PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hosnia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Hosnia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hosnia
vs
Potkukelkka

200 cm
29
168 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

170 cm
21
156 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Hosnia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Potkukelkka!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potkukelkka lands with a nice body kick.
Potkukelkka blocks a leg kick.
Hosnia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hosnia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potkukelkka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hosnia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hosnia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Potkukelkka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Potkukelkka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Potkukelkka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hosnia avoids a kick to the body.
James Potkukelkka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potkukelkka looks to throw the jab but Hosnia is out of range.
Hosnia throws a head kick that misses.
Potkukelkka throws a head kick but Hosnia moves out of range.
Potkukelkka has his takedown stuffed
and Hosnia counters with a body kick that stops Potkukelkka in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hosnia checks a leg kick.
Hosnia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Potkukelkka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hosnia throws a sloppy head kick and Potkukelkka moves out of range easily.
Potkukelkka looks to score with a jab to the body but Hosnia is just out of range.
Potkukelkka throws a low kick but Hosnia avoids it.
Potkukelkka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hosnia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka misses the body punch
and Hosnia counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hosnia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hosnia throws out a leg kick but Potkukelkka moves out of range and Hosnia only half commits.
Hosnia feints and then cracks Potkukelkka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Potkukelkka down.
Potkukelkka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hosnia avoids it really well and circles away.
Richard Hosnia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Potkukelkka looks for the body kick but Hosnia saw that one coming.
Richard Hosnia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potkukelkka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hosnia throws a low kick but Potkukelkka moves out of range easily.
Potkukelkka throws a leg kick but Hosnia sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Potkukelkka as he checks the leg kick.
Potkukelkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Potkukelkka throws a body kick that misses.
Hosnia motions for Potkukelkka to come forward. Hosnia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Potkukelkka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hosnia throws a leg kick but Potkukelkka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hosnia throws a wild body kick that Potkukelkka sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Potkukelkka misses
and Hosnia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Potkukelkka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Potkukelkka throws a wild body kick that Hosnia sees coming a mile off.
Potkukelkka throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka checks a low kick from Hosnia.
Potkukelkka checks a leg kick.
Potkukelkka is looking to land body kicks.
Hosnia checks a leg kick.
Potkukelkka throws a leg kick but Hosnia moved away.
Potkukelkka shoots in for a double leg but Hosnia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hosnia tried to score with a low kick but Potkukelkka checks it.
Hosnia tries to land a body kick
and Potkukelkka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potkukelkka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hosnia circles away.
An inside leg kick from Hosnia misses.
Potkukelkka misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Potkukelkka will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Potkukelkka throws the kick towards the body but Hosnia avoids it.
Hosnia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Potkukelkka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potkukelkka misses the shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Potkukelkka
and Hosnia counters with a nice body kick.
Potkukelkka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hosnia throws a front kick aimed at Potkukelkka's knee but Potkukelkka avoids it well.
Potkukelkka blocks a low kick nicely.
Potkukelkka checks a leg kick.
Potkukelkka tries to land a front kick but Hosnia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka checks a low kick from Hosnia.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hosnia.
Potkukelkka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hosnia.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hosnia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Potkukelkka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Potkukelkka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hosnia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Potkukelkka is out of range.
Hosnia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Potkukelkka tried to score with a low kick but Hosnia checks it.
Potkukelkka throws a lazy body kick
and Hosnia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Potkukelkka's knee momentarily.
Potkukelkka throws a leg kick but Hosnia moved away.
Hosnia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hosnia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Potkukelkka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Potkukelkka.
Hosnia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hosnia throws a low kick but Potkukelkka moves out of range easily.
Hosnia lands with a kick to the temple. Potkukelkka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hosnia throws a leg kick that misses.
Potkukelkka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hosnia sprawls well. Hosnia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Potkukelkka gets slowly back to his feet.
Richard Hosnia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Potkukelkka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hosnia tried to score with a low kick but Potkukelkka checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia checks a low kick from Potkukelkka.
Richard Hosnia is winning the standup battle so far.
Potkukelkka misses with a low kick.
Potkukelkka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hosnia.
Potkukelkka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hosnia tries a low kick but Potkukelkka avoids it.
Potkukelkka takes a swing at Hosnia's ribcage but misses.
Hosnia misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Potkukelkka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hosnia avoids a kick to the body.
Hosnia wants to land a leg kick but Potkukelkka is out of range.
Potkukelkka checks a low kick from Hosnia.
Potkukelkka shoots in looking for a takedown but Hosnia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potkukelkka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A leg kick checked by Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Hosnia.
Hosnia throws a leg kick but Potkukelkka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Potkukelkka throws a low kick, looking for Hosnia's leg but Hosnia calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hosnia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Potkukelkka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Potkukelkka throws a front kick that sends Hosnia stumbling back into the ropes.
Potkukelkka moves out of range of the body kick from Hosnia.
Potkukelkka connects with an inside leg kick.
Hosnia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Potkukelkka is able to avoid easily.
Hosnia looks to land a body kick but Potkukelkka moved away.
Potkukelkka blocks a low kick nicely.
Potkukelkka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Potkukelkka shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hosnia has his hands clasped together around Potkukelkka's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosnia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Potkukelkka.
Ground and pound from Potkukelkka.
Hosnia is refusing to be controlled, as Potkukelkka sits in half guard.
Potkukelkka is looking to advance position but Hosnia won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hosnia pushes Potkukelkka off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Potkukelkka or perhaps it was just good defense by Hosnia which made him look bad.
Potkukelkka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Potkukelkka fails with a takedown attempt.
Richard Hosnia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka is looking to score with low kicks.
Potkukelkka misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Hosnia slams his shin into Potkukelkka's torso.
Potkukelkka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Some bone on bone action there as Potkukelkka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice sprawl there from Hosnia as Potkukelkka shoots in.
Potkukelkka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Potkukelkka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Potkukelkka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hosnia as he jumps to the side.
Hosnia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hosnia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia tries to score with a low kick but Potkukelkka moves his leg out of the way.
Potkukelkka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hosnia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Potkukelkka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hosnia is trying to defend but Potkukelkka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potkukelkka lands strikes from half guard.

Potkukelkka is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potkukelkka throwing shots but Hosnia is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Potkukelkka.
I think Potkukelkka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Potkukelkka!
James Potkukelkka very nearly forgot to thank Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.