PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Kuassimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torturo comes to the cage accompanied by Mogwai - Katrien. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Torturo
vs
Kuassimo

189 cm
23
217 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
217 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Kuassimo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuassimo throws a body kick that misses.
Kuassimo throws the kick towards the body but Torturo avoids it.
A head kick from Kuassimo lands but Torturo takes it in his stride.
Kuassimo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torturo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuassimo throws a leg kick but Torturo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuassimo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
Torturo throws a low kick but Kuassimo moves out of range easily.
Kuassimo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
Torturo throws a hook but Kuassimo avoids it easily.
Torturo throws the kick towards the body but Kuassimo avoids it.
Torturo looks to throw a body kick

and Kuassimo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Torturo is struggling to control the position.
Kuassimo scores with a hook to the body.
Kuassimo tries to circle away but Torturo has him pinned against the cage.
Torturo has Kuassimo pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuassimo lands with a light punch inside.
Torturo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuassimo up against the cage.
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Kuassimo breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torturo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torturo staying out of range there.
Torturo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuassimo throws a push kick but Torturo slaps the foot to one side.

Torturo forces Kuassimo back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Kuassimo.
Kuassimo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torturo's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Torturo throws a head punch that misses.
Torturo takes a shot to the head.
Torturo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuassimo's elbow.
Torturo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Kuassimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torturo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuassimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuassimo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Torturo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torturo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torturo tries to land a leg kick but Kuassimo saw it coming and moves away.
Torturo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuassimo circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kuassimo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torturo throws an off balance right hand
and Kuassimo counters with a solid body kick.
Torturo is breathing heavily.
Kuassimo tries to clinch up.
Torturo clobbers Kuassimo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good leg kick by Kuassimo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuassimo lands a head shot.
Kuassimo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuassimo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kuassimo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torturo.
Kuassimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuassimo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torturo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Torturo misses

and Kuassimo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torturo trying to control the position but instead, Kuassimo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torturo into the cage.
Kuassimo working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kuassimo breaks the clinch.
Torturo jabs Kuassimo right on the nose. Kuassimo blinks but takes it well.
Kuassimo scores with a spinning back kick!
Torturo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuassimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torturo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuassimo takes a swing at Torturo's ribcage but misses.
Kuassimo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kuassimo misses with a kick to the body.
Kuassimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuassimo tries to clinch but Torturo moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Kuassimo.
Torturo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuassimo misses with a body kick.
Kuassimo scores with a spinning back kick!
Kuassimo connects with a leg kick. Torturo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuassimo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torturo takes a step back to recover.
Kuassimo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Kuassimo rushes Torturo and presses him up against the cage.

Kuassimo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torturo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuassimo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuassimo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuassimo tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Kuassimo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torturo avoids the head kick by Kuassimo.

Kuassimo darts in and clinches Torturo up against the cage.

Kuassimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuassimo lands with a kick to the temple. Torturo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Marko Torturo has been cut.
Kuassimo works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuassimo wants to clinch.

Kuassimo rushes Torturo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Kuassimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Torturo'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.

Kuassimo rushes Torturo and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Kuassimo.
Torturo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Torturo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torturo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kuassimo.
Kuassimo blocks an uppercut.
Torturo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Kuassimo.
Kuassimo throws an elbow that misses.

Kuassimo breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuassimo misses the target.
Kuassimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torturo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torturo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuassimo if he has to take too many more of those.
Kuassimo throws a right hand that misses
and Torturo counters with a good low kick that Kuassimo was not able to check.
Torturo throws a wild body kick that Kuassimo sees coming a mile off.
Kuassimo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torturo is out of range and Kuassimo settles back down.
Kuassimo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torturo wants to clinch
and Kuassimo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Torturo.
Kuassimo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torturos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kuassimo wants to clinch up but Torturo keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuassimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuassimo misses with a low kick.
Torturo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Torturo misses with a straight left.
Torturo throws a solid leg kick but Kuassimo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torturo.
Torturo throws a solid leg kick but Kuassimo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torturo.
Kuassimo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Torturo misses with a hook.
Torturo lands a nice looking body kick.
A low kick from Kuassimo misses
and Torturo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuassimo throws a sloppy head kick
and Torturo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kuassimo really felt that one!

Torturo pushes Kuassimo up against the cage in a clinch.
Torturo lands an elbow inside that Kuassimo shrugs off.

