PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvin Duran could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jyrki Katainen's chin.

Duran
vs
Katainen

185 cm
23
193 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

187 cm
27
194 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Duran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Katainen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Katainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katainen loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
Katainen scores with a jab. Duran acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Calvin Duran has been cut.
A left and a right from Katainen both land. Nice combination.
Katainen throws a lazy right hand but Duran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katainen lands a leg kick that knocks Duran off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duran.
Katainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katainen's sensitive parts.

Katainen moves into the clinch successfully.
Duran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Katainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
Katainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Duran.
Katainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duran is defending well for now.
Katainen throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duran lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Katainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duran connects with a crisp jab.
Duran looks to land a right hand but Katainen moved out of range.
Katainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katainen.
Katainen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran thuds his right hand into Katainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katainen.
Katainen with a nice cross.

Calvin Duran's cut is getting worse.
Katainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Katainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duran on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Katainen misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Duran.
A big left from Katainen misses.
Katainen defending well as Duran loads up on a big left hand.
Katainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katainen throws a lazy right hand but Duran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katainen darts in trying to clinch
and Duran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duran tries to clinch up.
Katainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Katainen takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws a shot from downtown. Katainen moves away and avoids it.
Duran scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Katainen misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Katainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duran connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duran misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duran lands with a kick to the temple. Katainen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Katainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duran moves away.
Duran wants to clinch up but Katainen keeps it at a distance.
Duran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duran slips under a jab.
Katainen swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katainen blocks a head kick by Duran.
Katainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jyrki Katainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran defending well as Katainen loads up on a big left hand.
Katainen misses with a hook.
Katainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Katainen.

Calvin Duran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Katainen closes the distance and pushes Duran back into the cage.
Duran blocks the elbow strike.
Duran works on Katainen's body with a couple of short punches.
Duran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katainen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Katainen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jeez, Calvin Duran's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Duran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Katainen backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Katainen lands an elbow just above Duran 's eye.
Katainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Duran misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jyrki Katainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Duran's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Katainen avoids the body shot from Duran.
Duran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Katainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Katainen.
Duran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katainen.
Katainen scores with a jab to the body.
Katainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Katainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duran lands a nice shot that snaps Katainen's head back.
Duran misses with a few strikes there.
Katainen misses with a body shot.
Duran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duran. That's going to slow Katainen down.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing.
Katainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran connects with an inside leg kick.
Duran misses with a body shot.
Jyrki Katainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katainen connects with a jab.
Duran slips under a jab.
Katainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duran misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duran.

Duran moves into the clinch successfully.
Duran working hard to break the clinch.
Katainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duran is defending well for now.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Katainen trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duran lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran blocks the elbow strike.
Katainen trying to control the position but instead, Duran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Katainen into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.

Duran breaks the clinch.
Katainen misses with an uppercut.
Katainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Duran counters with an inside leg kick.
Katainen misses with a looping right.
Duran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katainen.
Katainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran blocks a jab.
Katainen misses with a double jab.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran tries to clinch but Katainen is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Katainen.
Duran wants to land a leg kick but Katainen is out of range.
Nice jab there from Katainen.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jyrki Katainen!
Jyrki Katainen is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Jyrki Katainen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Adrenaline and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.