PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pera Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Zogmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kuukkeli
vs
Zogmus

188 cm
18
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Kuukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Zogmus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kuukkeli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zogmus!
Kuukkeli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kuukkeli throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zogmus reaches up to try and control the position but Kuukkeli seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Zogmus rolls and tries to escape and now Kuukkeli has his back!
Kuukkeli controlling the position well here. Zogmus rolled but Kuukkeli kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kuukkeli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zogmus tries to escape the position.
Good control from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Pera Kuukkeli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kuukkeli fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuukkeli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zogmus avoids it really well and circles away.
Zogmus misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuukkeli counters with a nice body kick.
Zogmus looks gassed!

Kuukkeli shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kuukkeli was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kuukkeli controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Pera Kuukkeli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Zogmus slips a jab from Kuukkeli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pera Kuukkeli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zogmus doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kuukkeli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuukkeli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zogmus wants to stand but Kuukkeli is controlling the position.
Kuukkeli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zogmus is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli thows a big elbow that misses.
Zogmus keeping full guard, as Kuukkeli tries to pass.
Kuukkeli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kuukkeli looking to pass the guard.
Kuukkeli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Pera Kuukkeli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Kuukkeli gets a takedown into half guard.
Kuukkeli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kuukkeli seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zogmus for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Pera Kuukkeli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kuukkeli doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Zogmus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kuukkeli's guard now.
Kuukkeli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pera Kuukkeli dominated that second round.
That's time! Kuukkeli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kuukkeli fails with the takedown.

Kuukkeli feints and as Zogmus raises his hands in defense, Kuukkeli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zogmus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuukkeli controls the pace.
Kuukkeli advances to half guard.
Zogmus wants to control but Kuukkeli passes into side.
Kuukkeli happy to just control the position for now.
Kuukkeli works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zogmus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli working the body and head with strikes.
Zogmus taking punishment in the form of punches.
A lull in the action here as Kuukkeli stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kuukkeli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zogmus, who protects the arm well.
Kuukkeli is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zogmus's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Pera Kuukkeli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Kuukkeli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuukkeli controlling the action here.
Kuukkeli looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pera Kuukkeli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pera Kuukkeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maximus Zogmus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pera Kuukkeli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuukkeli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Pera Kuukkeli!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Pera Kuukkeli!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Pera Kuukkeli!

Pera Kuukkeli wins by unanimous decision!