PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusisto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is System of a down - Chop Suey. Svetnela has chosen Angel of Death by Slayer as his entrance music. Armas Kuusisto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Igor Svetnela's chin.

Kuusisto
vs
Svetnela

179 cm
31
192 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

187 cm
32
198 lbs
24 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)
Conviction

Conviction
Conviction

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 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Svetnela.
Kuusisto throws a front kick aimed at Svetnela's knee but Svetnela avoids it well.
Svetnela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuusisto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuusisto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab by Kuusisto.
Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Kuusisto misses.
Kuusisto lands a nice looking body kick.
Kuusisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuusisto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Svetnela pinned against the cage. Svetnela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kuusisto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuusisto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Svetnela.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svetnela throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kuusisto counters with a straight right hand.
Kuusisto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Svetnela counters with a left to the body.
Kuusisto's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuusisto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuusisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuusisto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Svetnela.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Svetnela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuusisto is looking to land body kicks.
Svetnela wants to clinch up but Kuusisto keeps it at a distance.
Kuusisto throws a big shot that misses.
Igor Svetnela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuusisto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuusisto is looking to land body kicks.
Kuusisto misses with a leg kick
and Svetnela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svetnela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svetnela throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Armas Kuusisto has been cut.
Kuusisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto misses with a body kick.
Kuusisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svetnela blocks a jab.
Svetnela connects with a jab.
Svetnela avoids a kick to the body.
Kuusisto checks a low kick from Svetnela.
Kuusisto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svetnela.
Kuusisto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Svetnela is able to avoid easily.
Kuusisto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kuusisto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armas Kuusisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuusisto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuusisto throws a body kick that misses.
Svetnela throws a right and a left that Kuusisto avoids nicely.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Kuusisto moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Svetnela blocks a leg kick.
Kuusisto throws a lazy uppercut
and Svetnela counters with a leg kick.
Kuusisto shoots in for a takedown but Svetnela shows good takedown defense.
Svetnela defending well as Kuusisto loads up on a big left hand.
Kuusisto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kuusisto takes one to the chin there.
Svetnela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Svetnela scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuusisto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuusisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusisto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Svetnela counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kuusisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svetnela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Svetnela.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Svetnela, as that shot connected.
Svetnela avoids the body shot from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto connects with a leg kick. Svetnela looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Svetnela throws a body kick that misses.
Svetnela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Svetnela bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kuusisto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Svetnela is able to avoid easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Svetnela.
Kuusisto is breathing heavily.
Kuusisto swings widly with a right hand
and Svetnela counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuusisto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Svetnela swivels and escapes.
Kuusisto avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusisto lands a slapping body shot.
Kuusisto throws a looping overhand right but Svetnela ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Svetnela as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Svetnela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armas Kuusisto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A good leg kick by Kuusisto.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Kuusisto is predictable there
and Svetnela counters with a low kick, right behind Kuusisto 's knee.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svetnela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Svetnela checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Svetnela.
Svetnela stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Svetnela wants it to stay on the feet.
Good shot there by Svetnela.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Svetnela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Svetnela slips under a jab.
Kuusisto throws a sloppy head kick and Svetnela moves out of range easily.

Kuusisto tries to keep at a distance but Svetnela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuusisto misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Svetnela - that landed with a thud.
Svetnela lands with a short shot to the head.
Svetnela unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Svetnela.
Svetnela gets underhooks to prevent Kuusisto's takedown attempt.
Svetnela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Svetnela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Armas Kuusisto's cut is getting worse.
Svetnela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuusisto tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Kuusisto back against the cage.
Kuusisto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svetnela digs a right hand into Kuusisto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuusisto's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Svetnela.
Kuusisto takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Svetnela.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Svetnela.

Armas Kuusisto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Kuusisto.
Svetnela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuusisto is trying to force a seperation but Svetnela has the dominant position.
Kuusisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Svetnela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svetnela looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Svetnela lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Svetnela. That one must have hurt.
Nice shot by Svetnela.
Svetnela scores with a push kick.
A lazy left from Svetnela finds it's target.

Jeez, Armas Kuusisto's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kuusisto throws a low kick, looking for Svetnela's leg but Svetnela calmly moves out of range.
Kuusisto walks into a straight right hand from Svetnela.
Igor Svetnela seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuusisto.
Svetnela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuusisto takes a step back to recover.
Svetnela scores with a nice right hand.
Svetnela avoids the head kick by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Svetnela scores with a nice body kick.
Kuusisto throws a wild body kick that Svetnela sees coming a mile off.
Kuusisto thumps Svetnela with a low kick.
Svetnela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuusisto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuusisto misses with a low kick.
Svetnela tries to bum rush Kuusisto with a series of wild strikes but Kuusisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Svetnela connects with a body shot.
Svetnela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Svetnela slams his shin into Kuusisto's torso.
Kuusisto walks into a straight right hand from Svetnela.
Kuusisto throws the kick towards the body but Svetnela avoids it.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuusisto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Svetnela has managed to clinch.
Svetnela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Armas Kuusisto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Igor Svetnela!
Igor Svetnela made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thank you, good people of Russia. Wow, Kuusisto and I just had another war. What a great fighter and great manager. Its been an honor fighting you again. Для матери России!'.