PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nisper Ykonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ykonen has chosen Raised Fist - Friends and Traitors as his entrance music. Nisper Ykonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kinkeri
vs
Ykonen

185 cm
25
200 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

181 cm
24
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kinkeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nisper Ykonen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ykonen misses with a low kick as Kinkeri jumps back.
Ykonen throws a push kick but Kinkeri slaps the foot to one side.
Ykonen cracks Kinkeri with an open hand slap.
Ykonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ykonen swings for the body but Kinkeri moves out of range.
Kinkeri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kinkeri scores with a leg kick.
Kinkeri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Kinkeri has closed the distance and engaged Ykonen in a clinch.
Ykonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kinkeri misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kinkeri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kinkeri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kinkeri looking to throw knees to the head but Ykonen is blocking nicely.
Kinkeri lands an elbow just above Ykonen 's eye.

It looks like Nisper Ykonen has been cut.
Ykonen presses Kinkeri against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kinkeri scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri missing with knees to the body.
Ykonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kinkeri has Ykonen pressed against the cage, preventing Ykonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ykonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kinkeri won't allow it.
Ykonen blocks an elbow strike.
Kinkeri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kinkeri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ykonen is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri is leaning against Ykonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kinkeri tries a knee to the head but Ykonen blocks it.
Kinkeri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but Ykonen blocks with his arms.
Ykonen misses with the head strike.
Kinkeri landing knees to the body.
Kinkeri lands a left hand.
Ykonen misses with a punch to the body.
Kinkeri misses with a punch on the inside.
Ykonen blocks an uppercut.
Kinkeri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ykonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Ykonen lands with a left to the head.

Ykonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ykonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nisper Ykonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ykonen throws the kick towards the body but Kinkeri avoids it.
Kinkeri misses with a hook. Ykonen ducked under it nicely.
Kinkeri is looking to clinch but Ykonen is avoiding it.

Kinkeri rushes Ykonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kinkeri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kinkeri looking to throw knees to the head but Ykonen is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri misses with some punches.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kinkeri is breathing heavily.
Kinkeri utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kinkeri connects with a knee to the head.
Ykonen trying to control the position but instead, Kinkeri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ykonen into the cage.
Kinkeri tries to land knees in the clinch but Ykonen avoids the damage to the body.
Ykonen working hard to break the clinch.
Ykonen can't break the clinch.
Kinkeri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ykonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kinkeri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kinkeri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ykonen.
Ykonen managing to block the knees to the body from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri tries to work over Ykonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kinkeri trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ykonen blocks an elbow strike from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kinkeri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri landing knees to the head.
Kinkeri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ykonen wants to break free but Kinkeri has control.
Ykonen is trying to break the clinch but Kinkeri is controlling him.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kinkeri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ykonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kinkeri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ykonen is trying to break free.
Ykonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kinkeri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ykonen's efforts to push away.

Ykonen manages to break the clinch.
Ykonen misses with a two punch combination.
Ykonen throws a shot to the body.
Ykonen scores with a kick to the body.
Ykonen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ykonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Ykonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ykonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ykonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kinkeri momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kinkeri misses.
A jab from Ykonen misses.
Ykonen stalks Kinkeri and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kinkeri's face. Kinkeri staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick lands from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri blocks a head kick by Ykonen.
Ykonen lands the left hand.
Kinkeri feints and then cracks Ykonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ykonen down.
Kinkeri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kinkeri takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Kinkeri moves into the clinch successfully.
Kinkeri landing knees to the head.
Kinkeri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ykonen blocks it with crossed arms.

Ykonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ykonen cracks Kinkeri with a good jab.
Ykonen misses with a hook. Kinkeri ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ykonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinkeri.
Ykonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good shot there by Ykonen.
Ykonen misses with a two punch combination.
Kinkeri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kalle Kinkeri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nisper Ykonen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ykonen throws an overhand right that lands on Kinkeri's shoulder, as Kinkeri tries to avoid the shot.
Ykonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinkeri avoids the body shot from Ykonen.
A low kick from Ykonen misses
and Kinkeri counters with a head kick.
Kinkeri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ykonen throws a sloppy head kick and Kinkeri moves out of range easily.
Kinkeri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kinkeri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ykonen.
A left lands for Ykonen.
Ykonen lands with a cross.
Ykonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kinkeri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kinkeri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ykonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kinkeri scores with a jab. Ykonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ykonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kinkeri.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kinkeri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ykonen moves away from the strike by Kinkeri.
Ykonen looks to land a combination. Kinkeri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ykonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ykonen missing with a left hand there. Kinkeri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ykonen.
Kinkeri works the jab nicely.
Kinkeri throws a head kick that misses.
Ykonen throws the kick towards the body but Kinkeri avoids it.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick but Ykonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick but Ykonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ykonen looks to land a combination. Kinkeri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ykonen is looking to land body kicks.
Ykonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ykonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ykonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kinkeri tries to clinch but Ykonen moves out of range.
A jab from Ykonen misses.
Kinkeri avoids the head kick by Ykonen.

Kinkeri moves into the clinch.

