PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Kukkaketo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liepo Frendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Kukkaketo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kukkaketo
vs
Frendi

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Kukkaketo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liepo Frendi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frendi misses with a leg kick
and Kukkaketo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Frendi blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Frendi misses
and Kukkaketo counters with a head kick.
A low kick from Frendi misses
and Kukkaketo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kukkaketo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frendi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kukkaketo throws a series of punches but Frendi avoids them all with ease.
Kukkaketo throws a head kick that misses
and Frendi counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkaketo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frendi throws a leg kick
and Kukkaketo counters with a good low kick that Frendi was not able to check.
Kukkaketo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kukkaketo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kukkaketo misses with a low kick.
Kukkaketo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frendi thows a leg kick but Kukkaketo checks it
and Kukkaketo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Frendi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kukkaketo throws a head kick that misses.
Kukkaketo throws a sloppy head kick and Frendi moves out of range easily.
Kukkaketo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kukkaketo throws a low kick, looking for Frendi's leg but Frendi calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frendi throws a hook but Kukkaketo avoids it easily.
Kukkaketo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frendi.
A head kick by Kukkaketo misses
and Frendi counters with a head kick that wobbles Kukkaketo - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Frendi sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liepo Frendi!