PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivano Vrh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nikolai stesenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Vrh
vs
stesenko

187 cm
19
218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

196 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Sub Zero
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivano Vrh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, nikolai stesenko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stesenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from stesenko misses its intended target.
Vrh throws a low kick but stesenko avoids it.
Vrh scores with a sloppy right hand. stesenko should have avoided that one.
Vrh connects with a jab.

stesenko is rocked!
Vrh throws a jab but it's blocked by stesenko.
stesenko is looking to clinch.
Vrh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed stesenko momentarily.
stesenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Vrh finish him?
stesenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vrh.
stesenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Vrh throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Vrh misses its intended target.
Vrh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vrh lands a really nice looking cross but stesenko seems unphased.
stesenko tries for a takedown but Vrh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vrh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vrh lands a head shot.
stesenko looks gassed!
stesenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vrh.
Vrh lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
stesenko is looking to clinch but Vrh is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrh scores with a hook.
Vrh scores with a three punch combo!
Vrh bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops stesenko! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
stesenko keeping full guard, as Vrh tries to pass.

Vrh gets to his feet - stesenko follows without any prompting.
Vrh thuds his right hand into stesenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vrh tests stesenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vrh throws out a powerful jab.
Vrh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Vrh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vrh throws an overhand right that drops stesenko like a sack of potatoes! Vrh dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivano Vrh!