PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daigon Kins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kins comes to the cage accompanied by . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kins
vs
Surma

175 cm
27
151 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

167 cm
25
152 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daigon Kins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surma tries to clinch up but Kins circles away and keeps his distance.
Surma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch but Kins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daigon Kins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kins lands a jab.
Kins keeps the fight on the outside.
Kins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kins throws an overhand right that lands on Surma's shoulder, as Surma tries to avoid the shot.
Surma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kins's corner calls for a 1-2. Kins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Musta Surma has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Surma there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Kins does no damage.
Kins thows a body shot but no joy.
Kins looks to land a right hand but Surma moved out of range.
Kins throws a poor cross that misses
and Surma counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kins works the jab nicely.
Surma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kins manages to avoid it.
Kins throws a lazy uppercut
letting Surma counter with a right hand.
Surma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daigon Kins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Surma throws a head kick that misses.
Kins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Surma in his tracks.
Surma lands a jab to Kins's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kins lands a body shot.
Surma misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Surma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Surma.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kins.
Surma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch but Kins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Surma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Surma.
Kins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Surma.
Surma looks to throw the jab but Kins is out of range.
Surma tried to score with a low kick but Kins checks it.
Kins scores with a shot to the body.
Kins ducks under a wild hook from Surma.
Kins jabs at Surma's body.
Kins scores with a hook.
Surma doesn't manage to clinch there - Kins circles away.
Surma ducks right into an uppercut from Kins.
Kins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Surma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Surma throws a jab but it's blocked by Kins.
Kins looks to land a right hand but Surma moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Surma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Surma tries to clinch but Kins is having none of it.
Kins misses with an uppercut. Surma saw that one coming.
Kins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Surma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab, jab by Kins - just one landing.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surma was well out of range. Poor timing from Kins.
Surma walks into a stiff left hand from Kins.
Kins takes a swing at Surma's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Kins as he connects with a hook.
Surma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Surma misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kins misses the target.
Kins scores with a three punch combo!
Kins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Surma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Surma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Surma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kins moves away.
Surma staying out of range there.
Kins throws a big shot that misses.
Surma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kins's hands.
Kins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Surma.
Surma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Surma counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Surma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kins throws out the jab.
Kins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Surma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daigon Kins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Musta Surma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kins throws an off balance right hand
and Surma counters with a left to the body.
Surma loads up on a big right hand but Kins slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Surma.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kins, as that shot connected.
Daigon Kins is winning the standup battle so far.
Kins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Surma tries to clinch up.
Kins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Surma.
Kins throws a hook to the side of Surma's head but Surma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kins misses with a body shot

and Surma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Surma.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Surma misses with a looping left.
Surma lunges at Kins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kins's hand.
Surma misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot by Surma.
Kins missing with a left hand there. Surma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Surma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surma slips under a jab from Kins.
Surma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Kins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Surma staying out of range there.
Kins thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Kins misses its intended target.
Kins thows a body shot but no joy.
Surma avoids the body shot from Kins.
Surma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Surma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma throws a sloppy head kick and Kins moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kins lands a body shot.
Surma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kins throws a right hand that misses
and Surma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab by Kins.
Surma works Kins's body with a nice hook.
Kins throws a body punch but Surma moves out of range.
Kins connects with a single shot there.
Kins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kins throws a right and a left that Surma avoids nicely.
Surma shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kins eats them both and turns towards Surma to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Surma has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kins swings widly with a right hand
and Surma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kins thinking.
Surma jabs at Kins's body.
Surma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kins.
Surma lands a jab-cross combination.
Kins misses with an uppercut.
Surma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kins.
Surma wants to clinch up but Kins keeps it at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Surma, as that shot connected.
Surma ducks under a wild hook from Kins.
Surma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Musta Surma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surma takes one on the button.
Kins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kins misses with an uppercut

and Surma counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Surma.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Surma content to stall in guard here.
Kins wants to stand but Surma is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Musta Surma was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A combination from Surma does no damage.
Kins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot by Kins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Surma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Musta Surma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kins misses the shot to the body.
Surma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kins moves out of range as Surma throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Surma.
Kins throws a body punch but Surma moves out of range.
Surma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Surma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kins throws a hook but Surma blocks it.
Surma misses the shot to the body.
Kins throws a jab but it's blocked by Surma.
Surma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Surma scrambles back to his feet.
Kins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Surma.
Kins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surma moves away.

Surma shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma trying to pass the guard but Kins defending well.
Kins is staying active underneath Surma, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Surma not doing much here.

Musta Surma has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kins swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kins scores with a jab. Surma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Surma throws a right and a left that Kins avoids nicely.
Kins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Surma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kins.
Surma is looking to clinch but Kins is avoiding it.
Kins just misses with a punch to the body.
Kins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Surma takes a swing at Kins's ribcage but misses.
Surma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Surma blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kins. Surma does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma misses with a body shot.
Kins throws a body punch but Surma moves out of range.
Surma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kins checks a low kick from Surma.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surma was well out of range. Poor timing from Kins.
Kins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Surma.
Surma missing with a left hand there. Kins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Surma.
Surma throws a nice looking combination but Kins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Kins.
Kins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kins slaps away a takedown attempt from Surma, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Surma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kins loads up on a big right hand but Surma slips the punch.
Surma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Kins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Surma counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Kins.
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!
Surma tries to score with a low kick but Kins moves his leg out of the way.
Kins swats away the attempt to clinch by Surma.
Kins blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Surma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kins was well out of range. Poor timing from Surma.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daigon Kins.
I think Kins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a draw!