PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Ny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kanerva
vs
Ny

190 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Ny!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Ny.
Ny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kanerva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kanerva throws a jab when Ny was well out of range.
Ny changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ny throws a leg kick but Kanerva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kanerva tries a head kick but it misses.
Kanerva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kanerva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ny checks a leg kick nicely.
Kanerva throws the kick towards the body but Ny avoids it.
Kanerva slips under a jab.
Kanerva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kanerva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanerva looks to land a right hand but Ny moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Ny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva misses with a body shot.
Ny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ny loads up on a big right hand but Kanerva slips the punch.
Kanerva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanerva.
Ny throws a lazy right hand but Kanerva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ny connects with a looping right hand.
Ny lands a jab-cross combination.
Kanerva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ny slips a jab and a cross from Kanerva.
Ny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Kanerva misses.
Ny throws a big shot that misses.
Kanerva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kanerva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva tries to move into range but Ny moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kanerva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanerva throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Ny to counter with a crisp jab.
Ny moves out of range as Kanerva strikes.
Kanerva throws a lazy right hand but Ny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kanerva tries to work over Ny's front leg with a kick but Ny checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanerva. Ny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ny avoids the head kick by Kanerva.
Kanerva wants to clinch
letting Ny counter with a right hand.
Ny avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Ny misses.
Kanerva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ny.
Ny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva misses with a right hand
and Ny counters with a good low kick that Kanerva was not able to check.
Kanerva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kanerva looks to throw a body kick
and Ny counters with a nice body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Ny there.
Kanerva staying out of range there.
Kanerva lands with a right hand.
Kanerva tries to work over Ny's front leg with a kick but Ny checks it.
Kanerva misses with a leg kick
and Ny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ny takes a swing at Kanerva's ribcage but misses.
Kanerva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kanerva looks to throw the jab but Ny is out of range.
Ny lands a glancing blow to the side of Kanerva's head.
Ny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kanerva blocks a leg kick.
Ny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva motions for Ny to come forward. Kanerva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kanerva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ny.
Ny slips a jab and a cross from Kanerva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanerva walks into a straight right hand from Ny.
Kanerva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ny to score with a decent uppercut.
Ny is looking to clinch.
Kanerva staying out of range there.
Kanerva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ny lands a head shot.
Kanerva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ny was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanerva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kanerva rushes Ny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kanerva lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Ny dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kanerva throws a wild body kick that Ny sees coming a mile off.
Ny avoids a kick to the body.
Ny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Kanerva clinches up with Ny and pushes him back against the cage.
Ny is trying to force a seperation but Kanerva has the dominant position.
Ny is trying to break free.
Ny dodges an elbow strike from Kanerva.

Kanerva breaks from the clinch.
Ny throws the left hand but Kanerva avoids the punch easily.
Kanerva throws a head kick but Ny moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Ny as he connects with a hook.
Ny tries to clinch but Kanerva is having none of it.
Kanerva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ny was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanerva.
Ny connects with a crisp jab.

Ny moves into the clinch.
Kanerva misses with an elbow strike.
Ny is looking to break free of the clinch but Kanerva has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Ny as the two fighters clinch.

Ny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanerva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ny.
Kanerva misses with a body kick.
Kanerva misses with a body shot
and Ny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ny scores with a sloppy right hand. Kanerva should have avoided that one.
Good work by Ny as he checks the leg kick.
Ny lunges at Kanerva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kanerva's hand.
Ny is looking to land body kicks.
Kanerva throws out a loose jab but Ny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ny scores with a sloppy right hand. Kanerva should have avoided that one.

Kanerva is rocked!
Kanerva throws a shot from downtown. Ny moves away and avoids it.
Oh Kanerva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Ny.
Kanerva seems to have got his legs back now.
Ny misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kanerva throws the kick towards the body but Ny avoids it.
Ny throws a hook but Kanerva blocks it.
Ny avoids the head kick by Kanerva.
Kanerva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ny moves out of range as Kanerva strikes.
Kanerva lands with a nice body kick.
Kanerva wants to clinch up but Ny keeps it at a distance.
Ny paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kanerva throws a hook but Ny blocks it.
Kanerva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ny.
Ny lands a jab.
Ny connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ny misses the jab.
Ny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanerva.

Kanerva rushes Ny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanerva tries to clinch there but Ny circles away.

Kanerva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanerva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ny misses with an uppercut. Kanerva saw that one coming.
Ny moves out of range of the leg kick from Kanerva.
Ny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ny fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kanerva checks it well.
Kanerva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ny tries a low kick but Kanerva avoids it.
Kanerva looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ny works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ny closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kanerva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kanerva takes a swing at Ny's ribcage but misses.
Kanerva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ny feints and then cracks Kanerva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanerva down.
Kanerva slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Kanerva misses its intended target.
Kanerva missing with a left hand there. Ny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ny moves in looking to clinch but Kanerva pushes him off.
Ny misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Ny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kanerva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ny.
Kanerva moves to clinch but Ny breaks away
and Ny counters with a straight right hand.
Kanerva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanerva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kanerva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanerva.
Kanerva is looking to land body kicks.
Ny jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ny throws a big shot that misses.
Ny moves out of range of the body kick from Kanerva.
Nice defenses there by Kanerva.
Ny moves out of range of the body kick from Kanerva.
Kanerva throws a hook but Ny blocks it.
Ny slips a jab from Kanerva.
Kanerva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanerva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ny scores with a nice head shot.
Kanerva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kanerva.
Kanerva walks into a straight right hand from Ny.
Kanerva lands a high kick!
Kanerva defending well as Ny loads up on a big left hand.
Kanerva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kanerva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kanerva misses with a low kick.
Ny lands with a cross.
Kanerva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ny throws out the jab.
Kanerva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ny avoids a kick to the body.
Kanerva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ny lands with an uppercut that bounces Kanerva off the cage and back into range.
Ny misses with a hook. Kanerva ducked under it nicely.
Kanerva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanerva throws a leg kick but Ny checks it.
Ny does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kanerva tries a low kick but Ny avoids it.
Ny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ny throws out a loose jab but Kanerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ny dips to his left and cracks Kanerva with an uppercut!
A jab from Ny misses.
A punch combination from Ny misses.
Kanerva looks to score with a jab to the body but Ny is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ny misses with a hook. Kanerva ducked under it nicely.
Ny thows a body shot but no joy.
Kanerva slips a jab from Ny.
Some bone on bone action there as Kanerva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ny thuds his shin into the meat of Kanerva's side.
Ny throws out a leg kick but Kanerva moves out of range and Ny only half commits.
Ny throws a shot from downtown. Kanerva moves away and avoids it.
Kai Ny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanerva lands with a slapping head kick.
Ny misses the jab.
Kanerva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kanerva throws an overhand right that lands on Ny's shoulder, as Ny tries to avoid the shot.
Ny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanerva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanerva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ny counters with a good low kick that Kanerva was not able to check.
Ny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ny.
Kanerva checks a leg kick nicely.
Kanerva throws a leg kick that misses.
Kanerva moves away from the strike by Ny.
Ny moves out of range of the body kick.
Ny shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kanerva eats them both and turns towards Ny to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ny misses with a straight left.
Ny paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kai Ny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ny avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanerva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ny is out of range and Kanerva settles back down.
Ny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanerva.
Ny looks to throw the jab but Kanerva is out of range.
Kim Kanerva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Ny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ny has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Ny!
After winning the bout, Kai Ny thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.