Ykonen breaks the clinch.
Ykonen swings for the body but Kinkeri moves out of range.
Ykonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ykonen delivers a nice body kick.
Ykonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ykonen moves away from the strike by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri ducks right into an uppercut from Ykonen.
Kinkeri looks to throw the jab but Ykonen is out of range.
Ykonen scores with a hook to the body. Kinkeri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ykonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick by Ykonen misses

and Kinkeri moves into the clinch.
Ykonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ykonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinkeri connects with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ykonen.
Kinkeri tries to throw a body punch but Ykonen avoids it by throwing Kinkeri back against the cage.
Ykonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kinkeri throws an elbow that misses.
Ykonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kinkeri with a knee to the head.

Ykonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ykonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ykonen, as that shot connected.
Ykonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ykonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kinkeri at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri misses with a head kick.
Ykonen lunges at Kinkeri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kinkeri's hand.
Ykonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kinkeri misses with a low kick.

Kinkeri darts in and clinches Ykonen up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ykonen.

Ykonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ykonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ykonen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kinkeri if he has to take too many more of those.
Ykonen scores with a jab.
Ykonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ykonen throws a head kick that misses.
Ykonen moves out of range of the body kick.
Ykonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ykonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ykonen scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Ykonen.
Ykonen throws a looping overhand right but Kinkeri ducks down to avoid it.
Ykonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ykonen throws a right and a left that Kinkeri avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kinkeri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kinkeri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ykonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinkeri is just out of range.
Ykonen checks a leg kick nicely.
Ykonen lands with a nice body punch.
Ykonen misses the shot to the body.
Kinkeri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ykonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ykonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ykonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ykonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kinkeri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ykonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kinkeri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinkeri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ykonen. Ykonen obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ykonen cracks a nice hook into Kinkeri's ribs.
Ykonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ykonen thows a body kick. Kinkeri tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kinkeri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kinkeri steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ykonen. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nisper Ykonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nisper Ykonen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kinkeri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ykonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ykonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ykonen misses with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Ykonen blocks the low kick.
Ykonen lands with a kick to the temple. Kinkeri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ykonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Ykonen throws a head kick that misses.
Ykonen jabs Kinkeri right on the nose. Kinkeri blinks but takes it well.
Ykonen scores with a nice body kick.
Ykonen lands a slapping body shot.
Ykonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kinkeri.
Ykonen misses with a head kick.
Ykonen misses with a body kick.
Ykonen throws a nice looking combination but Kinkeri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ykonen is looking to land body kicks.
Ykonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinkeri.
Ykonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ykonen tries to land a front kick but Kinkeri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ykonen throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ykonen.
Ykonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ykonen misses with a looping left.
Ykonen throws a head kick that misses
and Kinkeri counters with a big head kick but Ykonen shrugs it off.
Kinkeri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ykonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kinkeri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ykonen scores with a jab. Kinkeri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kinkeri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kinkeri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Kinkeri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Ykonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kinkeri doesn't seem phased though.
Kinkeri ducks under a wild hook from Ykonen.
A big left from Kinkeri misses.
Kinkeri cracks Ykonen with an open hand slap.
Ykonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kinkeri counters with an outside leg kick.
Ykonen sizes up Kinkeri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kinkeri lands a jab.
Ykonen throws a lazy right hand but Kinkeri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ykonen lands a jab to Kinkeri's midsection.
A clash of legs there as Ykonen blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kinkeri. That's going to slow Ykonen down.
Kinkeri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ykonen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ykonen lands a nice hook to Kinkeri's body. Kinkeri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ykonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Kinkeri off the cage and back into rage.
Kinkeri avoids the head kick by Ykonen.
Ykonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ykonen throws a body kick that misses.
Kinkeri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ykonen.
Ykonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kinkeri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kinkeri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kinkeri blocks a jab.
Ykonen scores with a nice head shot.
Ykonen throws a head kick that misses.
Kinkeri connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kinkeri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ykonen tests Kinkeri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ykonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kinkeri tries to move into range but Ykonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Ykonen.
Ykonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good exchange - Ykonen coming out on top.
Ykonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kinkeri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ykonen punishes Kinkeri's body with a nice straight punch.
Ykonen connects with a jab.
Ykonen throws a right hand that Kinkeri ducks under and follows up with a left that Kinkeri also avoids with ease.
Ykonen lands a right hook to the body.
Ykonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kinkeri on the side of the head.
Ykonen jabs at Kinkeri's body.
Kinkeri throws a low kick, looking for Ykonen's leg but Ykonen calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kinkeri 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 Ykonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ykonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick but Ykonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ykonen throws a hook to the side of Kinkeri's head but Kinkeri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ykonen misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ykonen is out of range.
Ykonen misses with an uppercut.
Ykonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Ykonen.
Ykonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kinkeri. Kinkeri obviously looking to wear him down.
Kinkeri is looking to clinch.
Kinkeri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ykonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kinkeri throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Ykonen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ykonen. Kinkeri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ykonen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kinkeri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kinkeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ykonen.
Kinkeri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinkeri ducks under a wild hook from Ykonen.
Kinkeri keeps Ykonen at a distance using the push kick.
Ykonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kinkeri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ykonen missing with a left hand there. Kinkeri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nisper Ykonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ykonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nisper Ykonen!