PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Falaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Lahomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falaris comes to the cage accompanied by Oficina G3 - Depois da Guerra. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Falaris
vs
Lahomaki

200 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
186 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Falaris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaakko Lahomaki!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Falaris - that will leave a mark!
Lahomaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Falaris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lahomaki. That did some damage!
Jaakko Lahomaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falaris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lahomaki.
Falaris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Falaris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lahomaki looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falaris throws a series of punches but Lahomaki moves out of range.
Lahomaki looks to throw a body kick
and Falaris counters with a big head kick but Lahomaki shrugs it off.
Falaris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lahomaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falaris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Falaris punishes Lahomaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Falaris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lahomaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falaris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lahomaki.
Whack! Falaris lands a heavy head kick that drops Lahomaki. The ref tackles Falaris to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lahomaki was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Marcus Falaris!