PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Isokyyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JeanPierre Kusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusela has chosen Paradise Lost - Small Town Boy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Isokyyko
vs
Kusela

180 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
169 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Powerful

CROWN - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jukka Isokyyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JeanPierre Kusela!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isokyyko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kusela shoots in and drives through. Isokyyko sprawls well.
Kusela shoots in and drives through. Isokyyko sprawls well.
Kusela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kusela misses with a takedown attempt - Isokyyko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jukka Isokyyko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JeanPierre Kusela.
Kusela shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping body kick lands there for Isokyyko.
Isokyyko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kusela takes a step back to recover.
Kusela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Isokyyko as he avoids it easily.

Kusela shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kusela was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kusela lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusela looking to control but Isokyyko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kusela lands a heavy elbow.
Kusela is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kusela landing strikes from the mount and Isokyyko is in trouble!
Isokyyko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kusela lands a big shot there that rocks Isokyyko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kusela lands a big elbow.
Kusela landing strikes from the mount and Isokyyko is in trouble!
Kusela putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Isokyyko can't escape the position.
Isokyyko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kusela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Isokyyko is looking to escape.
Kusela with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusela lands a big shot there that rocks Isokyyko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kusela avoids the attempt from Isokyyko to control.
Isokyyko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Isokyyko is breathing heavily.
Kusela prevents Isokyyko from improving his position.

Kusela wants to work for an arm triangle but Isokyyko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kusela uses his free foot to push down on Isokyyko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Isokyyko.
Isokyyko tries to hold on but Kusela pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusela lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Kusela connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kusela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kusela raining down shots from the mount!
Kusela landing strikes from the mount and Isokyyko is in trouble!
Kusela is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Isokyyko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Isokyyko is rocked!
Kusela landing shots from mount.
Oh Isokyyko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kusela controlling from the full mount.
Kusela is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Isokyyko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kusela controlling from the full mount.
Isokyyko seems to have got his legs back now.
Isokyyko is in a horrible position here. Kusela smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isokyyko tries to hold on but Kusela pushes him away.
Kusela working Isokyyko over with strikes here.
Isokyyko is in a horrible position here. Kusela smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Isokyyko is rocked!
Isokyyko is trying desperately to improve position.
Kusela landing shots from mount.
Oh Isokyyko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Kusela working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Isokyyko seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kusela lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kusela controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JeanPierre Kusela dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kusela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Isokyyko's waist but Isokyyko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kusela off to one side.
Kusela tries to bum rush Isokyyko with a series of wild strikes but Isokyyko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kusela looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Kusela with that takedown attempt.
Jukka Isokyyko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JeanPierre Kusela.
Isokyyko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isokyyko misses with a takedown attempt

and Kusela counters with a shoot takedown. Isokyyko fights it but they end up in guard.
Kusela is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusela working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Isokyyko's head.
Isokyyko trying to control the position.
Isokyyko keeping moving, preventing Kusela from controlling successfully.

Isokyyko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kusela controlling from the top position.
Kusela wants to control from the top but Isokyyko keeps moving.
Kusela passes Isokyyko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kusela is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kusela is trying to control. Isokyyko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Kusela escapes and gets back to his feet.

Kusela scores a takedown into full mount!
Isokyyko taking shots to the head.
Kusela lands a nice shot to the head.
Kusela cracks Isokyyko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kusela scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Isokyyko?
Kusela unloading with bombs!

Kusela wants to finish this one by submission but Isokyyko is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kusela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isokyyko is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Kusela.
Kusela lands a big elbow.
Kusela lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Kusela has hold of Isokyyko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Isokyyko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Isokyyko is bucking up trying to escape but Kusela cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kusela dominating with strikes here.
Kusela lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kusela looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusela with a couple of short strikes.
Kusela with shots to the head and body - Isokyyko looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kusela controlling his opponent.
Kusela lands a heavy elbow.
Kusela landing strikes from the mount and Isokyyko is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kusela in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Kusela working for a guillotine from mount but Isokyyko is in no mood to give up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kusela landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JeanPierre Kusela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kusela has his takedown stuffed
and Isokyyko counters with a nice body kick.

Kusela shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kusela scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Isokyyko?
Kusela wants to control the pace but Isokyyko is squirming around nicely.
Isokyyko is working to get back to half guard.
Kusela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Isokyyko is looking to escape.
Kusela with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusela working Isokyyko over with strikes here.
Kusela with good strikes from the mount here!
Kusela takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kusela lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Isokyyko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kusela lands a heavy elbow.
Kusela content just to control the position here.
Isokyyko is desperately trying to improve his position but Kusela has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusela tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kusela with shots to the head and body - Isokyyko looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Kusela.
Kusela lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Isokyyko hang on?
Kusela lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Isokyyko hang on?
Isokyyko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kusela scoring with strikes but Isokyyko is staying in there.
Isokyyko working to try and regain half guard.
Kusela fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kusela controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusela is in the full mount, landing strikes.

It looks like Jukka Isokyyko has been cut.
Kusela controlling his opponent.
Isokyyko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Isokyyko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
JeanPierre Kusela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kusela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Isokyyko tries to get to full guard but Kusela has control of the leg.
Kusela tries to pass the half guard into mount. Isokyyko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
JeanPierre Kusela has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kusela lands with a punch from half guard.
Jukka Isokyyko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusela seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kusela stalling.
Let's hope that Kusela has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kusela slips a nice elbow through Isokyyko's hands, connecting with Isokyyko's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kusela is taking a breather. Isokyyko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kusela's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
JeanPierre Kusela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kusela winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JeanPierre Kusela!