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Saukko misses with a body kick.
Saukko throws a series of punches but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saukko.
Saukko closes the distance and clinches up with Foreman, looking for a takedown. Saukko pushes Foreman against the cage but Foreman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Foreman digs a good hook to Saukko's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saukko. Foreman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saukko throws a body punch but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saukko.
Foreman connects with a body shot.
Saukko throws a shot from downtown. Foreman moves away and avoids it.
Foreman thows a body shot but no joy.
Saukko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foreman circles away quickly and effectively.
Foreman tests Saukko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Saukko or perhaps it was just good defense by Foreman, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Saukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Saukko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Foreman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saukko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saukko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Foreman misses with a body shot.
Foreman takes a swing at Saukko's ribcage but misses.
Saukko throws a head kick that misses.
Foreman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saukko at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saukko closes the distance and clinches up with Foreman, looking for a takedown. Saukko pushes Foreman against the cage but Foreman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Foreman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saukko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saukko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Saukko does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Foreman gets a clinch.
Saukko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Saukko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Foreman misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko prevents a body shot from Foreman.
Foreman is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saukko.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Saukko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saukko blocks a body shot from Foreman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foreman.
Saukko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Foreman prevents the takedown attempt.
Foreman scores with a shot to the side of Saukko's head.
Saukko tries to pull guard but Foreman won't allow it.
Foreman taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Foreman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saukko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foreman has Saukko pushed against the cage.
Saukko tries to pull guard but Foreman won't allow it.
Foreman prevents the takedown attempt.
Foreman misses with some punches.
Foreman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saukkos head.
Saukko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foreman is keeping busy.
Foreman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saukko is trying to stall.
Foreman lands with a right to the head.
Foreman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman misses with a body punch.
Foreman digs a right hand into Saukko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saukko's gas tank.
A short left from Foreman.
Foreman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foreman scores with a shoulder strike.
Foreman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saukko blocking some punches.
George Foreman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Saukko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saukko is trying to push Foreman away but Foreman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foreman pushes Saukko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foreman lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foreman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Foreman misses the shot to the body.
Foreman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saukko rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Saukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman takes a swing at Saukko's ribcage but misses.
Saukko fails to land the takedown.
Saukko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saukko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foreman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saukko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Saukko.
Per Saukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saukko throws a poor cross that misses
and Foreman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foreman misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman lands a jab.
Saukko closes the distance and clinches up with Foreman, looking for a takedown. Saukko pushes Foreman against the cage but Foreman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Foreman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Saukko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saukko. Foreman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Per Saukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman scores with a shot to the body.
Foreman scores with a nice right hand.
Saukko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foreman lands with a shot to the body.
George Foreman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foreman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saukko walks into a jab.
Foreman drops Saukko with a huge uppercut! Saukko drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Foreman is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Foreman!
Our winner, George Foreman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.