PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Birkhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Sammakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sammakko's choice of entrance music: Saku Sammakko. Saku Sammakko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seymour Birkhoff's chin.

Birkhoff
vs
Sammakko

170 cm
25
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

171 cm
27
168 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seymour Birkhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saku Sammakko!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammakko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sammakko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Sammakko clinches with his opponent.
Birkhoff misses with the head strike.
Sammakko is stalling here.

Sammakko is trying to trip Birkhoff. He has hold of a leg but Birkhoff is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sammakko persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sammakko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sammakko passes into half guard.
Birkhoff won't allow Sammakko to pass to mount.
Birkhoff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sammakko.
Sammakko passes the guard and advances to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birkhoff is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sammakko lands with some strikes.
Sammakko controlling his opponent.
Sammakko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammakko scoring with strikes but Birkhoff is staying in there.

Birkhoff is rocked!

It looks like Seymour Birkhoff has been cut.
Birkhoff takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sammakko's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saku Sammakko!
Saku Sammakko thanked the fans post fight for their support.