PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle has chosen Edu Kehäkettunen & Stig Dogg - Kullii as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kaunismieli
vs
Bickle

183 cm
18
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.

Kaunismieli forces Bickle back against the cage and clinches.
Kaunismieli stalling in the clinch but Bickle improves position.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaunismieli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaunismieli has double underhooks.
Bickle stalling in the clinch but Kaunismieli improves position.
Kaunismieli is pushing Bickle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.

Kaunismieli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head but Kaunismieli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaunismieli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle keeps the fight on the outside.
Bickle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaunismielis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli thows a body shot but no joy.
Bickle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bickle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bickle throws a lazy right hand but Kaunismieli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Bickle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle connects with a jab.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Kaunismieli throws a lazy right hand but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaunismieli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bickle misses with a hook. Kaunismieli ducked under it nicely.
Kaunismieli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to the nose.
Kaunismieli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaunismieli looks to land a combination. Bickle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kaunismieli moves away from the strike by Bickle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaunismieli misses with a combination
and Kaunismieli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bickle works Kaunismieli's body with a nice hook.
Bickle scores with a jab.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Bickle.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Bickle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaunismieli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Bickle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kaunismieli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kaunismieli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaunismieli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaunismieli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaunismieli.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Bickle throws a lazy right hand but Kaunismieli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bickle connects with a body shot that sends Kaunismieli's belly button to the back.
Bickle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaunismieli.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli slips a jab from Bickle.
A combination from Kaunismieli does no damage.
Bickle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle lands with an uppercut that bounces Kaunismieli off the cage and back into range.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaunismieli.
Bickle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kaunismieli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bickle staying out of range there.
Kaunismieli lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
Bickle looks to land a combination but Kaunismieli avoids it well.
Bickle lands with a right hand.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Bickle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaunismieli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a series of punches.
Bickle scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaunismieli stalks Bickle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bickle's face. Bickle staggers backwards, shaken.
Bickle throws a shot to the body.
Bickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaunismieli.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle throws a right hand that Kaunismieli ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaunismieli also avoids with ease.
Kaunismieli lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Bickle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Donk. Bickle catches Kaunismieli right on the button with a cross.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Bickle throws a series of punches but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bickle throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.
Bickle lands with a good body shot.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bickle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Bickle misses.
A slow jab from Bickle misses its intended target.
A jab from Bickle finds it's way through Kaunismieli's defenses.
Kaunismieli works Bickle's body with a nice hook.
Bickle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kaunismieli under the eye.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle throws a series of punches but Kaunismieli avoids them all with ease.
Kaunismieli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bickle misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle.
Bickle slips a jab from Kaunismieli.
A punch lands to the side of Kaunismieli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kaunismieli lands with a straight right. Bickle didn't see that one coming.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Kaunismieli moves away from the strike by Bickle.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight right.
Kaunismieli misses with a looping left.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Kaunismieli looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Kaunismieli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bickle lands with a right hand.
Bickle misses with a straight right.
Kaunismieli throws a nice looking combination but Bickle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bickle looks to land a combination but Kaunismieli avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bickle does no damage.
Bickle misses with a two punch combination.
Bickle jabs Kaunismieli right on the nose. Kaunismieli blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle throws a lazy right hand but Kaunismieli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Travis Bickle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bickle.
Bickle throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bickle thinking.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle throws an overhand right that lands on Kaunismieli's shoulder, as Kaunismieli tries to avoid the shot.
Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bickle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bickle there.
Bickle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaunismieli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaunismieli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bickle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kaunismieli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaunismieli lands with an uppercut that bounces Bickle off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Bickle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bickle misses with a lunging right hand

and Kaunismieli counters by moving into the clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bickle trying to stall but Kaunismieli improves his position.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Kaunismieli stalling the fight.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle lands a right hand.
Bickle is trying to break the clinch but Kaunismieli is controlling him.
Bickle lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Bickle.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaunismieli is trying to maintain a safe position but Bickle gets an underhook and turns Kaunismieli into the cage.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Bickle.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Bickle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
That's time! Kaunismieli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kaunismieli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kaunismieli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kaunismieli catches Bickle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bickle scores with a nice strike.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaunismieli lands with a right hand.
Kaunismieli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickle.
Kaunismieli misses the jab.
Kaunismieli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kaunismieli throws a body punch but Bickle moves out of range.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle lands with a nice body punch.
Bickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaunismieli throws out the jab.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaunismieli moves away.
Bickle misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaunismieli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli drops his hands momentarily and Bickle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kaunismieli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kaunismieli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Bickle misses its intended target.
Bickle throws a right hand that Kaunismieli ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaunismieli also avoids with ease.
Bickle slips a straight right by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws out a powerful jab.
Kaunismieli misses with a looping right.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bickle clobbers Kaunismieli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaunismieli takes a swing at Bickle's ribcage but misses.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Bickle connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bickle. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaunismieli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bickle scores with a jab to the body.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the side of Bickle's head but Bickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab from Bickle.
Bickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Bickle defending well as Kaunismieli loads up on a big left hand.
Bickle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaunismieli.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Bickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kaunismieli has time to react.
Bickle missing with a left hand there. Kaunismieli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaunismieli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Bickle.
Bickle slips a jab from Kaunismieli.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle lands a nice hook to Kaunismieli's body. Kaunismieli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kaunismieli throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kaunismieli moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Kaunismieli walks into a stiff left hand from Bickle.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab from Bickle.
Bickle throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle cracks Kaunismieli with a good jab.
Travis Bickle 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.
Kaunismieli throws a series of punches but Bickle avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaunismieli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle lands a body shot.
Bickle scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaunismieli should have avoided that one.
Bickle lands a lovely overhand right.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Bickle.
Well Bickle 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.