PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Muno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Muno
vs
Meikalainen

205 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 Helsinki, Evil Muno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Meikalainen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Muno finds it's way through Meikalainen's defenses.

Muno drives through and clinches with Meikalainen against the cage.
Meikalainen tries to break the clinch but Muno is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Muno - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meikalainen.
A head punch on the inside from Muno fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muno lands a body punch.
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!
Meikalainen is trying to break the clinch but Muno is controlling him.
Muno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muno cracks Meikalainen with a nice body shot.
Muno pushes Meikalainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Meikalainen.
Muno lands with a light punch inside.
Meikalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meikalainen is trying to break the clinch but Muno has him pressed against the cage.
Meikalainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muno has him pressed against the cage.
Meikalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muno blocks an uppercut.
Meikalainen is trying to force a seperation but Muno has the dominant position.
Muno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meikalainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meikalainen tries to circle away but Muno has him pinned against the cage.
Muno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muno avoiding damage.
Muno keeps control of Meikalainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meikalainen.
Muno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Matti Meikalainen has been cut.
Muno throws a head punch that misses.
Muno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Muno.
Muno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meikalainen working hard to break the clinch.
Muno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meikalainen is trying to stall.
Meikalainen is trying to push Muno away but Muno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Meikalainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muno lands with a short shot to the head.
Meikalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Muno.
Muno digs a right hand underneath Meikalainen's ribcage. Meikalainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Muno scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen tries to break free but Muno pushes him back against the cage.

Meikalainen breaks the clinch.
Meikalainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Muno there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Muno connects with a crisp jab.
Muno looks to land a left hand but Meikalainen moved out of range nicely.
Meikalainen throws a right hand that Muno ducks under and follows up with a left that Muno also avoids with ease.

Muno has Meikalainen up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Muno.

Meikalainen is rocked!
Meikalainen blocking some punches.
Meikalainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Muno finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meikalainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Meikalainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meikalainen working hard to break the clinch.
Muno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meikalainen is trying to push Muno away but Muno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muno pulls guard effortlessly.
Meikalainen wants to stand but Muno is controlling his posture from full guard.

Muno scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Meikalainen blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meikalainen thows a leg kick but Muno checks it
and Muno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meikalainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meikalainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Muno counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Muno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matti Meikalainen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Muno connects with a leg kick. Meikalainen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice shot lands for Meikalainen.
Meikalainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muno feints and then cracks Meikalainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meikalainen down.
Meikalainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Muno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meikalainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muno.
Muno has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Muno pushes Meikalainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Meikalainen is trying to break the clinch but Muno is controlling him.
Muno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meikalainen backwards.
A right hand to the body from Muno.
Evil Muno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muno presses Meikalainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meikalainen backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Meikalainen has had enough of the clinch but Muno keeps him there for the moment.
Muno cracks Meikalainen with a nice body shot.
Meikalainen lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muno.
Muno has Meikalainen pressed against the cage, preventing Meikalainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muno unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Meikalainen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Muno is unloading with more strikes now! Meikalainen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Muno!