PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urho Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tropical Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tropical Davidson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kekkonen
vs
Davidson

185 cm
19
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
179 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tropical Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Davidson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Davidson misses the target.

Kekkonen has managed to clinch.
Davidson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kekkonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Davidson digs a right hand underneath Kekkonen's ribcage. Kekkonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davidson trying to land knees to the body.
Davidson tries a knee to the head but Kekkonen blocks it.
Kekkonen lands a body shot.
Kekkonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davidson tries a knee to the head but Kekkonen blocks it.
Davidson looks gassed!
Kekkonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Kekkonen lands with a left to the head.
Kekkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davidson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davidson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen presses Davidson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kekkonen lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Kekkonen.
A short body shot lands from Kekkonen as the two fighters clinch.
Kekkonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kekkonen scores with a shot to the side of Davidson's head.
Kekkonen lands a damaging elbow.
Kekkonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Kekkonen.
Nice elbow from Kekkonen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Davidson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kekkonen's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Kekkonen.
A hook to the body from Kekkonen.
Davidson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kekkonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kekkonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davidson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davidson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kekkonen darts in and clinches Davidson up against the cage.
Kekkonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kekkonen digs a right hand into Davidson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davidson's gas tank.
Kekkonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davidson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kekkonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kekkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kekkonen stalls.
Kekkonen pushes Davidson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kekkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.

Davidson is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Kekkonen.
Davidson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kekkonen finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kekkonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kekkonen crunches a lovely knee into Davidson's ribcage.
Kekkonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Kekkonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kekkonen slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Kekkonen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kekkonen.
Stalling in the clinch from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kekkonen lands a big right hand that drops Davidson! The killer instinct kicks in and Kekkonen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kekkonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urho Kekkonen!