PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Promentory. Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. Armo Kuusela has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kuusela
vs
Of Ravia

192 cm
41
195 lbs
42 - 22 - 2

176 cm
33
203 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

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 42 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Ravia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Of Ravia moves out of range as Kuusela throws a body kick.
Kuusela throws a head kick that misses.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela clobbers Of Ravia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kuusela misses with a hook to the body
and Of Ravia counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuusela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Of Ravia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuusela misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Of Ravia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuusela tries to land a front kick but Of Ravia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuusela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Of Ravia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuusela misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Of Ravia misses its intended target.
Of Ravia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Ravia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuusela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuusela is able to avoid easily.
Kuusela throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Of Ravia blocks a jab.
Of Ravia feints a counter leg kick.
Of Ravia checks the leg kick.
Kuusela lands a slapping body shot.
Kuusela throws out a powerful jab.
Kuusela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Ravia manages to avoid it.
Of Ravia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kuusela there.
Of Ravia is looking to land body kicks.
Kuusela with a hook.
Of Ravia connects with an inside leg kick.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Kuusela looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Of Ravia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Ravia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Of Ravia slips a straight right by Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Of Ravia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuusela checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Kuusela does it's job there.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
Of Ravia looks for the body kick but Kuusela saw that one coming.
Kuusela avoids the head kick by Of Ravia.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kuusela!
Of Ravia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuusela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kuusela counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuusela tries to clinch up.

Kuusela clinches up with Of Ravia and pushes him back against the cage.
Of Ravia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuusela blocks it with crossed arms.
Of Ravia is working Kuusela over against the cage.
Of Ravia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuusela is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Kuusela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Of Ravia checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Ravia.
Kuusela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but Kuusela moved away.
And Kuusela counters with a quick kick to the body but Of Ravia blocks it.
Of Ravia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuusela lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela checks a leg kick.
Kuusela connects with a single shot there.
Of Ravia scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Of Ravia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Of Ravia misses
and Kuusela counters with an inside leg kick.
Kuusela feints and then cracks Of Ravia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Ravia down.
Kuusela slips under a jab from Of Ravia.
Kuusela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A cross from Kuusela lands.
Kuusela tests Of Ravia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuusela is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A cross from Kuusela lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kuusela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Of Ravia.
Kuusela takes a swing at Of Ravia's ribcage but misses.
Kuusela lands a jab.
Kuusela lands a really nice looking cross but Of Ravia seems unphased.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot
and Kuusela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Of Ravia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Of Ravia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Of Ravia, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuusela lands with a nice body kick.
Of Ravia throws an overhand right that lands on Kuusela's shoulder, as Kuusela tries to avoid the shot.
Of Ravia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Of Ravia misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela pushes Of Ravia away with a front kick.
Kuusela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Of Ravia can do to turn this around?
Of Ravia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuusela.
Of Ravia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuusela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuusela misses with an uppercut.
Of Ravia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Armo Kuusela is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuusela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Ravia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuusela defending well as Of Ravia loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Of Ravia.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuusela.
Kuusela bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Of Ravia's head.
Kuusela throws a sloppy head kick
and Of Ravia counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Ravia tries to clinch but Kuusela is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuusela misses the target.
Kuusela is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Of Ravia takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuusela.
Kuusela fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuusela misses with a low kick.
Kuusela cracks Of Ravia with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Kuusela. Those never looked like landing.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Kuusela looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuusela throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Of Ravia on the side of the head.
Of Ravia avoids a kick to the body.
Of Ravia scores with a leg kick.
Kuusela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Ravia manages to avoid it.
Of Ravia throws a big counter head kick but Kuusela avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela swings for the body but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Of Ravia avoids the body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuusela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Of Ravia's calf.
A head kick misses from Of Ravia.
Kuusela throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Of Ravia on the side of the head.
Kuusela swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Ravia.
Kuusela looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Of Ravia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuusela manages to avoid it.
Of Ravia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuusela throws a wild body kick that Of Ravia sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuusela fires out a quick counter leg kick but Of Ravia just manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela connects with a body shot.
Kuusela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kuusela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Of Ravia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuusela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Of Ravia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuusela moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuusela blocks a head kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia misses with a leg kick
and Kuusela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuusela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Of Ravia is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armo Kuusela dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Kuusela tries to clinch up.
Kuusela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuusela blocks a head kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuusela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuusela checks a low kick from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuusela's sensitive parts.
Kuusela's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Kuusela is looking to slow Of Ravia down with leg kicks.
Kuusela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuusela cracks the inside of Of Ravia's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Ravia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuusela throws a shot to the body.
Of Ravia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuusela. Kuusela obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuusela lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kuusela. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuusela.
Of Ravia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Of Ravia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuusela.
Of Ravia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Of Ravia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuusela lands a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuusela.
Kuusela scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuusela.
Of Ravia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuuselas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kuusela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Of Ravia is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Of Ravia is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuusela finish him?
Of Ravia takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Ravia's sensitive parts.
Of Ravia seems to have recovered his senses.
Of Ravia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kuusela.
Kuusela lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Of Ravia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuusela has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuusela and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Of Ravia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Of Ravia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Armo Kuusela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuusela lands with an uppercut that bounces Of Ravia off the cage and back into range.
Kuusela throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Of Ravia's head.
Of Ravia misses with a leg kick
and Kuusela counters with a one-two to the body.
Of Ravia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Of Ravia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuusela works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Of Ravia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuusela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuusela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuusela lands a really nice looking cross but Of Ravia seems unphased.
Of Ravia throws a wild body kick that Kuusela sees coming a mile off.
Kuusela lands with a nice body punch.
Of Ravia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuusela finds it's way round the side to connect with Of Ravia's head.
Of Ravia thows a leg kick but Kuusela checks it
and Kuusela counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuusela connects with a good right hand that stumbles Of Ravia. Of Ravia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Of Ravia doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuusela circles away.
Kuusela seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kuusela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuusela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws a head kick but Kuusela moves out of range.
Of Ravia is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick by Of Ravia misses
and Kuusela counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
Kuusela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Of Ravia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kuusela.
Of Ravia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kuusela is out of range.
Kuusela tries to land a front kick but Of Ravia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuusela is looking to land body kicks.
Kuusela moves away from the strike by Of Ravia.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela tries to score with a low kick but Of Ravia moves his leg out of the way.
Geralt Of Ravia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Of Ravia is looking to slow Kuusela down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armo Kuusela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuusela, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armo Kuusela!
Armo Kuusela managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.