PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Muru Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauk Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aalto
vs
Walker

175 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muru Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauk Walker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Aalto blocks a head kick by Walker.
Aalto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aalto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
Aalto throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Aalto cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Aalto moves away and avoids it.
Aalto scores with the left hand. Walker knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Aalto catches Walker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Pauk Walker has been cut.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Aalto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Aalto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aalto moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Aalto checks a leg kick.
Walker moves forwards but Aalto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aalto scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws the left hand but Aalto avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pauk Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker looks gassed!
Aalto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aalto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aalto sizes up Walker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aalto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Aalto lands.
A jab lands there for Aalto.
Aalto misses with a straight right.
Aalto connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aalto connects with a right that clearly hurt Walker. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Aalto proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Walker collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muru Aalto!