PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaido Kuukap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaido Kuukap has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kuukap
vs
Hamara

223 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

201 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaido Kuukap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turo Hamara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hamara counters with a nice uppercut.
Hamara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kaido Kuukap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuukap swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamara misses with a left hand
and Kuukap counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuukap misses with a body shot
and Hamara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hamara throws an off balance right hand
and Kuukap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuukap cracks Hamara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kuukap misses with a body shot
and Hamara counters with a series of strikes. Kuukap will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuukap misses with a body shot
and Hamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuukap throws a right hand that misses
and Hamara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hamara throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuukap counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukap swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamara counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuukap is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuukap swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hamara to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuukap misses with a shot to the body
and Hamara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamara misses with a hook
letting Kuukap counter with a right hand.
Kuukap misses with an uppercut
and Hamara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuukap was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamara.
Kuukap throws an off balance right hand
and Hamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuukap misses with a hook
and Kuukap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamara swings for the body but Kuukap moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara misses with a hook
and Kuukap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuukap misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamara counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Kuukap.
Hamara misses with a body shot.
Kuukap swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuukap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuukap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamara throws out the jab.
Hamara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuukap misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamara counters with a straight right hand.
Hamara throws the left hand but Kuukap avoids the punch easily.
Hamara misses with a right hand
and Hamara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukap throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuukap thinking.
Kuukap misses with a hook
and Hamara counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuukap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamara.
The crowd cheers as Hamara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuukap doesn't seem phased though.
Hamara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuukap's hands.
Kuukap misses with a hook
and Hamara counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuukap swings widly with a right hand
and Hamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuukap misses with a wild combination.
Kuukap swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hamara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kuukap throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hamara counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuukap is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamara lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuukap throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuukap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamara.
Kuukap walks into a straight right hand from Hamara.
Kuukap throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuukap misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuukap misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuukap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuukap swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hamara counters with a series of strikes. Kuukap will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turo Hamara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hamara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuukap dips to his left and cracks Hamara with an uppercut!
Hamara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hamara looks to land a combination but Kuukap avoids it well.
Kuukap swings widly with a right hand
and Kuukap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuukap throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hamara counters with a straight right hand.
Kuukap swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuukap looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kuukap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hamara counters with a straight right hand.
Hamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuukap.
Kuukap throws a right hand that misses
and Kuukap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuukap misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hamara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukap throws an off balance right hand
and Hamara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuukap fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hamara on the side of the head.
Kuukap misses with a left hand
and Hamara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kuukap misses with a shot to the body
and Hamara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuukap misses with a hook
and Kuukap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Hamara does no damage.
Hamara thuds a left hand into Kuukap's body.
Kuukap lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuukap really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuukap scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamara misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuukap counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hamara tests Kuukap's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuukap throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hamara to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuukap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuukap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamara counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuukap throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hamara to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuukap swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hamara counters with a nice body shot.
Kuukap misses with a right hand
and Kuukap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuukap throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hamara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamara scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukap gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuukap throws a right hand that misses
and Hamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamara misses with a left hand
letting Kuukap counter with a right hand.
Kuukap misses with an uppercut
and Hamara counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuukap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hamara counters with a one-two to the body.

Kuukap is rocked!
Hamara misses with a hook
and Kuukap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuukap on the side of the head.
Hamara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Kuukap is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuukap misses with a hook
and Hamara counters with a nice body shot.
Kuukap seems to have got his legs back now.
Hamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuukap sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamara swings for the body but Kuukap moves out of range.
Kuukap takes one to the side of the head.
Kuukap misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hamara counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Hamara misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Hamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuukap misses with a body shot
letting Hamara counter with a right hand.
Kuukap misses with a left hand
and Hamara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuukap misses with a shot to the body
and Kuukap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuukap swings widly with a right hand
and Hamara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hamara misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turo Hamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kuukap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuukap misses with a body punch
and Hamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuukap lands with an overhand left.
Hamara looks to land a left hand but Kuukap moved out of range nicely.
Kuukap swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Hamara counter with a right hand.
Kuukap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamara counters with a nice body shot.
Kuukap misses with a hook
and Hamara counters with a series of strikes. Kuukap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hamara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Kuukap throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamara throws a hook but Kuukap avoids it easily.
Jab by Hamara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukap misses with a hook
and Hamara counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamara cracks Kuukap with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kuukap tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hamara pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kuukap is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turo Hamara!