PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyyrikki Kaiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Polls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kaiho
vs
Polls

181 cm
22
184 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
16 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Kaiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Sim Polls!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polls fails to land with a series of punches.
Polls throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaiho counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Polls misses.
Sim Polls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaiho scores with a body shot.
Polls thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaiho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Polls on the side of the head.
Polls looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaiho is just out of range.
Kaiho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaiho misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaiho. Polls does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaiho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Polls throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaiho.
Polls swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kaiho counters with a nice body kick.
Polls misses with an uppercut.
Kaiho tests Polls's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiho misses with a low kick.
Polls misses with a right hand
and Kaiho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Polls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaiho moves away.
Kaiho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaiho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Polls paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kaiho wants to slow Polls down by chopping away at his legs.
Polls misses with a right hand
and Kaiho counters with an inside leg kick.
Polls throws an off balance right hand
and Kaiho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Polls's knee momentarily.
Polls throws an off balance right hand
and Kaiho counters with a body kick that stops Polls in his tracks momentarily.
Polls looks gassed!
Kaiho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kaiho lands a jab to the nose.
Kaiho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polls.
Kaiho wants to land a leg kick but Polls is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Polls.
Kaiho cracks Polls with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kaiho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaiho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Polls at a distance.
Polls takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Polls closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kaiho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Kaiho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polls takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaiho jabs at Polls's body.

Kaiho drives through and clinches with Polls against the cage.
Polls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaiho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Polls takes an elbow to the temple.
Polls is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaiho cracks Polls with a nice body shot.
Kaiho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kaiho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Polls.
Kaiho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaiho lands a right hand.
Kaiho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaiho lands a body shot.
Kaiho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaiho trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polls throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Kaiho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kaiho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaiho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaiho lands a jab to the nose.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaiho as Polls tries to tie him up.
Kaiho pushes Polls back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Polls is looking to control Kaiho's arms but Kaiho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Polls has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaiho.
Kaiho missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kaiho.
Nice body punch from Kaiho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nyyrikki Kaiho dominated that round.
That's time! Kaiho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kaiho cracks a nice hook into Polls's ribs.
Polls swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Kaiho has managed to clinch.
Kaiho lands a knee to the body.
Kaiho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polls can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Polls.
Polls prevents a body shot from Kaiho.
Kaiho lands with a right to the head.
Come on Kaiho - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kaiho landing knees to the body.
Kaiho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaiho.
Kaiho digs a right hand into Polls's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Polls's gas tank.

Kaiho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polls falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaiho counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Polls momentarily.
Polls throws a hook but Kaiho avoids it easily.
Kaiho loads up on a big right hand but Polls slips the punch.
Polls has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaiho.
Kaiho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Polls misses with a hook
and Kaiho counters with a nice leg kick.
Nyyrikki Kaiho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaiho scores with the left hand. Polls knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaiho throws a one two combo.
Polls takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaiho connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho lands a really nice looking cross but Polls seems unphased.
Kaiho thuds a left hand into Polls's body.
Polls takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Polls on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaiho connects with a body shot that sends Polls's belly button to the back.

Kaiho pushes Polls up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaiho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Polls backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kaiho.
Kaiho lands a body punch.
Polls controlling the action here for a moment.
Kaiho lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polls trying to stall but Kaiho improves his position.
Kaiho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kaiho.
Nyyrikki Kaiho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Polls taking a breather.
Kaiho leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kaiho.
Kaiho slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaiho.
Kaiho scores with a hook to the body.
Kaiho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Polls tightens his grip and picks Kaiho up, before dumping him to the ground. Kaiho manages to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polls is trying to control but Kaiho manages to pass to mount!
Kaiho controlling the position easily from mount.
Polls wants to control but Kaiho is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaiho throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nyyrikki Kaiho dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Polls ducks under a wild hook from Kaiho.
Polls misses with an uppercut
and Kaiho counters with a stiff right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Polls.
Kaiho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Polls throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kaiho's waist but Kaiho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Polls off to one side.
Polls misses with a body shot
and Polls takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaiho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaiho scores with a hook.
Polls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polls. Kaiho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Polls lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaiho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Polls has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polls avoids the body shot from Kaiho.
Polls throws a hook but Kaiho blocks it.
Polls misses with a looping right.
Kaiho lands a jab to the nose.
Kaiho tried to score with a low kick but Polls checks it.
Kaiho slips under a jab from Polls.
Kaiho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Polls throws a predictable looking body shot
and Polls takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Polls throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaiho counters with a nice body kick.
Polls walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaiho.
Polls throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaiho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Polls is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho digs a good body shot into Polls's ribs.
Polls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaiho.
Polls misses with a few strikes there.
Polls misses the body punch

and Kaiho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaiho.
Polls digs a right hand underneath Kaiho's ribcage. Kaiho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaiho.
Knees to the body from Kaiho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Kaiho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaiho just misses with a punch to the body.
Polls takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaiho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaiho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kaiho instigates a clinch.
Kaiho tries to land knees in the clinch but Polls avoids the damage to the body.
Kaiho blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Kaiho.
A short body shot lands from Kaiho as the two fighters clinch.
Kaiho missing with knees to the body.

Kaiho manages to break the clinch.
Polls misses with a jab to the body
and Kaiho counters with a nice leg kick.
Kaiho scores with a jab.
Kaiho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nyyrikki Kaiho is winning the standup battle so far.

Kaiho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Polls tries to throw a body punch but Kaiho avoids it by throwing Polls back against the cage.
Kaiho lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kaiho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaiho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Polls under the eye.
Kaiho connects with a high kick.
Polls blocks a leg kick.
Nyyrikki Kaiho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Polls misses with a body punch
and Kaiho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Polls tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Polls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polls's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horrible takedown by Polls or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaiho which made him look bad.
Kaiho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaiho throws a big shot that misses.
Sim Polls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaiho throws out a powerful jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nyyrikki Kaiho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaiho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nyyrikki Kaiho!