PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pera Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubert Kuminauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuminauha has chosen Celine Dion - Just Walk Away as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kuukkeli
vs
Kuminauha

188 cm
24
250 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

198 cm
30
240 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Kuukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rubert Kuminauha!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukkeli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pera Kuukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuukkeli misses the target.
Kuminauha fails with the takedown
and Kuukkeli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown but Kuukkeli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuminauha shoots in but no luck this time.
Pera Kuukkeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubert Kuminauha.
Kuukkeli looks to throw the jab but Kuminauha is out of range.
Kuminauha shoots and misses
and Kuukkeli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuukkeli tests Kuminauha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuminauha with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kuminauha is countered with a crisp right hand from Kuukkeli that sends him to the canvas! Kuukkeli follows him to the mat into side control.

Kuminauha is rocked!

It looks like Rubert Kuminauha has been cut.
Kuminauha looks gassed!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kuukkeli working the ground and pound.
Kuminauha is still in real trouble! Can Kuukkeli finish him?

Kuukkeli stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kuminauha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuukkeli.
Kuminauha seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuukkeli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuukkeli measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Kuminauha! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Pera Kuukkeli!