PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sum Yung Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuukkeli's choice of entrance music: a-ha - Take On Me. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Yung Guy
vs
Kuukkeli

190 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sum Yung Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Kuukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yung Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Yung Guy misses with a knee strike.
Kuukkeli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yung Guy misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kuukkeli fails to land.
Kuukkeli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuukkeli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuukkeli drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yung Guy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yung Guy tries to clinch but Kuukkeli moves out of range.
Kuukkeli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yung Guy wants to clinch up but Kuukkeli keeps it at a distance.
Yung Guy tries to clinch up but Kuukkeli circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuukkeli swats away the attempt to clinch by Yung Guy.
Yung Guy blocks a head kick by Kuukkeli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kuukkeli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yung Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuukkeli tries a head kick but it misses.
Yung Guy is looking to clinch.
Kuukkeli keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuukkeli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yung Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuukkeli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yung Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuukkeli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yung Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Yung Guy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kuukkeli to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kuukkeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Yung Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung Guy wants to stand and escape but Kuukkeli is having none of it.
Kuukkeli content to stall in guard here.
Kuukkeli pushing down on Yung Guy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Kuukkeli is trying for a kimura here. Yung Guy looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kuukkeli wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ville Kuukkeli!