PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela and Johnny Justice. Chooooooooon! I think Kuusela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Promentory. Johnny Justice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kuusela
vs
Justice

192 cm
40
195 lbs
40 - 20 - 2

180 cm
26
192 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuusela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuusela lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice connects with a looping right hand.
Justice tries to land a front kick but Kuusela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Justice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Justice misses.
Kuusela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuusela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Justice checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuusela lands with a nice body punch.
Kuusela throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Justice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Johnny Justice has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela's jab looks to have found its range, popping Justice under the eye.

Kuusela darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.
Justice tries to stall but Kuusela uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Justice.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as Kuusela tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuusela.
Justice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuusela just stands there and leans against the cage.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuusela smiles and moves away.
Johnny Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuusela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuusela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Justice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kuusela throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Kuusela misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kuusela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Justice lands a nice hook to Kuusela's body. Kuusela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuusela tries to clinch but Justice moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice with a jab.
Justice scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuusela throws a push kick but Justice slaps the foot to one side.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Kuusela saw that one coming.
Kuusela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuusela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela checks the leg kick nicely there.
Justice tries to land a leg kick but Kuusela saw it coming and moves away.
Justice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuusela counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Justice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuusela counters with an outside leg kick.
Kuusela looks for the body kick but Justice saw that one coming.
Justice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuusela scores with a shot to the body.
Justice 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.
Justice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justice misses with a low kick as Kuusela jumps back.
Kuusela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuusela's jab looks to have found its range, popping Justice under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice checks the leg kick nicely there.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Kuusela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuusela looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
A cross from Justice lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuusela cracks the inside of Justice's front leg.
Justice throws a right hand that Kuusela ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuusela also avoids with ease.
Kuusela blocks a head kick by Justice.
Kuusela moves out of range of the strikes.
Justice thows a leg kick but Kuusela checks it
and Kuusela counters with an outside leg kick.
Kuusela lands a jab to the nose.
Kuusela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Justice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Justice misses
and Kuusela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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 Armo Kuusela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kuusela on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuusela throws a head kick that Justice semi-blocks.
Justice looks to land a body kick but Kuusela moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Justice. Those never looked like landing.
Kuusela lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Justice throws a low kick but Kuusela moves out of range easily.
Armo Kuusela is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuusela lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Justice falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kuusela dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armo Kuusela!
After the big win, Armo Kuusela made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.