PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kawashima
vs
Uusisto

182 cm
25
169 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
178 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Uusisto if he has to take too many more of those.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Uusisto.
Jurmas Uusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawashima moves away from the strike by Uusisto.
Kawashima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kawashima lands a nice hook to Uusisto's body. Uusisto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Uusisto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut there from Uusisto.

It looks like Eiji Kawashima has been cut.
Uusisto takes one on the button.
Uusisto with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Kawashima misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusisto looks for the body kick but Kawashima saw that one coming.
Uusisto throws the left hand but Kawashima avoids the punch easily.
Uusisto avoids a kick to the body.
Uusisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Uusisto throws a shot from downtown. Kawashima moves away and avoids it.
Uusisto misses with an uppercut. Kawashima saw that one coming.
Uusisto shoots in for a takedown but Kawashima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A big right from Kawashima misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima scores with a kick to the midsection.
Uusisto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Uusisto lands a nice shot that snaps Kawashima's head back.

Oooooh!!! Uusisto has knocked Kawashima down with a huge combo! Uusisto steps away and waves a wobbly Kawashima back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Kawashima is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawashima.
Oh Kawashima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
Kawashima scores with a leg kick.
Kawashima staying out of range there.
Kawashima seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawashima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uusisto throws out the jab.
Kawashima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Uusisto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kawashima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kawashima connects with a high kick.
Uusisto connects with a crisp jab.
Kawashima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kawashima. Uusisto shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto loads up on a big right hand but Kawashima slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kawashima 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 Uusisto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Uusisto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kawashima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Uusisto jabs at Kawashima's body.
Uusisto digs a good hook to Kawashima's body.

Uusisto shoots in and gets a takedown into Kawashima's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Uusisto looking to pass the guard.
Kawashima lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Uusisto!
Kawashima controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto tries to hold on but Kawashima postures up.
Kawashima controlling the pace for now.
Uusisto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Uusisto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima controlling from the full mount.
Uusisto is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurmas Uusisto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
That's time! Kawashima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kawashima misses with a wild body shot.
Kawashima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Uusisto throws an off balance right hand
and Kawashima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uusisto throws a lazy right hand but Kawashima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kawashima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kawashima on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Uusisto misses the shot to the body.
Uusisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawashima.
Uusisto throws a low kick, looking for Kawashima's leg but Kawashima calmly moves out of range.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Uusisto.
Uusisto throws a right hand that misses
and Kawashima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kawashima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uusisto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kawashima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uusisto tries to bum rush Kawashima with a series of wild strikes but Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uusisto wants to land a leg kick but Kawashima is out of range.
Uusisto misses with a body punch
and Kawashima counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto avoids the body shot from Kawashima.
Kawashima scores with a leg kick.
Kawashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uusisto misses with a double jab.
Uusisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uusisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uusisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uusisto misses with an uppercut.
Jurmas Uusisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uusisto misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Uusisto is predictable there
and Kawashima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uusisto lands the left hand.
Kawashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uusisto.
Uusisto throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Uusisto misses.

Uusisto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusisto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Uusisto is pressing down on Kawashima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kawashima is holding on for now.
Kawashima has his hands clasped together around Uusisto's back. He's all about the action.
Kawashima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Uusisto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Uusisto's back!
Uusisto wants to control his opponent's hands but Kawashima gets his hands free.
Kawashima biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima not allowing Uusisto to control his hands.
Kawashima has the hooks in. Uusisto is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kawashima is not going to allow Uusisto to sit and survive in this position.
Kawashima is hanging on to Uusisto's back as he tries to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Uusisto is looking to get to half guard.
Uusisto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Uusisto is trying to get back to full guard.
Kawashima looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawashima looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Uusisto wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jurmas Uusisto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Uusisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kawashima lands with a kick to the temple. Uusisto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kawashima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Uusisto.
Kawashima moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Uusisto looks to throw the jab but Kawashima is out of range.
Uusisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawashima's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Uusisto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kawashima - the referee stops the clock and Uusisto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kawashima. Uusisto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A clash of legs there as Uusisto blocks the low kick.
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
Kawashima lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawashima throws a head kick that half lands.
Kawashima cracks Uusisto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Uusisto misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawashima.
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawashima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kawashima lands an overhand right.
Kawashima checks a low kick from Uusisto.
Uusisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kawashima slips a straight right by Uusisto.
Kawashima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uusisto.
Uusisto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Uusisto dips to his left and cracks Kawashima with an uppercut!
A shot to the body from Uusisto misses
and Kawashima counters with a solid body kick.
Kawashima keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kawashima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uusisto tries a low kick but Kawashima avoids it.
Uusisto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawashima lands a glancing blow to the side of Uusisto's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima's corner calls for a 1-2. Kawashima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good leg kick by Kawashima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Uusisto needs to keep his hands up - Kawashima had a free shot at his head there.
Uusisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawashima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kawashima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Uusisto is out of range and Kawashima settles back down.
Uusisto just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kawashima. Beautiful body shot.
Kawashima stuffs the takedown.
Eiji Kawashima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uusisto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uusisto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uusisto loads up on a big right hand but Kawashima slips the punch.
Kawashima catches Uusisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good standup being displayed there by Uusisto as he connects with a hook.
Uusisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kawashima checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kawashima's head backwards.
Kawashima throws a leg kick which misses Uusisto's front leg but catches the back leg as Uusisto tries to avoid it.
Kawashima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Uusisto.
Kawashima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kawashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Uusisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kawashima.
Uusisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusisto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Uusisto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kawashima. Kawashima obviously looking to wear him down.
Uusisto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawashima checks a leg kick.
Kawashima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kawashima lands a brutal head kick. Uusisto looks out on his feet and Kawashima throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Eiji Kawashima!
Our winner, Eiji Kawashima, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.