PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Mahtisaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Lockyer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arttu Mahtisaari's chin.

Lockyer
vs
Mahtisaari

189 cm
33
194 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

178 cm
28
195 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Mahtisaari!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lockyer misses with a body punch
and Mahtisaari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahtisaari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mahtisaari avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild combination.
Lockyer swings for the body but Mahtisaari moves out of range.
Lockyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lockyer lands a jab to the nose.
Mahtisaari walks into a stiff left hand from Lockyer.
The fighters circling - Lockyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahtisaari throws a jab when Lockyer was well out of range.
Lockyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Lockyer sends Mahtisaari crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lockyer is motioning to the referee to let Mahtisaari up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Mahtisaari is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lockyer measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Mahtisaari! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.