PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gaskins
vs
Heikkinen

185 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
199 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Machiavelli Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaskins staying out of range there.
We've been hearing reports that Gaskins has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. Gaskins moves away and avoids it.
Gaskins tries to counter with a takedown but Heikkinen is quick to defend against it.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Heikkinen has closed the distance and engaged Gaskins in a clinch.
Gaskins is trying to drag Heikkinen to the mat but Heikkinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gaskins fails to pull guard.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body.
Heikkinen just leaning against Gaskins, taking a breather.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gaskins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Heikkinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Gaskins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Heikkinen.
Gaskins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Heikkinen prevents it.
Heikkinen with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gaskins wants to take the fight to the mat but Heikkinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gaskins jumps guard but Heikkinen stands there with Gaskins around his waist. Gaskins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gaskins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Gaskins pulls Heikkinen into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Heikkinen wants to stand but Gaskins is controlling his posture from full guard.

Gaskins looking for a guillotine here but Heikkinen defends easily.

Heikkinen gets to his feet. Gaskins looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Heikkinen's waist but Heikkinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaskins off to one side.
Heikkinen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gaskins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Heikkinen closes the distance and clinches.
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.
Gaskins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heikkinen walks away with a smile on his face. Gaskins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Heikkinen 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.
Heikkinen connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen is looking to slow Gaskins down with leg kicks.
Gaskins avoids the head kick by Heikkinen.
Gaskins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Heikkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heikkinen connects with a jab.

Heikkinen clinches.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins avoiding damage as Heikkinen throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heikkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gaskins looking for a takedown.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen is pressed up against the cage. Gaskins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heikkinen down to the mat. Heikkinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaskins looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Gaskins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heikkinen doesn't seem phased though.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Gaskins checks it.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen scores with a decent looking hook.

Heikkinen has Gaskins up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Heikkinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen prevents the takedown attempt.
Gaskins is trying to pull guard but Heikkinen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gaskins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gaskins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Heikkinen to keep the fight standing.
Gaskins jumps guard but Heikkinen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gaskins takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gaskins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gaskins is breathing heavily.
Gaskins fails to pull guard.
Heikkinen with a knee to the head.
Gaskins is trying to pull guard but Heikkinen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Heikkinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaskins.
A shot in the inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen landing knees to the head.
Heikkinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaskins won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaino Heikkinen dominated that 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.

Heikkinen scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Gaskins.
Heikkinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gaskins shoots for a double leg takedown but Heikkinen sprawls well. He's pushed Gaskins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heikkinen misses the jab.

Heikkinen forces Gaskins back against the cage and clinches.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Heikkinen.
The referee calls for Heikkinen to work.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Heikkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaskins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gaskins slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Heikkinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gaskins or perhaps it was just good defense by Heikkinen, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heikkinen closes the distance and clinches.
Heikkinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Heikkinen.
Still in the clinch, Heikkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaskins's elbow.
Heikkinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Gaskins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins tries to pull guard but Heikkinen won't allow it.
Heikkinen has Gaskins pushed against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaskins backwards.
Heikkinen effectively controlling the action here.
Gaskins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaskins backwards.
Heikkinen with a knee to the head.
A short left from Heikkinen.
Gaskins looking for a takedown.
Heikkinen stalling the fight.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of Gaskins's head.
Heikkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaskins backwards.

Gaskins is rocked!
Heikkinen lands with a left to the head.
Oh Gaskins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Heikkinen breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heikkinen clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Heikkinen.
Gaskins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heikkinen stalling.
A knee to the head by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen controlling the action here for a moment.
Gaskins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Heikkinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gaskins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Heikkinen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gaskins jumps guard but Heikkinen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Heikkinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaskins blocks it with crossed arms.
Heikkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaino Heikkinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.