PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Kyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kyy
vs
May

190 cm
20
250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
222 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Kyy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Money May!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

May gets a double leg takedown into Kyy's guard.
May trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyy is looking to stand up but May isn't so interested in that idea.
May trying to control but Kyy is working from the bottom.
May trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kyy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
May trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
May won't allow Kyy to get back to his feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Money May wasn't active enough on the ground.
May avoids the head kick by Kyy.
Kyy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyy throws a body shot but no joy.
May walks into a stiff left hand from Kyy.

May shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. May showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
May looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Kyy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kyy connects with the punch.
Arto Kyy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyy just misses with a punch to the body.
May closes the distance and clinches up with Kyy, looking for a takedown. May pushes Kyy against the cage but Kyy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kyy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyy.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyy tests May's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kyy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Kyy.
May is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kyy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kyy slips a jab and a cross from May.
Kyy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Kyy.
Kyy lands with a shot to the body.
Kyy throws a body punch but May moves out of range.
May throws a shot from downtown. Kyy moves away and avoids it.
Kyy misses with a leg kick.
Kyy misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyy misses the target.
Kyy cracks May with a right hand to the side of the head.

May looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kyy!
Kyy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, May asserts his dominance and retains side control.
May tries to stand but Kyy is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
May tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kyy's legs.
Sloppy strikes there by May.

May is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kyy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kyy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kyy is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Nordic Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
May trying to control the action but Kyy is working from the bottom.
Kyy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, May asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
May lands an elbow.
Kyy tries to escape but May is in control.
May is looking to take a break and control but Kyy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kyy pushes May away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, May gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
May wants to control but Kyy is keeping him busy.
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 Arto Kyy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

May darts in looking for a takedown but Kyy gets double underhooks and turns May into the cage.

Kyy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyy throws a series of strikes that have May backpedaling.
Kyy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
May fails to land the takedown.
Kyy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kyy duly obliges.
Kyy swats away the attempt to clinch by May.

May shoots in and gets a takedown into Kyy's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyy keeping moving, preventing May from controlling successfully.
Kyy wants to stand up but May is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May tries to stand but Kyy is controlling from the bottom.
May sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Money May has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kyy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by May or perhaps it was just good defense by Kyy, which made it look bad.
Arto Kyy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Money May.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kyy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kyy throws a body punch but May moves out of range.

May bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kyy pushes May away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, May gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
May cracks Kyy with a big elbow.
Kyy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kyy tries to get out of the position.
May is looking to take a break and control but Kyy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
May tries to stand but Kyy is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May staying calm.
Kyy wants to get back to his feet but May drags him back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
May controlling the position.
May's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kyy is trying to get back to his feet.
May trying to control the position but Kyy is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Money May wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kyy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyy misses with a body shot.
May tries to clinch up.
Kyy throws a looping overhand right but May ducks down to avoid it.
Kyy throws an overhand right that lands on May's shoulder, as May tries to avoid the shot.
Kyy throws out a loose jab but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyy, right into the meat.
Kyy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kyy is looking to wear down May with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kyy throws a jab but it's blocked by May.
May tries to clinch up.
May is looking to clinch but Kyy is avoiding it.
Kyy throws a body punch but May moves out of range.
Kyy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Kyy as May shoots in.
Nice body punch from Kyy.
May wants to clinch up but Kyy keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kyy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kyy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyy digs a good hook to May's body.
Kyy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyy cracks a nice hook into May's ribs.
Money May is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kyy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kyy jabs May right on the nose. May blinks but takes it well.
Kyy looks to throw the jab but May is out of range.
Kyy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

May shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
May tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kyy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. May lands a nice short elbow.

Kyy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Arto Kyy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Kyy does no damage.

May bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Kyy throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kyy lands with a cross.
Kyy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyy misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyy looks to score with a jab to the body but May is just out of range.
Kyy lands with a shot to the body.
May uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyy.
Kyy digs a good body shot into May's ribs.

May shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than May was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyy pushes May away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, May gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
May wants to stand but Kyy is controlling his arm.
May trying to control the position but Kyy is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyy dodges the ground and pound from May.
Kyy is pushing May's head away, looking to escape. May manages to hold on to the position though.
May advances nicely into full mount.
May won't let Kyy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
May looking to control but Kyy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kyy's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
May has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kyy's face.
May trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kyy is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May controlling from mount.

May is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kyy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kyy shrugs it off.
May controlling the position easily from mount.
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!
Kyy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
May controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
May content just to control the position here.
Kyy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

May is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kyy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
May lands a nice shot to the head.
Kyy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by May.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May controlling the pace for now.
May lands a couple of good shots and Kyy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
May wants to control but Kyy is keeping busy.
Kyy is trying to get back to his feet but May has full control of the position and if anything, Kyy has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Kyy manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Kyy throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyy looks to score with a jab to the body but May is just out of range.
May shoots in but Kyy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
May blocks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Money May comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kyy 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arto Kyy!