PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rannanjarvi Antti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouko Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jouko Kukkonen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Antti
vs
Kukkonen

185 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rannanjarvi Antti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Kukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antti stuffs the takedown attempt from Kukkonen. Kukkonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Antti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Antti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Antti tries to clinch up but Kukkonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Antti misses with a few strikes there.
Antti throws a nice looking combination but Kukkonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antti swats away the attempt to clinch by Kukkonen.
Antti throws a head kick but Kukkonen moves out of range.
Antti moves in looking to clinch but Kukkonen pushes him off.

Kukkonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Kukkonen seems to be looking for submissions.
Antti trying to control here.
Kukkonen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kukkonen looks gassed!
Antti looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kukkonen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Antti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Antti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Antti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kukkonen's calf.
Antti has his takedown stuffed

and Kukkonen counters with a single leg into guard. Antti didn't expect that.
Antti keeping full guard, as Kukkonen tries to pass.
Kukkonen stays in close to Antti's body and controls the position.
Kukkonen wants to control from the top but Antti keeps moving.
Kukkonen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Antti kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kukkonen gets to his feet. Antti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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!
Kukkonen misses with a takedown attempt - Antti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kukkonen shoots in and drives through. Antti sprawls well.
Rannanjarvi Antti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jouko Kukkonen.
Kukkonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kukkonen shoots in for a double leg but Antti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Antti tries a head kick but it misses.
Antti misses with a head kick.

Antti closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kukkonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Antti pulls guard successfully.
Kukkonen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kukkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Antti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen connects with a couple of short punches.
Kukkonen sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Kukkonen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Antti, up you get!
Antti misses with a head kick.
Kukkonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Antti counters with a thumping low kick.

Kukkonen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Antti is trying to escape the position but Kukkonen is controlling the position.
Kukkonen advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukkonen controlling from mount.

Kukkonen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antti tries to hold on but Kukkonen pushes him away.
Antti is trying to stand.
Antti sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Antti wants to get back to his feet.
Antti is looking to get back to is feet but Kukkonen passes into side control.
Antti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Antti is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antti wants to get back to his feet but Kukkonen is dominant here and he's now got Antti's back!
Antti has given up his back here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jouko Kukkonen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Antti thuds his shin into the meat of Kukkonen's side.
Nice takedown defense from Antti. No joy for Kukkonen on that attempt.
Antti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Antti lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Jouko Kukkonen has been cut.
Rannanjarvi Antti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antti throws a sloppy head kick and Kukkonen moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Kukkonen. No joy for Antti on that attempt.
Antti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antti throws a head kick that Kukkonen semi-blocks.

Kukkonen is rocked!
Antti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kukkonen.
Kukkonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Antti finish him?
Kukkonen shoots in but Antti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rannanjarvi Antti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jouko Kukkonen.
Antti lands a big head kick that sends Kukkonen to the canvas! Antti follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rannanjarvi Antti!