PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mykka Hoivunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoivunen has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hoivunen
vs
McSweeney

195 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
26
280 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mykka Hoivunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from McSweeney.
Hoivunen is breathing heavily.
McSweeney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

McSweeney has taken the fight to the clinch.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McSweeney lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoivunen.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Mykka Hoivunen has been cut.
Hoivunen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McSweeney is leaning against Hoivunen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McSweeney avoiding damage.
McSweeney lands a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from McSweeney.
McSweeney will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hoivunen up against the cage.
McSweeney working Hoivunen over with knees to the body.

McSweeney breaks from the clinch.
McSweeney cracks the inside of Hoivunen's front leg.
Hoivunen 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randall McSweeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McSweeney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoivunen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McSweeney tries to clinch but Hoivunen is having none of it.
McSweeney connects with an inside leg kick.
McSweeney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoivunen's calf.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McSweeney lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoivunen circles away from the clinch attempt.
McSweeney cracks the inside of Hoivunen's front leg.
McSweeney throws a nice inside leg kick.
McSweeney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoivunen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McSweeney lands with a cross.
Hoivunen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McSweeney tries to clinch up but Hoivunen circles away and keeps his distance.
McSweeney tries to clinch up but Hoivunen circles away and keeps his distance.

McSweeney gets a clinch.

McSweeney breaks the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McSweeney - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoivunen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

McSweeney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
McSweeney jerks Hoivunen's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Hoivunen drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! McSweeney goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from McSweeney because Hoivunen was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Randall McSweeney!