PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Usko Unbelivable (ranked 1060 p4p, 1390 weight class) and Jarkko Ahola (ranked 72 p4p, 74 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Unbelivable
vs
Ahola

190 cm
39
281
26 - 29 - 2

190 cm
34
255
19 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

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 26 - 29 - 2, fighting out of London, Usko Unbelivable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbelivable shoots in for a takedown but Ahola shows good takedown defense.
We've been informed that Ahola has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Unbelivable shoots in for a takedown but Ahola shows good takedown defense.
Ahola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Unbelivable.

Ahola clinches up with Unbelivable and pushes him back against the cage.
Ahola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unbelivable is working for takedown but Ahola is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usko Unbelivable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ahola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Unbelivable takes a shot to the head.
Ahola lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Unbelivable or not.
Ahola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Unbelivable wants a takedown.
Ahola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Unbelivable is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola.
We've been hearing reports that Unbelivable has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ahola is pressed up against the cage. Unbelivable has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ahola down to the mat. Ahola avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola lands a jab to Unbelivable's midsection.
Ahola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Unbelivable.
Ahola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ahola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Unbelivable looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Unbelivable shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ahola pinned against the cage. Ahola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A lazy left from Ahola finds it's target.
Ahola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Unbelivable.
Unbelivable tries to clinch up but Ahola circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ahola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jarkko Ahola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Unbelivable under the eye.
Ahola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Unbelivable's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola lands a jab.
Ahola scores with a jab to the jaw.
Unbelivable staying out of range there.
Ahola just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromUnbelivable.
Unbelivable misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ahola lands with a nice body punch.
Ahola cracks Unbelivable with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ahola connects with a body shot that sends Unbelivable's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola cracks Unbelivable with a good jab.
Unbelivable fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Unbelivable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahola looks to throw the jab but Unbelivable is out of range.
Unbelivable closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ahola scores with a punch to the head.
Unbelivable closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ahola circles away.
Ahola tries to counter by closing the distance.
Unbelivable closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ahola throws a hook but Unbelivable blocks it.
Ahola throws a hook but Unbelivable blocks it.
Ahola looks to score with a jab to the body but Unbelivable is just out of range.
Unbelivable shoots in and drives through. Ahola sprawls well.
Ahola lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahola avoids the head kick by Unbelivable.
Ahola tries to counter by closing the distance.
Unbelivable takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ahola cracks Unbelivable with an open hand slap.
Ahola throws a jab but it's blocked by Unbelivable.

Unbelivable gets tackled into the cage by Ahola. Ahola maintains the clinch.
Unbelivable has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ahola after a bit of a struggle.
A hook to the body from Ahola.
Unbelivable tries to break free but Ahola pushes him back against the cage.
Ahola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Unbelivable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Unbelivable blocks a body shot from Ahola.
Unbelivable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jarkko Ahola dominated that round.
That's time! Unbelivable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ahola stuns Unbelivable with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ahola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Unbelivable in his tracks.
Ahola connects with a looping right hand.
Jarkko Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unbelivable tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Ahola there.
Good shot there by Ahola.
Unbelivable avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahola looks to land a left hand but Unbelivable moved out of range nicely.
Ahola connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Unbelivable.
Ahola scores with a sloppy right hand. Unbelivable should have avoided that one.

Ahola clinches up against the cage.
Ahola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola pushes Unbelivable back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Unbelivable blocks an uppercut.
Unbelivable is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ahola pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Ahola.
Ahola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Unbelivable backwards.

Unbelivable's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahola lands with a right hand.

Unbelivable is rocked!
Ahola lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Unbelivable is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jarkko Ahola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown attempt by Unbelivable or perhaps it was just good defense by Ahola, which made it look bad.
Ahola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Unbelivable seems to have got his legs back now.
Unbelivable ducks right into an uppercut from Ahola.

Ahola rushes Unbelivable and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahola.
Ahola has a couple of punches blocked by Unbelivable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahola digs a right hand into Unbelivable's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Unbelivable's gas tank.
Ahola lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahola.
Good body shot from Ahola.
Ahola lands a nice uppercut.
Ahola pushes Unbelivable back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ahola unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Unbelivable! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ahola is unloading with more strikes now! Unbelivable drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarkko Ahola!
After winning the bout, Jarkko Ahola thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Usko Unbelivable stepped up to the mic, saying 'well he was a better man tonight'.