PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Juntunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackenzie King's entrance music is Westside Connection - Gangsta Nation. A fine choice. Juntunen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lumessakahlaajat. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mackenzie King
vs
Juntunen

187 cm
32
211 lbs
32 - 19 - 1

198 cm
29
220 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Perkele!
Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Mackenzie King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Juntunen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Juntunen - that will leave a mark!
Mackenzie King tried to score with a low kick but Juntunen checks it.
Juntunen misses with an uppercut
and Mackenzie King counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Juntunen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mackenzie King. Juntunen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juntunen throws a leg kick but Mackenzie King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donk. Mackenzie King catches Juntunen right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses.
Juntunen lands with an uppercut that bounces Mackenzie King off the cage and back into range.
Juntunen misses with a hook.
Juntunen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mackenzie King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mackenzie King has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mackenzie King looks to throw the jab but Juntunen is out of range.
Mackenzie King just misses with a punch to the body.
Mackenzie King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Juntunen.
Juntunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juntunen lands a head kick!

It looks like William Mackenzie King has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntunen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Juntunen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mackenzie King has time to react.
Mackenzie King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mackenzie King swings for the body but Juntunen moves out of range.
Mackenzie King tries to land a leg kick but Juntunen saw it coming and moves away.
Mackenzie King takes one on the button.

Mackenzie King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mackenzie King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Juntunen dodges the ground and pound from Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Juntunen is trying to work for a sweep but Mackenzie King has mounted him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mackenzie King looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King lands a heavy elbow.
Juntunen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mackenzie King landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mackenzie King pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mackenzie King lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mackenzie King connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mackenzie King with the ground and pound from mount.
Mackenzie King misses with a head shot.
Juntunen is trying desperately to improve position.
Mackenzie King landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mackenzie King unloading with bombs!

It looks like Tomi Juntunen has been cut.
Mackenzie King trying to control but Juntunen is having none of it.
Mackenzie King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Juntunen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mackenzie King raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mackenzie King throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Juntunen because Mackenzie King loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King unloads with some shots from mount but Juntunen bucks and avoids them well.
Mackenzie King landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mackenzie King punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mackenzie King is landing with some decent strikes but Juntunen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Juntunen suckers Mackenzie King into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Juntunen is now in Mackenzie King's guard!
Juntunen pushes down on Mackenzie King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mackenzie King is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Mackenzie King dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Juntunen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Juntunen scores with a decent looking hook.
Tomi Juntunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juntunen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Juntunen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mackenzie King blocks a leg kick.
Juntunen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mackenzie King blocks a head kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen thows a body kick. Mackenzie King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Juntunen clobbers Mackenzie King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mackenzie King blocks a head kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen cracks Mackenzie King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Juntunen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mackenzie King moves out of range as Juntunen throws a body kick.
Juntunen 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Juntunen.
Mackenzie King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mackenzie King moves out of range of the body kick from Juntunen.
Tomi Juntunen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juntunen staying out of range there.
Mackenzie King avoids the head kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen cracks Mackenzie King with a good jab.
Crunch! Juntunen slams his shin into Mackenzie King's torso.
Juntunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juntunen tries to land a leg kick but Mackenzie King saw it coming and moves away.
Juntunen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Juntunen walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Juntunen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Juntunen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mackenzie King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mackenzie King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Juntunen tries to land a leg kick but Mackenzie King saw it coming and moves away.
Juntunen connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntunen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mackenzie King motions for Juntunen to come forward. Mackenzie King throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mackenzie King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Juntunen.
Mackenzie King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Juntunen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Juntunen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mackenzie King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mackenzie King scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juntunen. Juntunen obviously looking to wear him down.
Juntunen lands a jab to Mackenzie King's midsection.
Mackenzie King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Juntunen is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Juntunen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mackenzie King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mackenzie King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Juntunen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juntunen. Mackenzie King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juntunen throws a leg kick but Mackenzie King sees it coming and moves out of range.
Juntunen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mackenzie King thows a body shot but no joy.
Juntunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tomi Juntunen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Mackenzie King dives in and scores a takedown into Juntunen's guard.
Mackenzie King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mackenzie King passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mackenzie King wants to pass the guard but Juntunen is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King wants to take a breather but Juntunen is having none of it.
Mackenzie King throws a strike but Juntunen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Juntunen keeping full guard, as Mackenzie King tries to pass.
Mackenzie King postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackenzie King won't allow Juntunen to sweep him here.
Mackenzie King passes Juntunen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mackenzie King is looking to take a break and control but Juntunen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomi Juntunen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Juntunen.
Juntunen avoids the body shot from Mackenzie King.
Juntunen scores with a leg kick.
Mackenzie King scores with a nice body kick.
Juntunen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mackenzie King misses with a low kick.
Mackenzie King stuns Juntunen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mackenzie King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juntunen pinned against the cage. Juntunen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Juntunen misses with a low kick.
Juntunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mackenzie King was well out of range. Poor timing from Juntunen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie King connects with a looping right hand.
Juntunen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Juntunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Juntunen coming out on top.
Mackenzie King is looking to wear down Juntunen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mackenzie King throws a leg kick that misses.
Juntunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mackenzie King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Juntunen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mackenzie King misses with a hook.
Juntunen misses with a wild body shot.
Juntunen lands an overhand right.
Juntunen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mackenzie King throws a leg kick but Juntunen moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen lands a nice hook to Mackenzie King's body. Mackenzie King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Juntunen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mackenzie King's sensitive parts.
Mackenzie King throws a hook to the side of Juntunen's head but Juntunen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Juntunen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mackenzie King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Juntunen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mackenzie King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mackenzie King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Juntunen throws a body punch but Mackenzie King moves out of range.
Juntunen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mackenzie King misses with a hook. Juntunen ducked under it nicely.
Juntunen swinging wildly here.
Juntunen throws a head kick that Mackenzie King semi-blocks.
Mackenzie King checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses

and Mackenzie King counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Juntunen!
Juntunen tries to bench press Mackenzie King off him but Mackenzie King keeps the position.
Juntunen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juntunen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mackenzie King is looking to take a break and control but Juntunen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Juntunen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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!
Juntunen is looking for a sweep.
Mackenzie King fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mackenzie King looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Juntunen is avoiding damage well.
Mackenzie King is looking to take a break and control but Juntunen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mackenzie King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Mackenzie King.
I think Mackenzie King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Mackenzie King!
An intense looking William Mackenzie King took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'The people's champion wins again!'.