PBP Commentary

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

Kaiho
vs
Patton

181 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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, Nyyrikki Kaiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Patton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton misses with a straight right.
Kaiho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Patton tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaiho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patton keeps the fight on the outside.
Patton scores with a three punch combo!
Kaiho throws a shot from downtown. Patton moves away and avoids it.
Kaiho throws a jab when Patton was well out of range.
Kaiho throws a combination that misses
and Patton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaiho thinking.
Kaiho tries to close the distance and clinch but Patton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mike Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaiho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patton.

It looks like Mike Patton has been cut.
Patton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Patton - just one landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
Patton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kaiho's head.
Patton slips under a jab from Kaiho.
Patton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Kaiho misses its intended target.
Patton throws a front kick aimed at Kaiho's knee but Kaiho avoids it well.
Patton scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Patton throws a leg kick which misses Kaiho's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaiho tries to avoid it.
Kaiho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Patton is rocked!
Kaiho throws a right and a left that Patton avoids nicely.
Kaiho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patton. Patton obviously looking to wear him down.
Patton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaiho doesn't manage to clinch there - Patton circles away.
Patton defending well as Kaiho loads up on a big left hand.
Patton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaiho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaiho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
Patton throws a lazy right hand but Kaiho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaiho throws a good cross that connects.
Patton is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaiho finish him?
Patton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patton seems to have recovered his senses.
Patton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaiho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaiho fails to land with a series of punches.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaiho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaiho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaiho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patton on the side of the head.
Patton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patton throws a wild body kick that Kaiho sees coming a mile off.
Kaiho avoids a kick to the body.
Kaiho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Kaiho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Patton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaiho at a distance.
Kaiho misses with a body punch
and Patton counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Patton.
Kaiho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Patton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patton throws a head kick that Kaiho semi-blocks.
Patton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Patton.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.
Patton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kaiho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Patton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaiho.
Patton connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaiho misses with a low kick as Patton jumps back.
Patton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Patton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kaiho is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.
Kaiho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaiho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Patton connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaiho misses with an uppercut.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Kaiho.
Patton scores with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patton.
Patton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patton throws a leg kick which misses Kaiho's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaiho tries to avoid it.
Patton connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patton, right into the meat.
Patton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaiho.
Kaiho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick from Patton.
Kaiho ducks right into an uppercut from Patton.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.
Patton scores with a hook.
Patton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaiho.
Patton throws a leg kick
and Kaiho counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaiho blocks a head kick by Patton.
Patton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kaiho looks to land a combination but Patton avoids it well.
Patton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaiho.
Patton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Kaiho.
Patton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kaiho's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patton lands a nice looking body kick.
Patton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Patton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Patton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Patton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Patton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaiho moves out of range as Patton strikes.
Patton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaiho scores with a hook to the body. Patton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Patton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaiho cracks Patton with a good jab.
Kaiho looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Kaiho misses the jab.
Patton throws a head kick but Kaiho moves out of range.
Kaiho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patton circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaiho takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Patton.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaiho blocks the leg kick.
Patton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nyyrikki Kaiho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaiho avoids the head kick by Patton.
Patton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Patton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kaiho counters with a right hand to the body.
Kaiho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton takes one to the chin there.
Kaiho loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
Kaiho connects with a single shot there.
Patton works the jab nicely.
Patton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick
and Kaiho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaiho.
A head kick by Patton misses
and Kaiho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patton thinking.
Patton throws a head kick but Kaiho moves out of range.
Kaiho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Kaiho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaiho connects with a solid leg kick.
Patton is breathing heavily.
Patton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kaiho is able to avoid easily.
Patton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kaiho counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaiho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Patton misses
and Kaiho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaiho lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Kaiho.
Patton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That has opened up Mike Patton's cut even more.
Nice shot by Kaiho.
Kaiho lands with a big left! Patton is wobbled badly! Kaiho comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Patton to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nyyrikki Kaiho!