PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mursk Ispa (ranked 4471 p4p, 5185 weight class) and Usko Raikkonen (ranked 525 p4p, 574 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!

Ispa
vs
Raikkonen

178 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
204
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mursk Ispa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Raikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
The fighters circling - Ispa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raikkonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Ispa misses.
Raikkonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ispa.
Raikkonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa misses with a left hand
enabling Raikkonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Raikkonen slips under a jab from Ispa.
Raikkonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ispa throws an off balance right hand
and Raikkonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ispa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Raikkonen misses.
Ispa throwing a counter right hand but Raikkonen manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Raikkonen throws a lazy right hand but Ispa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ispa throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Raikkonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ispa swings widly with a right hand
and Raikkonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Usko Raikkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raikkonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Usko Raikkonen!