PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimi Horrickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimi Horrickson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rusoposkinen Clintsari 's chin.

Horrickson
vs
Clintsari

170 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimi Horrickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clintsari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horrickson.

Clintsari instigates a clinch.
Clintsari struggles to land a body shot inside as Horrickson controls his hands.
Clintsari looking to stall.
Horrickson tries to throw a body punch but Clintsari avoids it by throwing Horrickson back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Clintsari .
Horrickson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horrickson blocks an uppercut.
Clintsari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Horrickson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horrickson lands a left hand.
Clintsari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clintsari tries a body shot but Horrickson blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horrickson.
A short right from Horrickson.
Clintsari misses with a punch to the body.
Clintsari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clintsari scores with a hook to the body.
Clintsari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horrickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horrickson scores with a shot to the side of Clintsari 's head.
Clintsari tries to throw a body punch but Horrickson avoids it by throwing Clintsari back against the cage.
Horrickson blocks a body shot from Clintsari .
Clintsari has a couple of punches blocked by Horrickson.
Clintsari lands a nice shot to the body.
Horrickson can't break the clinch.
Clintsari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horrickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clintsari throws a punch but it's blocked by Horrickson.
Horrickson blocks a body shot from Clintsari .
Clintsari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Horrickson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horrickson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clintsari .
Clintsari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Horrickson blocks a body shot from Clintsari .
Horrickson swings wildly with an uppercut but Clintsari uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horrickson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrickson misses with a punch to the body.
Horrickson tries a body shot but Clintsari blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clintsari .
Clintsari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clintsari misses with the head strike.
Clintsari blocks an uppercut.
Horrickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clintsari can't find room to land a body shot as Horrickson controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari misses with a body punch.
A short right from Clintsari on the inside.
Clintsari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clintsari lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horrickson.
Horrickson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Horrickson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Horrickson breaks from the clinch.
Clintsari misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Horrickson misses the target.
Clintsari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horrickson swings for the body but Clintsari moves out of range.
Clintsari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clintsari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clintsari blocks a jab.
Clintsari ducks under a wild hook from Horrickson.
It seemed like Clintsari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horrickson. Clintsari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrickson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Kimi Horrickson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrickson ducks under a wild hook from Clintsari .

Clintsari clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Clintsari fails to land.
Clintsari scores with a shoulder strike.
Horrickson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clintsari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clintsari lands a shot to the body.
Horrickson takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clintsari .

Horrickson is rocked!
Clintsari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Horrickson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Clintsari .
Clintsari stalling against the cage.
Clintsari swings wildly with an uppercut but Horrickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Clintsari fails to land.
Clintsari dips a shoulder and cracks Horrickson with a mighty uppercut! Horrickson falls back against the cage and Clintsari unloads with a barrage of strikes! Horrickson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Clintsari screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
Rusoposkinen Clintsari decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.