PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luola Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapasalo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Korpiklaani - Let's Drink . Mies comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Haapasalo
vs
Mies

189 cm
22
245 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

202 cm
21
280 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Haapasalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luola Mies!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haapasalo throws out the jab.
Antti Haapasalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haapasalo avoids the head kick by Mies.
Mies lands a jab to the head.
Mies blocks a jab.
Haapasalo slips a jab and a cross from Mies.
Mies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haapasalo.
A telegraphed right hand from Haapasalo misses the target.
Haapasalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mies missing with a left hand there. Haapasalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haapasalo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haapasalo tries to clinch there but Mies circles away.
Haapasalo is looking to clinch but Mies is avoiding it.
A shot to de liver by Mies. Beautiful body shot.
Haapasalo is breathing heavily.
Mies paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies cracks Haapasalo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Haapasalo falls to his knees and Mies doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luola Mies!