PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bregan Union has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Union
vs
Koira

178 cm
25
182 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bregan Union!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karri Koira!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koira forces Union back against the cage and clinches.
Koira swings wildly with an uppercut but Union uses good head movement to avoid it.
Union working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Koira fails to land.
Union is trying to force a seperation but Koira has the dominant position.

Koira manages to break the clinch.
Koira misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Koira misses.
Koira misses with a hook.
Koira looks to clinch
and Union counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Koira rushes Union and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koira has a couple of punches blocked by Union.
Koira misses with a short punch on the inside.

Union breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karri Koira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koira tries to clinch up.
Koira throws a series of punches but Union moves out of range.
Union throws a jab but it's blocked by Koira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Union shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koira eats them both and turns towards Union to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Karri Koira has been cut.
Koira takes one on the button.
Union throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Union moves out of range as Koira strikes.
Union misses with a body shot.
Koira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Union. Union circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Union tries to bum rush Koira with a series of wild strikes but Koira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Union. That did some damage!
Koira lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Koira clinches.
Koira has Union pressed against the cage, preventing Union from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Union blocking some punches.
Koira tries a body shot but Union blocks it.
Koira working aggressively here.

Koira manages to break the clinch.
Koira lands with a shot to the body.
Union misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Union. That snapped Koira's head back.
Union scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koira doesn't seem bothered though.
Koira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koira 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.
Koira misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Union. Those never looked like landing.
Koira staying out of range there.
Union connects with a right hand. Koira shakes it off.
Koira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Union swings for the body but Koira moves out of range.
Koira motions for Union to come forward. Koira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Union.
Koira fails to land with a series of punches.
Koira looks to land a right hand but Union moved out of range.
Koira tries to clinch but Union is having none of it.
Union misses with an uppercut.
Koira lands a jab to the nose.
Koira lands a nice hook to Union's body. Union takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Union misses with a wild body shot.
Union steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koira.
Koira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koira scores with a sloppy right hand. Union should have avoided that one.
Koira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Union misses with a looping left.
Koira cracks Union with a right hand to the side of the head.
Union smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Union slips a jab and a cross from Koira.
Koira connects with a single shot there.
Koira misses with a looping left.
Union scores with a sloppy right hand. Koira should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koira moves out of range of the strikes.
Koira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Union.
Union misses with an uppercut. Koira saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Union manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koira throws a body punch but Union moves out of range.
Koira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koira lands a jab to Union's midsection.
Union showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koira.
Koira swings widly with a right hand
letting Union counter with a right hand.
Union misses with an uppercut.
Koira tries to clinch up but Union circles away and keeps his distance.

Koira pushes Union up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koira.

Koira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Union fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koira manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Koira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koira moves out of range as Union strikes.
Union scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koira doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Karri Koira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karri Koira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Koira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Koira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Koira lands a nice shot that snaps Union's head back.
Koira throws a hook but Union avoids it easily.
Union loads up on a big right hand but Koira slips the punch.
A big left from Koira misses.
Koira misses with a body shot.
Koira is looking to clinch but Union is avoiding it.
Union slips under a jab.
Koira throws a nice outside leg kick.

Koira forces Union back against the cage and clinches.
Union prevents a body shot from Koira.
Koira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koira misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Union's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koira.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Union breaks from the clinch.
Karri Koira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koira throws the left hand but Union avoids the punch easily.
Koira misses with an uppercut. Union saw that one coming.
Koira throws a jab but it's blocked by Union.
Union missing with a left hand there. Koira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koira misses the shot to the body.
Union lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koira circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Koira. Those never looked like landing.
Koira defending well as Union loads up on a big left hand.
Koira wants to land a leg kick but Union is out of range.
Union lands a jab to Koira's midsection.
Koira moves out of range of the strikes.
Union looks to throw the jab but Koira is out of range.
Koira jabs Union right on the nose. Union blinks but takes it well.
Union throws a nice looking combination but Koira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Union scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koira tries to clinch but Union is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Union throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Union swings for the body but Koira moves out of range.
Union avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Union misses with a hook.
Koira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Union swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Union lands a jab to the nose.
Koira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koira ducks under a wild hook from Union.
Union misses with a looping right.
Koira scores with a decent looking hook.
Union moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koira moves away from the strike by Union.
Koira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koira wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Union thows a body shot but no joy.
Koira defending well as Union loads up on a big left hand.
Koira on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Koira is rocked!
Koira tries to bum rush Union with a series of wild strikes but Union uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koira is still on wobbly legs! Can Union finish him?
Union pounces like a tiger and cracks Koira with a vicious hook! Koira is down but not out! Union follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bregan Union!
After winning the bout, Bregan Union thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.