PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Rubio (ranked 3045 p4p, 81 weight class) and Aleksi Takala (ranked 4660 p4p, 115 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rubio
vs
Takala

190 cm
25
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Sydney Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Rubio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Takala!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rubio counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Aleksi Takala has been cut.
Takala scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takala lands a slapping body shot.
Takala clobbers Rubio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Takala moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubio.
Takala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takala misses with a punch to the body.
Rubio lands an uppercut.
Rubio lands a hook that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Rubio lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Takala.
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!
Rubio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rubio tries to work over Takala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takala.
Rubio lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Rubio.
Rubio lands with a left to the head.
Rubio lands a nice shot to the body.
Takala looks winded!
Rubio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rubio scores with a shot to the side of Takala's head.
Rubio lands with a right to the head.
Rubio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rubio lands a body shot.
Rubio lands with a right to the head.
Rubio is working Takala over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rubio.
Rubio lands a body shot.
Rubio lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rubio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rubio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Rubio lands a nice uppercut.
Rubio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rubio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Rubio.

Takala is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubio lands a big right hand that drops Takala! The killer instinct kicks in and Rubio finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rubio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Rubio!