PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fredriksson
vs
Kekkonen

183 cm
27
176 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

185 cm
24
182 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kekkonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekkonen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kekkonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fredriksson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fredriksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kekkonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kekkonen avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Kekkonen misses with a few strikes there.
Fredriksson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kekkonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Kekkonen misses.
Fredriksson jabs Kekkonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kekkonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kekkonen throws a front kick aimed at Fredriksson's knee but Fredriksson avoids it well.
Fredriksson misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredriksson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Kekkonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fredriksson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fredriksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fredriksson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kekkonen.
Fredriksson wants to clinch up but Kekkonen keeps it at a distance.
Kekkonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fredriksson scores with a decent looking hook.
Kekkonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Fredriksson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Kekkonen. Those never looked like landing.
Kekkonen lands a head shot.
Kekkonen leaves Fredriksson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kekkonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kekkonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredriksson circles away quickly and effectively.

Fredriksson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fredriksson has Kekkonen pressed against the cage, preventing Kekkonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fredriksson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kekkonen's efforts to push away.
Kekkonen has had enough of the clinch but Fredriksson keeps him there for the moment.

Kekkonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fredriksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but Kekkonen moves out of range.
Kekkonen catches Fredriksson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kekkonen is just out of range.
Urho Kekkonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredriksson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fredriksson scores with a jab to the body.
Fredriksson scores with a nice right hand.
Kekkonen misses with a head kick.
Fredriksson staying out of range there.
Fredriksson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kekkonen. Kekkonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kekkonen throws a good cross that connects.
Fredriksson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kekkonen moves away.
Fredriksson stuns Kekkonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fredriksson punishes Kekkonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Fredriksson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kekkonen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fredriksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Fredriksson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kekkonen did well to prevent Fredriksson getting side control.
Fredriksson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kekkonen pushes Fredriksson off but Fredriksson dives into side control.
Fredriksson in side control, throwing shots but Kekkonen defends.
Kekkonen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fredriksson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fredriksson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fredriksson lands a few punches from side control.
Fredriksson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fredriksson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kekkonen keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Kekkonen is rocked!
Fredriksson lands a strong strike to the head of Kekkonen. That's dazed him! Fredriksson looking to finish here. Kekkonen is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Fredriksson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Fredriksson!