PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haftor Bjornson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bjornson
vs
Valo

206 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Haftor Bjornson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Valo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bjornson swats away the attempt to clinch by Valo.
Bjornson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bjornson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Valo misses with a few strikes there.
Valo moves in looking to clinch but Bjornson pushes him off.
Bjornson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bjornson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valo takes a swing at Bjornson's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Valo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haftor Bjornson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornson throws a leg kick but Valo checks it.

Bjornson gets tackled into the cage by Valo. Valo maintains the clinch.
Valo misses with the head strike.
Come on Valo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bjornson is looking to break free of the clinch but Valo has double underhooks.
Bjornson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valo.
Valo gets through Bjornson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornson takes a shot to the head.
Bjornson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bjornson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bjornson blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjornson stalling in the clinch but Valo improves position.
Bjornson is pushing Valo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valo lands with a left to the head.
Bjornson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornsons head.
Bjornson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjornson is trying to force a seperation but Valo has the dominant position.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjornson.
Valo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bjornson tries to stall but Valo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valo lands a nice uppercut.
Bjornson wants to get back to striking at distance but Valo won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Valo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornson tries to circle away but Valo has him pinned against the cage.
Bjornson misses with a body punch.
Bjornson is stalling here.
Valo being controlled against the cage.
Valo is pushing Bjornson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valo digs a right hand underneath Bjornson's ribcage. Bjornson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bjornson.
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!
Valo tries to work over Bjornson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjornson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bjornson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bjornson backwards.
Bjornson is trying to break the clinch but Valo is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valo's elbow.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Bjornson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valos head.

Bjornson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valo walks into a jab.
Valo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bjornson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valo tries to clinch but Bjornson is having none of it.
Bjornson misses with a head kick.
Valo looks to land a left hand but Bjornson moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Bjornson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornson checks a leg kick.
Valo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bjornson loads up on a big right hand but Valo slips the punch.
Bjornson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Valo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Valo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bjornson.

Bjornson has Valo up against the cage in a clinch.

Bjornson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Valo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bjornson, pushing him back against the cage.
Valo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bjornson or not.
Valo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bjornson 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!
Nice body punch from Valo - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valo.
Valo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valo lands a right hand.
Bjornson is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Valo.
Valo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bjornson letting Valo take a breather here.
Bjornson letting Valo take a breather here.
Valo cracks Bjornson with a nice body shot.
Valo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Valo.
Valo slows down the pace here.
Valo lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Bjornson is rocked!
Valo tries to score a body lock takedown but Bjornson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tapio Valo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bjornson throws a sloppy head kick and Valo moves out of range easily.
Bjornson throws a one two combo.
Valo slips under a jab.
Bjornson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bjornson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bjornson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bjornson's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valo.
Valo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bjornson wants to clinch up but Valo keeps it at a distance.
Valo is looking for the big counter here.
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!

Valo forces Bjornson back against the cage and clinches.
Tapio Valo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bjornson lands a left hand.
Valo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bjornson backwards.
Valo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bjornson trying to stall but Valo improves his position.
Valo lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Bjornson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bjornson letting Valo take a breather here.
Bjornson scores with a hook to the body.
Bjornson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornson can't find room to land a body shot as Valo controls the action.
Valo digs a right hand into Bjornson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bjornson's gas tank.
Valo blocks a body shot from Bjornson.
Valo lands with a right to the head.
Bjornson misses with a punch on the inside.
Valo lands with a right to the head.
Bjornson lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Valo pushes Bjornson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bjornson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bjornson's calf.
Bjornson throws a jab but it's blocked by Valo.
Bjornson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Valo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valo tries to throw a body punch but Bjornson avoids it by throwing Valo back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valo taking a breather.
Valo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bjornson up against the cage.
Valo leaning his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bjornson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Bjornson manages to break the clinch.
Bjornson darts in trying to clinch
and Valo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Valo.
Valo tries to clinch but Bjornson is having none of it.
Valo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valo cracks the inside of Bjornson's front leg.
Bjornson connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bjornson. Bjornson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Valo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bjornson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bjornson lands a nice shot that snaps Valo's head back.
Bjornson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bjornson throws a shot from downtown. Valo moves away and avoids it.
Valo pounces like a tiger and cracks Bjornson with a vicious hook! Bjornson is down but not out! Valo follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tapio Valo!
During a confident post fight interview, Tapio Valo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.