PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Markus Kiviranta (ranked 3802 p4p, 25024 weight class) and Mateus Nunes (ranked 235 p4p, 305 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mateus Nunes enters the cage!

Kiviranta
vs
Nunes

170 cm
26
147
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
155
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Kiviranta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Nunes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiviranta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nunes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nunes catches Kiviranta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kiviranta lands with an overhand left.
Nunes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nunes lands a really nice looking cross but Kiviranta seems unphased.
Markus Kiviranta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiviranta looks to land a left hand but Nunes moved out of range nicely.
Kiviranta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick lands for Nunes.
Kiviranta throws a leg kick but Nunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kiviranta misses with a straight right.
Nunes catches Kiviranta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Kiviranta.
Nice defenses there by Nunes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body kick from Nunes.
Kiviranta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nunes slips a straight right by Kiviranta.
Nunes connects with a right hand. Kiviranta shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Kiviranta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nunes throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes lands with a nice body kick.
Kiviranta scores with a nice right hand.
Nunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiviranta.
Kiviranta backing away here, and Nunes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nunes ducks under a wild hook from Kiviranta.
Nunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nunes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kiviranta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiviranta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunes throws a series of punches but Kiviranta avoids them all with ease.
Nunes scores with a one two! Kiviranta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kiviranta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiviranta's hands.
Kiviranta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nunes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiviranta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiviranta cracks Nunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kiviranta avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kiviranta crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nunes - the referee stops the clock and Kiviranta gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nunes. Kiviranta manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiviranta throws a poor cross that misses
and Nunes counters with a left and a right that stings Kiviranta.
Kiviranta throws an overhand right that lands on Nunes's shoulder, as Nunes tries to avoid the shot.
Nunes throws a hook but Kiviranta avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nunes.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiviranta misses the target.
Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiviranta.
Nunes thuds his right hand into Kiviranta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kiviranta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kiviranta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nunes throws a sloppy head kick and Kiviranta moves out of range easily.
Nunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiviranta throws out the jab.
Kiviranta throws a lazy right hand but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiviranta misses with a looping left.
Nunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiviranta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nunes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nunes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kiviranta loads up on a big right hand but Nunes slips the punch.
Kiviranta throws a jab but it's blocked by Nunes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nunes walks into a straight right hand from Kiviranta.
Nunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiviranta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiviranta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kiviranta loads up on a big right hand but Nunes slips the punch.
Kiviranta throws a hook but Nunes blocks it.
Kiviranta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nunes checks it well.
Kiviranta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nunes lands with a kick to the temple. Kiviranta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kiviranta. Kiviranta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nunes tries to land a front kick but Kiviranta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nunes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kiviranta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiviranta misses with a low kick.
Nunes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiviranta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiviranta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Nunes cracks Kiviranta with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nunes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kiviranta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nunes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kiviranta throws a hook to the side of Nunes's head but Nunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiviranta just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiviranta sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body kick from Nunes.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Kiviranta.
Nunes is looking to slow Kiviranta down with leg kicks.
Nunes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nunes.
Nunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiviranta off the cage and back into range.
Nunes walks into a stiff left hand from Kiviranta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiviranta avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Kiviranta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nunes.
Nunes looks winded!
Kiviranta stuns Nunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Kiviranta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despite the aggression on Nunes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nunes misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kiviranta misses with a hook. Nunes ducked under it nicely.
Kiviranta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nunes.
Nunes thuds a left hand into Kiviranta's body.
Kiviranta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiviranta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Nunes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kiviranta eats them both and turns towards Nunes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiviranta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kiviranta tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Nunes.
Nunes lands a high kick!
Kiviranta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nunes lands a two punch combo.
Mateus Nunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nunes slips a straight right by Kiviranta.
Kiviranta throws a hook but Nunes avoids it easily.
Nunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kiviranta. Kiviranta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kiviranta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiviranta throws a jab when Nunes was well out of range.
Kiviranta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiviranta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiviranta throws an overhand right that lands on Nunes's shoulder, as Nunes tries to avoid the shot.
Nunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Nunes both land. Nice combination.
Kiviranta throws a hook but Nunes blocks it.
Nunes looks for the body kick but Kiviranta saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Kiviranta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiviranta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nunes backs up against the cage.
Mateus Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiviranta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nunes lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Nunes.
Kiviranta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiviranta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiviranta.
Nunes clobbers Kiviranta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kiviranta misses with a lunging right hand
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiviranta misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes motions for Kiviranta to come forward. Nunes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Nunes does no damage.
Nunes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kiviranta back to the cage. Nunes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Kiviranta misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Nunes. That snapped Kiviranta's head back.
Kiviranta misses with a straight right.
Nunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiviranta's sensitive parts.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.
Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiviranta.
A good leg kick by Nunes.
Kiviranta dodges the punch combination from Nunes.
Nunes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kiviranta's head.
Kiviranta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiviranta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nunes. Nunes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiviranta wants to slow Nunes down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Nunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiviranta checks a leg kick.
Jab from Nunes.
Kiviranta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Kiviranta.
Kiviranta misses the jab.
Kiviranta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiviranta misses with an uppercut
and Nunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nunes throws a head kick but Kiviranta moves out of range.
Kiviranta throws a series of punches but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes digs a good body shot into Kiviranta's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Nunes.
Nunes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kiviranta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nunes follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nunes scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes drops his hands momentarily and Kiviranta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiviranta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Kiviranta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiviranta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nunes looks to land a combination but Kiviranta avoids it well.
A cross from Nunes lands.
Kiviranta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nunes on the side of the head.
Nunes throws a lazy right hand but Kiviranta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nunes lands with a kick to the temple. Kiviranta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kiviranta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nunes.
A punch combination from Nunes misses.
Nunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nunes misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiviranta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiviranta throws an overhand right that lands on Nunes's shoulder, as Nunes tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiviranta moves out of range of the strikes.
Nunes slips under a jab from Kiviranta.
Kiviranta misses with a looping left.
Kiviranta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Nunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kiviranta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kiviranta looks to throw the jab but Nunes is out of range.
Nunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nunes tries to score with a low kick but Kiviranta moves his leg out of the way.
Kiviranta throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Nunes.
Kiviranta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiviranta.
Nunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiviranta is out of range and Nunes settles back down.
Kiviranta throws a jab when Nunes was well out of range.
Nunes throws out a powerful jab.
Nunes delivers a nice body kick.
Nunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes lands a head kick. Kiviranta smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nunes is looking to land body kicks.
Nunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiviranta lands with a cross.
Nunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Nunes is rocked!
Nunes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiviranta finish him?
Kiviranta shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Nunes takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Kiviranta sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Nunes bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Markus Kiviranta!
After the big win, Markus Kiviranta made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UNSTOPPABLE NUTRITION and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.