PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ran Dom (ranked 4082 p4p, 5722 weight class) and Tapani Partanen (ranked 489 p4p, 581 weight class). Tapani Partanen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ran Dom's chin.

Dom
vs
Partanen

182 cm
25
248
1 - 0 - 0

203 cm
25
270
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ran Dom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapani Partanen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Partanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dom is breathing heavily.
Dom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Partanen smiles and moves away.

Partanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dom, pushing him back against the cage.

Partanen drops Dom onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dom is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Partanen.
Dom tries to land a knee to the head but Partanen blocks with his arms.
Dom tries to land knees in the clinch but Partanen avoids the damage to the body.
Dom has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Partanen drops Dom onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dom is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Dom is rocked!
Dom is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Partanen pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Dom is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tapani Partanen!