PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salomon Nevalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Brennan Gordon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brennan Gordon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Gordon
vs
Nevalainen

190 cm
26
223 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brennan Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Salomon Nevalainen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gordon.

Nevalainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nevalainen cracks Gordon with a solid left hand.
Nevalainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nevalainen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gordon trying to control the position.
Nevalainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gordon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nevalainen on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon is trying to keep Nevalainen in close.
Nevalainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gordon's head.
Gordon seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nevalainen stands up over Gordon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevalainen is pushing down on Gordon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gordon is fighting to maintain full guard but Nevalainen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gordon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gordon tries to get out of the position.
Gordon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nevalainen.
Gordon wants to control but Nevalainen is keeping busy.
Nevalainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nevalainen working over Gordon with some ground and pound. Gordon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nevalainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gordon wants to control but Nevalainen is keeping busy.
Nevalainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nevalainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nevalainen working the head and body with strikes.
Gordon is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nevalainen lands a nice short elbow.
Nevalainen is thwarting Gordon's attempts to control the position.
Nevalainen lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is looking to control Nevalainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gordon avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon taking some punishment here, with Nevalainen in his half guard.
Nevalainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gordon wants to improve his position but Nevalainen is controlling well.
Nevalainen wants to control but Gordon is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Nevalainen there.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet.
Nevalainen lands with a punch from half guard.

Gordon is rocked!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gordon taking some punishment here, with Nevalainen in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nevalainen lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Gordon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nevalainen sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Gordon! Oh, Gordon is in big trouble! Nevalainen lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Salomon Nevalainen!