It looks like Simo Kuassimo has been cut.
Torturo just leaning against Kuassimo, taking a breather.
Kuassimo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Torturo trying to control the position but instead, Kuassimo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torturo into the cage.
Kuassimo tries a body shot but Torturo blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo is trying to break free.
Torturo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuassimo tries to work over Torturo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Kuassimo as the two fighters clinch.
Kuassimo misses with a punch on the inside.
Torturo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torturo leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kuassimo tries to break free but Torturo pushes him back against the cage.
Kuassimo pushes off an throws an elbow but Torturo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Torturo cracks Kuassimo with a nice body shot.
Kuassimo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuassimo has a couple of punches blocked by Torturo.
Torturo lands a left hand.
Torturo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuassimo backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torturo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuassimo won't want to take too many of those.
Kuassimo is breathing heavily.
Torturo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Torturo as the two fighters clinch.
Simo Kuassimo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee calls for Torturo to work.
Kuassimo misses with a punch to the body.
Kuassimo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torturo is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuassimo up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuassimo obliges.
A short right from Torturo.
Torturo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuassimo tries to land a knee to the head but Torturo blocks with his arms.
Kuassimo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuassimo is trying to break the clinch but Torturo has him pressed against the cage.
Torturo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torturo is stalling here.
Kuassimo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torturo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuassimo misses with the head strike.
Kuassimo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuassimo wants to get back to striking at distance but Torturo won't allow it.
Torturo blocks the elbow strike.
Torturo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuassimo backwards.
Kuassimo tries to land a knee to the head but Torturo blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torturo.
Torturo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torturo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuassimo blocks the elbow strike.
Torturo stalling in the clinch.
Torturo keeps control of Kuassimo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuassimo looking to throw knees to the head but Torturo is blocking nicely.
Kuassimo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torturo.
Torturo works on Kuassimo's body with a couple of short punches.
Torturo looking to slow down the pace here.
Torturo leaning against his opponent.
Kuassimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torturo.
A shot in the inside from Torturo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torturo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuassimo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo scores with a shot to the side of Kuassimo's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torturo taking a breather.
Torturo digs a right hand underneath Kuassimo's ribcage. Kuassimo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Torturo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torturo leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Torturo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A low kick from Kuassimo misses
and Torturo counters with a body kick that stops Kuassimo in his tracks momentarily.
Torturo lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuassimo's head.
A swing and a miss from Kuassimo.

Torturo moves into the clinch.
Torturo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Torturo lands an elbow inside.
Kuassimo missing with knees to the body.
Torturo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuassimo avoids it.
Torturo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torturo looking to slow down the pace here.
Torturo has a couple of punches blocked by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torturo wants to stall.

Kuassimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torturo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torturo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuassimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuassimo slips a straight right by Torturo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo swinging wildly here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torturo 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 Kuassimo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuassimo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Kuassimo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuassimo throws a sloppy head kick and Torturo moves out of range easily.
Kuassimo throws a sloppy head kick
and Torturo counters with an inside leg kick.
Torturo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuassimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuassimo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torturo tries to land a body kick
and Kuassimo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuassimo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torturo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kuassimo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torturo catches Kuassimo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Torturo moves out of range as Kuassimo throws a body kick.
Kuassimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuassimo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuassimo blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo throws a lazy body kick
and Torturo counters with a good, hard body kick but Kuassimo shrugs it off.
Kuassimo throws a head kick that misses
and Torturo counters with a stiff right hand.
Torturo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuassimo is able to avoid easily.
Kuassimo throws a head kick but Torturo moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torturo.
Torturo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuassimo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Torturo if he has to take too many more of those.
Torturo scores with a jab to the body.
Torturo tries to score with a low kick but Kuassimo moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Torturo.
Kuassimo blocks a low kick nicely.
Torturo darts in trying to clinch
enabling Kuassimo to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torturo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo throws a series of punches but Torturo moves out of range.
Torturo throws a right hand that misses

and Kuassimo counters by clinching up.
Torturo avoids the elbow strike from Kuassimo, against the cage.
Torturo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torturo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuassimo avoids a wild elbow strike from Torturo.
A nice left hand lands by Torturo.
Torturo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Kuassimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuassimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuassimo thows a leg kick but Torturo checks it
and Torturo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuassimo misses with a hook
and Torturo counters with a left and a right that stings Kuassimo.
Kuassimo throws a lazy uppercut
and Torturo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torturo wants to clinch up but Kuassimo keeps it at a distance.
Kuassimo throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Torturo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo misses with a low kick.
Torturo throws a leg kick

and Kuassimo moves into the clinch.
Torturo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuassimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torturo pushes Kuassimo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuassimo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Torturo.
Kuassimo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuassimo scores with a hook to the body.
Kuassimo digs a right hand underneath Torturo's ribcage. Torturo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuassimo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kuassimo manages to break the clinch.
Torturo thows a leg kick but Kuassimo checks it
and Kuassimo counters with a straight right hand.
Torturo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torturo 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.
Kuassimo avoids the body shot from Torturo.
Torturo throws a leg kick
and Kuassimo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuassimo with a nice cross.
Kuassimo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simo Kuassimo.
I think Kuassimo 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Kuassimo!