PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiju Kikuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matti Teitsi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Teitsi
vs
Kikuchi

161 cm
24
140 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daiju Kikuchi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Teitsi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kikuchi.
Kikuchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Teitsi throws a leg kick which misses Kikuchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kikuchi tries to avoid it.
Teitsi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Teitsi.
A telegraphed right hand from Teitsi misses the target.
Kikuchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teitsi misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Kikuchi.
Teitsi takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a wild combination.
Teitsi misses with a hook.
Teitsi misses the jab.
Kikuchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Teitsi misses with a combination
and Kikuchi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Teitsi throws a looping overhand right but Kikuchi ducks down to avoid it.
Teitsi throws a right hand that Kikuchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kikuchi also avoids with ease.
Teitsi misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kikuchi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kikuchi lands an overhand right.
Teitsi throws a body kick that misses.
Teitsi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kikuchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teitsi manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Teitsi.
Teitsi lands a nice shot that snaps Kikuchi's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kikuchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Teitsi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kikuchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi lands with a nice body kick.
Teitsi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kikuchi.
Teitsi jabs Kikuchi right on the nose. Kikuchi blinks but takes it well.
Teitsi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Teitsi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kikuchi.
A jab lands there for Teitsi.
Kikuchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kikuchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teitsi tries to work over Kikuchi's front leg with a kick but Kikuchi checks it.
Kikuchi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Matti Teitsi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Teitsi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi throws a body punch but Kikuchi moves out of range.
Teitsi lands with an overhand left.
Kikuchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kikuchi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Matti Teitsi has been cut.
Teitsi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kikuchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teitsi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teitsi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teitsi misses with a left hand
and Kikuchi counters with a left and a right that stings Teitsi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Teitsi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matti Teitsi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Teitsi tries to clinch up but Kikuchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Teitsi misses with a kick to the body.
Kikuchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teitsi.
Kikuchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teitsi throws a right hand that Kikuchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kikuchi also avoids with ease.
Kikuchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloppy strikes from Teitsi. Those never looked like landing.
Kikuchi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Teitsi misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Teitsi scores with the left hand. Kikuchi knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Teitsi. Those never looked like landing.
Teitsi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kikuchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Teitsi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Teitsi clinches with his opponent.
Kikuchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kikuchi misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi blocks an uppercut.
Kikuchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kikuchi misses with the head strike.
Kikuchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kikuchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Teitsi controls his hands.
Teitsi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teitsi prevents a body shot from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Teitsi.
Kikuchi pushes Teitsi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teitsi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kikuchi backwards.

Teitsi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teitsi throws a hook but Kikuchi avoids it easily.
Kikuchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Kikuchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Teitsi.
Kikuchi misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Teitsi lands with a hook. Kikuchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teitsi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kikuchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kikuchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teitsi lands a jab to the head.
Teitsi fakes the leg kick and cracks Kikuchi in the body.
Kikuchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teitsi swings for the body but Kikuchi moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teitsi manages to avoid it.
Teitsi misses with an uppercut. Kikuchi saw that one coming.
Teitsi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kikuchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kikuchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teitsi. That did some damage!
Kikuchi defending well as Teitsi loads up on a big left hand.
Teitsi throws a hook but Kikuchi avoids it easily.
Kikuchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teitsi throws a head kick but Kikuchi moves out of range.
Teitsi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teitsi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kikuchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Teitsi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matti Teitsi's cut.
That's time! Teitsi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Teitsi connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice combination there by Teitsi.
Teitsi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kikuchi looks to land a combination. Teitsi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Teitsi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kikuchi throws a hook but Teitsi blocks it.
Kikuchi misses with a straight right.
Kikuchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Teitsi. Kikuchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teitsi thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Teitsi misses
and Kikuchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kikuchi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Teitsi under the eye.
A big left from Teitsi misses.
Kikuchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Teitsi.
Teitsi tries to clinch but Kikuchi is having none of it.
Teitsi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kikuchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Teitsi throws a nice looking combination but Kikuchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teitsi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi lands with a nice body punch.
Teitsi lunges at Kikuchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kikuchi's hand.
Kikuchi takes one to the side of the head.
Teitsi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikuchi throws the kick towards the body but Teitsi avoids it.
Kikuchi misses with a head kick.
Teitsi defending well as Kikuchi loads up on a big left hand.
Teitsi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kikuchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kikuchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kikuchi.
Teitsi thuds his right hand into Kikuchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Teitsi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Teitsi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikuchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Teitsi.
Kikuchi missing with a left hand there. Teitsi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teitsi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kikuchi is out of range and Teitsi settles back down.
Teitsi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kikuchi slips under a jab from Teitsi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi works Kikuchi's body with a nice hook.
Teitsi lands with a slapping head kick.
That kick from Kikuchi tenderised Teitsi's leg. Teitsi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kikuchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teitsi.
Kikuchi throws a shot from downtown. Teitsi moves away and avoids it.
Daiju Kikuchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teitsi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teitsi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kikuchi is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kikuchi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Matti Teitsi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikuchi takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matti Teitsi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teitsi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Teitsi!
A less than humble Matti Teitsi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.