PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Cusanno (ranked 4468 p4p, 5207 weight class) and Oliver Edlund (ranked 437 p4p, 464 weight class). Oliver Edlund will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cusanno
vs
Edlund

172 cm
18
155
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
155
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Valerio Cusanno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Edlund!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edlund throws a low kick, looking for Cusanno's leg but Cusanno calmly moves out of range.
Edlund takes a swing at Cusanno's ribcage but misses.
Cusanno seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Edlund bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cusanno's head.
Edlund misses with a looping right.
Cusanno scores with a body shot.
Edlund misses with an attempted mid kick.
Edlund connects with a solid leg kick.
Cusanno moves out of range as Edlund throws a body kick.
Edlund throws a body shot but no joy.
Cusanno swinging wildly here.
Edlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cusanno.
Cusanno thuds a left hand into Edlund's body.
Edlund looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cusanno moves out of range of the leg kick from Edlund.
Cusanno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edlund at a distance.
A jab lands there for Cusanno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cusanno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edlund's hands.
Cusanno scores with a shot to the body.
Edlund will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Cusanno tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edlund looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edlund swings for the body but Cusanno moves out of range.
Cusanno digs a good hook to Edlund's body.
Edlund throws a series of punches but Cusanno avoids them all with ease.
Cusanno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cusanno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edlund doesn't seem bothered though.
Cusanno is looking to wear down Edlund with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cusanno digs a good hook to Edlund's body.
Edlund takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cusanno cracks Edlund with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Cusanno cracks Edlund with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cusanno has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Edlund to stand back up!

Edlund is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cusanno drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Edlund's head, knocking him out cold! Cusanno is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valerio Cusanno!
A victorious Valerio Cusanno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.