PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mulroon Deforz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Promentory. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Deforz
vs
Kuusela

189 cm
34
184 lbs
29 - 12 - 1

192 cm
35
195 lbs
26 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Fight Night Nutrition
Brute

Perkele!
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mulroon Deforz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deforz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuusela.
Deforz throws a shot to the body.
Kuusela takes a swing at Deforz's ribcage but misses.
Deforz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Deforz misses.
Kuusela throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Deforz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Deforz checks a leg kick.
Kuusela moves in looking to clinch but Deforz pushes him off.
Deforz lands a nice hook to Kuusela's body. Kuusela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuusela ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuusela sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deforz tries to clinch up.
Kuusela changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Deforz wants to land a leg kick but Kuusela is out of range.
Kuusela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz misses with a left hand
and Kuusela counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuusela misses with a kick to the body.
Kuusela moves out of range of the body kick from Deforz.

Kuusela moves into range and clinches up with Deforz.
Kuusela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuusela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuusela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deforz's elbow.

Deforz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deforz 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuusela.
Kuusela avoids the head kick by Deforz.
Deforz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuusela momentarily.
Deforz blocks the body kick.
Deforz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mulroon Deforz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Deforz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deforz connects with a crisp jab.
Deforz scores with a nice strike.
Deforz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Deforz lands with a cross.
Deforz is looking to clinch.
Kuusela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Deforz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuusela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deforz thuds a left hand into Kuusela's body.

Kuusela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deforz slowing the pace effectively.
Deforz is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuusela has double underhooks.
Deforz scores with a shot to the side of Kuusela's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deforz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deforz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kuusela lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Kuusela.
Deforz slowing the pace effectively.
Kuusela blocking some punches.
Deforz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deforz is trying to push Kuusela away but Kuusela has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kuusela misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deforz tries a body shot but Kuusela blocks it.
Deforz working hard to break the clinch.
Deforz managing to block the knees to the body from Kuusela.
Deforz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deforz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deforz misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deforz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deforz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Deforz.
Kuusela gets through Deforz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Deforz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuusela tries to work over Deforz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deforz avoiding damage as Kuusela throws knees to the body.
Deforz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuusela backwards.

Deforz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deforz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuusela is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Deforz rather than just go for the knockout.
Deforz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deforz wants to clinch but Kuusela slips to the side
and Kuusela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuusela throws out a powerful jab.
Kuusela misses with an uppercut. Deforz saw that one coming.
Deforz is looking to clinch but Kuusela is avoiding it.
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 Mulroon Deforz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Deforz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kuusela scores with a nice right hand.
Kuusela wants to clinch up but Deforz keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuusela. Deforz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuusela misses with a head kick.
Deforz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuusela can pounce on him.
Deforz throws out a loose jab but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuusela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deforz was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuusela cracks the inside of Deforz's front leg.
Deforz cracks a nice hook into Kuusela's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deforz.
Deforz looks to land a left hand but Kuusela moved out of range nicely.
Deforz throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Deforz cracks Kuusela with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deforz throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Deforz connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuusela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Kuusela clinches up against the cage.
Deforz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Deforz fails to land.
Kuusela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deforz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuusela pushes Deforz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deforz wants to break free but Kuusela has control.
Deforz blocks a body shot from Kuusela.
Mulroon Deforz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Deforz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuusela.
Deforz tries to circle away but Kuusela has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuusela or not.
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!
Deforz is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuusela.

Kuusela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuusela throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Deforz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuusela keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuusela scores with a push kick.
Kuusela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deforz.
Deforz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kuusela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deforz.
Deforz thuds his right hand into Kuusela's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuusela throws a jab when Deforz was well out of range.
Kuusela misses with a leg kick
and Deforz counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Kuusela.
Kuusela scores with a nice strike.
Deforz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuusela thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuusela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Deforz pushes Kuusela up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Deforz.
A head punch on the inside from Deforz fails to land.
Kuusela taking a breather.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Deforz.
Kuusela throws a head punch that misses.
Deforz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuusela controls his hands.
Deforz looking to stall.
Deforz is trying to break the clinch but Kuusela is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deforz throws a head punch that misses.
Deforz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuusela.
A shot in the inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deforz tries a body shot but Kuusela blocks it.
Deforz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuusela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deforz tries to work over Kuusela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Deforz tries to throw a body punch but Kuusela avoids it by throwing Deforz back against the cage.
Kuusela leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuusela.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Deforz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deforz.
Kuusela tries to land knees in the clinch but Deforz avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Deforz.
Deforz lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Armo Kuusela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Deforz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Kuusela takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Deforz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuusela doesn't seem phased though.
Kuusela defending well as Deforz loads up on a big left hand.
Kuusela darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Deforz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuusela at a distance.
Deforz misses the jab.
Kuusela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deforz. Deforz obviously looking to wear him down.
Deforz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusela was well out of range. Poor timing from Deforz.
Kuusela looks to score with a jab to the body but Deforz is just out of range.
Kuusela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Deforz scores with the left hand. Kuusela knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deforz throws a head kick that misses.
Kuusela scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Deforz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Deforz throws out a powerful jab.
Deforz avoids a kick to the body.
Deforz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuusela. That did some damage!
Deforz tries to clinch up but Kuusela circles away and keeps his distance.
Deforz connects with a crisp jab.
Deforz throws a body kick that misses.
Kuusela blocks the body kick.
Deforz moves out of range of the body kick from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a sloppy head kick and Deforz moves out of range easily.
Kuusela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deforz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuusela manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz throws a leg kick
and Kuusela counters with a two punch combo.
Deforz misses with a low kick.
Deforz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuusela.
Kuusela misses with a looping left.
Kuusela wants to clinch up but Deforz keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deforz can pounce on him.
Kuusela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuusela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deforz slips under a jab from Kuusela.
Deforz throws a leg kick but Kuusela checks it.
Deforz lands with a cross.
Armo Kuusela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deforz thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deforz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kuusela uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Deforz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Deforz lands a slapping body shot.
Deforz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Deforz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deforz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deforz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuusela if he has to take too many more of those.
Kuusela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuusela 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.
Deforz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deforz moves in looking to clinch but Kuusela pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Deforz.
Kuusela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuusela slips under a jab from Deforz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusela feints and then cracks Deforz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deforz down.
Kuusela misses with the combination.
Deforz lands a nice shot that snaps Kuusela's head back.
Kuusela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Kuusela clinches.
Deforz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuusela's elbow.
Kuusela lands a hook that snaps the head of Deforz backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deforz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deforz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mulroon Deforz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deforz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!