PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 1263 p4p, 1169 weight class) and Paavali Kontiainen (ranked 194 p4p, 176 weight class). Torsten comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of Odin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Torsten
vs
Kontiainen

189 cm
34
213
30 - 19 - 0

192 cm
29
212
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paavali Kontiainen!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontiainen tries to land a body kick
and Torsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Paavali Kontiainen has been cut.

Kontiainen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kontiainen working aggressively here.
Torsten swings wildly with an uppercut but Kontiainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten wants to get back to striking at distance but Kontiainen won't allow it.
Kontiainen tries for a takedown but Torsten manages to get underhooks.
Kontiainen lands with a right to the head.
Torsten misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Torsten's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Torsten blocks a body shot from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen blocks an elbow strike.
Kontiainen cracks Torsten with a nice body shot.
Kontiainen misses with a body punch.
Torsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kontiainen backwards.
Torsten is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Torsten prevents the takedown attempt.
Baldur Torsten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavali Kontiainen.
Kontiainen throws a head punch that misses.
Torsten working aggressively here.
Torsten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kontiainen can't find room to land a body shot as Torsten controls the action.
Kontiainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kontiainen misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torsten's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Torsten.
Kontiainen looks winded!
Torsten tries a body shot but Kontiainen blocks it.
Kontiainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torsten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torsten scores with a hook to the body.
Torsten lands with a right to the head.
Torsten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kontiainens head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torsten.
Torsten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torsten scores with a hook to the body.
Torsten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Torsten.
Torsten lands a left hand.
Torsten scores with a shot to the side of Kontiainen's head.
Torsten scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Torsten lands a nice shot to the body.
Torsten lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Torsten - that landed with a thud.
Torsten lands an uppercut.
Torsten lands a right hand.
Torsten lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Torsten.
Torsten misses with the head strike.
Torsten scores with a shot to the side of Kontiainen's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Torsten.
Torsten lands a hook that snaps the head of Kontiainen backwards.
Torsten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torsten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kontiainen backwards.
Torsten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Torsten.
A short left from Torsten.
Torsten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torsten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torsten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torsten gets through Kontiainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torsten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kontiainen is rocked!
Torsten creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kontiainen with a big uppercut! Kontiainen tries to clinch up but Torsten pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kontiainen to the mat! Kontiainen covers up and Torsten unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Baldur Torsten!
Baldur Torsten thanked the fans post fight for their support.