PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampsa Pellervoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the cage accompanied by Basic Element - Rage. Sampsa Pellervoinen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Cage's chin.

Cage
vs
Pellervoinen

189 cm
31
207 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

195 cm
22
217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sampsa Pellervoinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellervoinen stuns Cage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pellervoinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage is looking for a counter combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pellervoinen, as that shot connected.
Pellervoinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cage throws a big counter combination but Pellervoinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pellervoinen misses with a wild body shot.
Cage appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pellervoinen misses with a hook
and Cage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pellervoinen.
Cage throws a big counter combination but Pellervoinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pellervoinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Cage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pellervoinen lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellervoinen misses with a double jab
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Pellervoinen misses with a body shot.
Cage went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pellervoinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pellervoinen. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pellervoinen throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Cage is looking for a counter combo.
Pellervoinen misses with a right hand
and Cage counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage moves out of range as Pellervoinen strikes.
Sampsa Pellervoinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pellervoinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cage is looking for a counter combo.
Pellervoinen misses with a hook.
Cage swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pellervoinen throws a right hand that misses
and Cage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pellervoinen throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellervoinen misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Cage tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pellervoinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Pellervoinen.
It looked like Cage was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Pellervoinen looks to move away, Cage throws a big counter combo but Pellervoinen just gets out of the way.
Pellervoinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pellervoinen throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellervoinen jabs at Cage's body.

Pellervoinen lands a left and a right that send Cage crashing to the mat, dazed. Pellervoinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Cage is rocked!

It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
Pellervoinen drops Cage with a big left hand! Cage is injured, injured bad! Pellervoinen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampsa Pellervoinen!