PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Siro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kojo Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarpong has chosen HellRazor as his entrance music. Kojo Sarpong will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Siro
vs
Sarpong

195 cm
24
280 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

213 cm
25
285 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Siro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kojo Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Siro's sensitive parts.
Siro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siro avoids a kick to the body.
Sarpong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Siro is looking to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Sarpong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Siro takes one to the chin there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Siro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarpong controlling the action here for a moment.
Sarpong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarpong is working Siro over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong avoiding damage as Siro throws knees to the body.
Siro is breathing heavily.
Siro misses with some punches.
Siro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siro.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Siro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sarpong's brow.
Siro lands a shoulder strike.
Sarpong throws a head punch that misses.
Sarpong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Sarpong fails to land.
Siro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarpong digs a right hand into Siro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Siro's gas tank.
Sarpong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sarpong blocks an elbow strike from Siro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarpong.
Sarpong is trying to stall.
Siro blocking some punches.
Sarpong gets through Siro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sarpong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sarpong lands with a left to the head.
Sarpong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarpong lands a nice uppercut.
Siro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sarpong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarpong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siro blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sarpong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarpong swings wildly with an uppercut but Siro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarpong lands a left hand.
Sarpong taking a breather.
Sarpong blocks a body shot from Siro.
A body shot lands from Sarpong.
Sarpong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sarpong scores with a shot to the side of Siro's head.
Sarpong lands a shoulder strike.
Sarpong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Siro or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong is leaning against Siro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sarpong lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Siro is rocked!
Sarpong pushes Siro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Siro blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Sarpong.
Sarpong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Siro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sarpong misses with the head strike.
Siro seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarpong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siro.
Sarpong scores with a shoulder strike.
Sarpong unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Siro! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sarpong is unloading with more strikes now! Siro drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kojo Sarpong!