PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Pellervoinen (ranked 2053 p4p, 303 weight class) and Ajala Awe (ranked 3676 p4p, 513 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pellervoinen
vs
Awe

195 cm
23
217 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

House of Valor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sampsa Pellervoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ajala Awe!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awe tries to clinch but Pellervoinen moves out of range.
Awe on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Ajala Awe has been cut.
Awe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pellervoinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Awe.
Pellervoinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Seppo's Massage Temple in the buildup to the fight.
Pellervoinen throws a body punch but Awe moves out of range.
Pellervoinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Awe.
Awe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Awe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Awe walks into a jab.
Pellervoinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Awe.
It looked like Pellervoinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Awe.
Awe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pellervoinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Awe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Awe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Awe moves to clinch but Pellervoinen breaks away
and Pellervoinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Awe thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellervoinen misses with a combination
and Awe counters with a nice uppercut.
Pellervoinen misses with an uppercut.
Sampsa Pellervoinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Pellervoinen throws a left that rocks Awe and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pellervoinen dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Awe regain composure!

Awe is rocked!

That has opened up Ajala Awe's cut even more.
Pellervoinen lands a big left to the face of Awe, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Pellervoinen and another - Awe is out! Pellervoinen stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sampsa Pellervoinen!