PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kuusela
vs
Alkofer

165 cm
20
163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
30
162 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alkofer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alkofer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kuusela knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Alkofer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kuusela has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kuusela takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kuusela wants to control but Alkofer postures up.

Alkofer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kuusela is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alkofer off and has taken his back!

Kuusela is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Alkofer has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusela tries to get the hooks in deep but Alkofer pushed the leg off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer is really stuck here.

Kuusela working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Kuusela working for the choke.
Alkofer is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kuusela looking for the choke but no joy.
Kuusela has the hooks in. Alkofer is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

Alkofer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Kuusela working for a choke but Alkofer reverses nicely into Kuusela 's guard.
Kuusela is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Alkofer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alkofer pushing down on Kuusela's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alkofer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuusela with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Alkofer is looking for a kimura here.

Kuusela looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Alkofer pushes past his half guard into mount!
Alkofer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kuusela takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Alkofer is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kuusela is surviving well by controlling Alkofer's body position as best he can.

Alkofer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kuusela working to try and regain half guard.
Alkofer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alkofer with good strikes from the mount here!

Alkofer is working for a guillotine from mount but Kuusela frees his head quite easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alkofer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alkofer with the ground and pound from mount.
Alkofer punishing his opponent with strikes.

Alkofer working for a guillotine from mount but Kuusela is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Alkofer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alkofer goes for a double leg but Kuusela avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kuusela continues to drive forward.

Alkofer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kuusela can't fight it off and eventually Alkofer manages to take the fight to the floor. Kuusela looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alkofer looking to pass the guard.
Alkofer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kuusela's guard.
Nice strikes from Alkofer there.
Alkofer prevents Kuusela from improving his position.

Alkofer is looking for a kimura but Kuusela is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alkofer to get the leverage.
Alkofer passes to side control.
Alkofer cracks Kuusela with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kuusela down.

Alkofer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Alkofer is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuusela is defending well.

Alkofer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kuusela tries to improve position but can't.
Alkofer passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kuusela!
Kuusela keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Christian Alkofer has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kuusela is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Alkofer looking to secure an arm triangle but Kuusela defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alkofer landing shots from mount.

Alkofer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kuusela to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kuusela shrugs it off.
Alkofer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kuusela tries to hold on but Alkofer pushes him away.
Alkofer lands with some strikes.
Alkofer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kuusela's face.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alkofer lands a heavy elbow.
Alkofer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alkofer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kuusela to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kuusela shrugs it off.
Alkofer cracks Kuusela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alkofer working Kuusela over with strikes here.
Kuusela is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alkofer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alkofer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Alkofer has hold of Kuusela's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kuusela manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Alkofer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kuusela hang on?
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alkofer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kuusela is looking to get to half guard.
Alkofer landing strikes from the mount.
Alkofer breaks from Kuusela's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kuusela tries to hold on but Alkofer pushes him away.
Alkofer lands a big elbow.

Kuusela is rocked!
Kuusela is in a horrible position here. Alkofer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Kuusela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alkofer lands a big shot to the head and Kuusela winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Christian Alkofer!