PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by J.Karjalainen - Missä se Väinö on?. Seppo Taalasmaa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Svensson
vs
Taalasmaa

191 cm
23
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tor Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson looks to land a left hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Taalasmaa.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa swinging wilding here.
Taalasmaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Svensson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick and Taalasmaa moves out of range easily.
Taalasmaa connects with a crisp jab.
Svensson fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Taalasmaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svensson doesn't seem bothered though.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown but Taalasmaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Svensson tries to land a front kick but Taalasmaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Svensson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Taalasmaa finds it's way through Svensson's defenses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taalasmaa!
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Svensson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taalasmaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Svensson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taalasmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taalasmaa scores with a shot to the body.
Svensson walks into a left hand.
A jab lands there for Taalasmaa.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Svensson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Svensson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taalasmaa scores with a shot to the body.
Svensson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa lands a jab.
Taalasmaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svensson on the side of the head.
Taalasmaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Svensson should have avoided that one.
Svensson fails with the takedown
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tor Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson drops his hands momentarily and Taalasmaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick which misses Svensson's front leg but catches the back leg as Svensson tries to avoid it.
Taalasmaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Taalasmaa connects with a jab.
Taalasmaa throws a combination. Svensson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands with a nice body punch.
Taalasmaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to chop away at Svensson's legs.
Taalasmaa lands a nice hook to Svensson's body. Svensson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taalasmaa jabs Svensson right on the nose. Svensson blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taalasmaa lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Taalasmaa as he connects with a hook.
Taalasmaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Taalasmaa throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Svensson's hands.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to Svensson's midsection.
A nice combination there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa cracks Svensson with a good jab.
Taalasmaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Svensson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Taalasmaa tests Svensson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taalasmaa jabs at Svensson's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svensson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Svensson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Svensson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Taalasmaa lands the left hand.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook to the body. Svensson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Taalasmaa does it's job there.
Svensson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taalasmaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taalasmaa lands with a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa cracks a nice hook into Svensson's ribs.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to Svensson's midsection.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Svensson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Svensson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Svensson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taalasmaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Taalasmaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taalasmaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Svensson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Svensson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa with a hook.
Taalasmaa tests Svensson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Svensson scoring well with a low kick there.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taalasmaa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left lands for Taalasmaa.

Svensson is rocked!
Svensson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa punishes Svensson's body with a nice straight punch.
Taalasmaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svensson doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taalasmaa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taalasmaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taalasmaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Svensson's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A clash of legs there as Svensson blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands a jab-cross combination.
Oh Svensson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svensson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Taalasmaa lands a right hand from hell, dropping Svensson. Taalasmaa pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Taalasmaa!