PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Kasvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kasvi
vs
Duncan

190 cm
26
240 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Sun-Tzu
Zenith Nutrition (160q)

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jyrki Kasvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasvi misses with a jab to the body
and Duncan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasvi throws a body punch but Duncan moves out of range.
Duncan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasvi.
Duncan unleashes a big counter combination but Kasvi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kasvi misses with a wild body shot.
Duncan throws a right and a left that Kasvi avoids nicely.
Kasvi is looking to slow Duncan down with leg kicks.
Duncan throws a head kick but Kasvi moves out of range.
Duncan lands a high kick!

It looks like Jyrki Kasvi has been cut.
Duncan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kasvi to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Grant Duncan has been cut.
The fighters circling - Duncan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kasvi, as that shot connected.
Kasvi misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Duncan misses
and Kasvi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kasvi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kasvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasvi missing with a left hand there. Duncan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duncan throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kasvi does it's job there.
Kasvi moves out of range of the body kick from Duncan.
Duncan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kasvi misses with a looping left.
Duncan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice defenses there by Kasvi.
Duncan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasvi moves away.
Duncan moves out of range of the strikes.
Kasvi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kasvi cracks Duncan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duncan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duncan throws a lazy head kick
and Kasvi counters with a low kick, right behind Duncan 's knee.
Duncan throws a lazy head kick
and Kasvi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That has opened up Grant Duncan's cut even more.
Duncan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kasvi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A good leg kick by Kasvi.
A head kick by Duncan misses
and Kasvi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasvi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duncan throws a low kick, looking for Kasvi's leg but Kasvi calmly moves out of range.
Kasvi misses with a left hand
and Duncan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duncan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grant Duncan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duncan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duncan looks winded!
Kasvi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duncan walks into a stiff left hand from Kasvi.
We've been told by Kasvi's head coaches at BAMF MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Duncan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kasvi checks a leg kick.
Kasvi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kasvi throws a hook but Duncan avoids it easily.
Kasvi backing away here, and Duncan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duncan. That's going to slow Kasvi down.
Duncan slips a straight right by Kasvi.
Duncan throws a head kick that misses
and Kasvi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duncan 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.
Kasvi swings for the body but Duncan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duncan walks into a jab.

The cut above Grant Duncan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kasvi avoids the head kick by Duncan.
Kasvi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duncan.
Duncan throws a body kick that misses.
Kasvi stuns Duncan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kasvi lands an overhand right.
Duncan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasvi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Duncan is rocked!
A slow jab from Kasvi misses its intended target.
Duncan throws a big counter head kick but Kasvi avoids it with no problem.
Duncan is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasvi finish him?
A swing and a miss from Kasvi.
Duncan seems to have recovered his senses.
Duncan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kasvi.
Kasvi misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kasvi counters with a right hand to the body.
Kasvi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duncan's head.

Grant Duncan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duncan slips under a jab.
Duncan moves out of range of the strikes.
Duncan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Duncan looks to land a right hand but Kasvi moved out of range.
Kasvi throws a jab when Duncan was well out of range.
Duncan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duncan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kasvi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kasvi swings for the body but Duncan moves out of range.
Kasvi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duncan misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duncan misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Duncan misses
and Kasvi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Grant Duncan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jyrki Kasvi!
During a confident post fight interview, Jyrki Kasvi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.