PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Myler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heikkinen
vs
Myler

190 cm
18
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaino Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Myler!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myler throws a head kick that misses.
Heikkinen 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.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Myler.
Myler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Myler throws a nice inside leg kick.

Heikkinen closes the distance and pushes Myler back into the cage.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Myler controls the action.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myler.
Myler being controlled against the cage.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Myler blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heikkinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myler.
Myler is trying to break the clinch but Heikkinen has him pressed against the cage.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Myler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Myler is defending well for now.
Myler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myler managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Myler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body.
Myler wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Myler avoids the damage to the body.
Myler is trying to stall.
Myler avoiding damage as Heikkinen throws knees to the body.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Myler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Myler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myler is looking to control Heikkinen's arms but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Myler has his back to the cage.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Myler avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myler managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Myler trying to stall but Heikkinen improves his position.
Heikkinen has Myler pushed against the cage.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Myler prevents a body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heikkinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myler avoids it.
Myler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myler wants to get back to striking at distance but Heikkinen won't allow it.
Heikkinen is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Myler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Myler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myler avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Heikkinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shane Myler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.

Heikkinen closes the distance and clinches.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myler.
Knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Myler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myler missing with knees to the body.
Myler blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myler managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Myler avoids the damage to the body.
Myler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Myler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Myler avoids the damage to the body.
Heikkinen controlling the action here for a moment.
Myler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Myler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myler blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Myler is defending well for now.
Heikkinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Myler managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Myler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kaino Heikkinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Myler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heikkinen is keeping busy.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen stalling.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Myler is defending well for now.
Myler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myler trying to stall but Heikkinen improves his position.
Myler managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Myler managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Myler avoiding damage as Heikkinen throws knees to the body.
Heikkinen tries to work over Myler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heikkinen managing to block the knees to the body from Myler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myler taking a breather.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Myler avoids the damage to the body.
Myler avoiding damage as Heikkinen throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.
Myler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myler avoids it.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Myler is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Myler avoiding damage as Heikkinen throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaino Heikkinen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Heikkinen misses with a few strikes there.
Myler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Myler.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myler lands with a nice body kick.
Heikkinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Myler.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Myler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myler defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Myler avoids the damage to the body.
Heikkinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Myler avoids the damage to the body.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myler.
Myler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Myler's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myler avoids it.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Myler avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heikkinen leaning against his opponent.
Heikkinen working Myler over with knees to the body.
Heikkinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Myler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heikkinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen is pushing Myler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Myler stalling in the clinch but Heikkinen improves position.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Myler taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myler.
Myler managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myler can do to turn this around?
Myler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shane Myler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Myler tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Myler back against the cage.
Myler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heikkinen, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
An out of breath Kaino Heikkinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.