PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirkiä has chosen Thergothon - Elemental as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kothciushco
vs
Sirkiä

200 cm
33
250 lbs
16 - 22 - 0

178 cm
37
230 lbs
34 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirkiä!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kothciushco swinging wildly here.
Sirkiä throws a right hand that Kothciushco ducks under and follows up with a left that Kothciushco also avoids with ease.
Kothciushco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kothciushco lands a jab.
Sirkiä ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sirkiä lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kothciushco circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirkiä. Kothciushco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirkiä misses with a body shot.
Sirkiä uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kothciushco.
A combination from Sirkiä does no damage.
Sirkiä looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kothciushco, right into the meat.
Kothciushco dips to his left and cracks Sirkiä with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kothciushco throws a right and a left that Sirkiä avoids nicely.
Sirkiä moves out of range of the body kick from Kothciushco.
Sirkiä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco scores with a jab to the head.
Sirkiä fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kothciushco lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kothciushco fails to land.
Sirkiä prevents a body shot from Kothciushco.
Sirkiä takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kothciushco - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kothciushco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kothciushco throws a head punch that misses.
Sirkiä looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kothciushco can't find room to land a body shot as Sirkiä controls the action.
Kothciushco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kothciushco tries to land knees in the clinch but Sirkiä avoids the damage to the body.
Kothciushco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kothciushco slowing the pace effectively.
Sirkiä blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco throws a punch but it's blocked by Sirkiä.
Kothciushco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sirkiä taking a breather.

Sirkiä escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kothciushco throws a wild body kick that Sirkiä sees coming a mile off.
Sirkiä appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sirkiä looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kothciushco moves into the clinch successfully.
Kothciushco is struggling to control the position.
Sirkiä blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kothciushco misses with a punch on the inside.
Sirkiä blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kothciushco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sirkiä backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kothciushco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kothciushco swings wildly with an uppercut but Sirkiä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sirkiä blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kothciushco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kothciushco misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kothciushco fails to land.
Kothciushco misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirkiä wants to break free but Kothciushco has control.
Kothciushco manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Kothciushco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kothciushco punishes Sirkiä's body with a nice straight punch.
Kothciushco misses with a double jab
and Sirkiä counters with a left and a right that stings Kothciushco.
Sirkiä closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kothciushco slips a jab and a cross from Sirkiä.
Sirkiä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kothciushco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sirkiä ducks under a wild hook from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco tries to clinch up but Sirkiä circles away and keeps his distance.
Sirkiä now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kothciushco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kothciushco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Sirkiä.
Sirkiä takes one on the button.
Kothciushco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kothciushco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sirkiä can do to turn this around?
Kothciushco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirkiä sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kothciushco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sirkiä misses with a wild body shot.
Kothciushco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sirkiä.
No joy there for Kothciushco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sirkiä misses with a wild combination.
It looks like Kothciushco has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sirkiä takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sirkiä takes a swing at Kothciushco's ribcage but misses.
Kothciushco misses with a body shot.
Sirkiä throws a jab when Kothciushco was well out of range.
Kothciushco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kothciushco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kothciushco wants to land a leg kick but Sirkiä is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä throws a body punch but Kothciushco moves out of range.
No joy there for Kothciushco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sirkiä misses with a left hand
and Kothciushco counters with a low kick, right behind Sirkiä 's knee.
Kothciushco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sirkiä as he avoids it easily.
Sirkiä closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kothciushco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kothciushco duly obliges.
Kothciushco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sirkiä looks to throw the jab but Kothciushco is out of range.
Kothciushco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kothciushco throws a shot from downtown. Sirkiä moves away and avoids it.
Kothciushco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sirkiä is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kothciushco rather than just go for the knockout.
Sirkiä misses with a straight left.
Sirkiä throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirkiä swings for the body but Kothciushco moves out of range.
Kothciushco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sirkiä.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sirkiä, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sirkiä dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Kothciushco.
Sirkiä takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sirkiä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kothciushco's corner calls for a 1-2. Kothciushco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sirkiä throws a body punch but Kothciushco moves out of range.
Kothciushco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sirkiä.
Sirkiä gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kothciushco throws a combination that misses
and Sirkiä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kothciushco works Sirkiä's body with a nice hook.
Kothciushco fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirkiä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kothciushco moves away from the strike by Sirkiä.
Kothciushco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sirkiä is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sirkiä fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Kothciushco misses its intended target.
Sirkiä unleashes a big counter combination but Kothciushco bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Kothciushco.
An attempted straight right counter from Kothciushco misses the target.
Sirkiä tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kothciushco was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirkiä.
Kothciushco throws out a powerful jab.
Kothciushco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kothciushco misses with a kick to the body.
Sirkiä looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kothciushco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sirkiä is out of range.
Kothciushco slips under a jab.
Sirkiä works over Kothciushco's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Kothciushco dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sirkiä takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kothciushco catches Sirkiä with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sirkiä throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kothciushco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sirkiä dodges the punch combination from Kothciushco.
It seemed like Sirkiä was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kothciushco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sirkiä connects with a body shot that sends Kothciushco's belly button to the back.

Kothciushco moves into the clinch successfully.
Sirkiä drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kothciushco looking to throw knees to the head but Sirkiä is blocking nicely.
Kothciushco throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sirkiä.
Kothciushco keeps control of Sirkiä as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kothciushco is struggling to control the position.
Krzysztof Kothciushco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sirkiä blocks an uppercut.
Kothciushco working aggressively here.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sirkiä avoids it.
Kothciushco throws a punch but it's blocked by Sirkiä.
Sirkiä can't break the clinch.

Sirkiä breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä misses with the combination.
Sirkiä takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sirkiä misses with a series of wild punches.
Sirkiä is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Kothciushco.
Sirkiä gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kothciushco.
Sirkiä needs to keep his hands up - Kothciushco had a free shot at his head there.
Kothciushco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is winning the standup battle so far.
Sirkiä throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kothciushco on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kothciushco loads up on a big right hand but Sirkiä slips the punch.
Kothciushco lands with a straight right. Sirkiä didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kothciushco. That's going to slow Sirkiä down.
Sirkiä tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kothciushco was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirkiä.
It looked like Kothciushco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kothciushco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kothciushco connects with a crisp jab.
Sirkiä lands a right hook to the body.
Kothciushco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirkiä sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kothciushco misses with a combination
and Sirkiä counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kothciushco avoids the body shot from Sirkiä.
Kothciushco with a nice cross.
Sirkiä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kothciushco.
Sirkiä has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kothciushco, right into the meat.
Sirkiä on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sirkiä misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirkiä misses with a double jab.
Kothciushco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kothciushco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sirkiä drops his hands momentarily and Kothciushco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kothciushco jabs Sirkiä right on the nose. Sirkiä blinks but takes it well.
Kothciushco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Kothciushco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sirkiä lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kothciushco throws a nice looking combination but Sirkiä bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niko Sirkiä has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kothciushco slips under a jab from Sirkiä.
It looked like Kothciushco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kothciushco getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sirkiä looks to land a right hand but Kothciushco moved out of range.
Sirkiä walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sirkiä connects with a body shot.
Sirkiä fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sirkiä's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kothciushco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sirkiä scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Kothciushco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kothciushco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysztof Kothciushco!
The defeated Niko Sirkiä had this to say: '"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die." '.