PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Kasvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tynkkynen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cow herd - Fields. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tynkkynen
vs
Kasvi

188 cm
30
218 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

190 cm
28
232 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

M.O. Fight Wear

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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jyrki Kasvi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kasvi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tynkkynen to the mat! Tynkkynen manages to get full guard.
Tynkkynen looking for a sweep. Not yet Tynkkynen, not yet.
Kasvi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tynkkynen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tynkkynen is working hard here to advance position.
Kasvi is working Tynkkynen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasvi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasvi stopping the sweep attempt from Tynkkynen.
Kasvi throwing strikes from guard but Tynkkynen blocks nicely.
Tynkkynen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvi preventing the sweep.
Kasvi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kasvi trying to control but Tynkkynen is working from the bottom.
Kasvi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tynkkynen wants to improve his position but instead Kasvi has moved into half guard.
Kasvi slips a nice elbow through Tynkkynen's hands, connecting with Tynkkynen's forehead.
Tynkkynen tries to roll over but Kasvi keeps him under control.
Kasvi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kasvi stands up over Tynkkynen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Tynkkynen wants to sweep but no luck.

Tynkkynen has his foot on Kasvi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kasvi works his way back into a safe position though.

Tynkkynen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tynkkynen keeping moving, preventing Kasvi from controlling successfully.

Tynkkynen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tynkkynen trying to strike off his back.
Kasvi trying to control but Tynkkynen is working from the bottom.
Tynkkynen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kasvi scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tynkkynen keeping moving, preventing Kasvi from controlling successfully.
Tynkkynen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kasvi's guard.

Kasvi can't keep his opponent in guard - Tynkkynen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kasvi is staying active underneath Tynkkynen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kasvi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kasvi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kasvi is trying to keep Tynkkynen in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen tries to free his leg and advance position but Kasvi is retaining full guard.
Tynkkynen wants to control from the top but Kasvi keeps moving.
Kasvi controlling Tynkkynen's posture.
Kasvi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kasvi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tynkkynen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tynkkynen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jyrki Kasvi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Tynkkynen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kasvi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tynkkynen moves out of range as Kasvi strikes.
Kasvi throws a shot from downtown. Tynkkynen moves away and avoids it.
Tynkkynen throws a big counter combination but Kasvi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Tynkkynen.
Kasvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasvi lands with a cross.
Kasvi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tynkkynen.
Nice defenses there by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen throws a lazy right hand but Kasvi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tynkkynen misses with a body shot
and Tynkkynen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kasvi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tynkkynen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tynkkynen throws a jab when Kasvi was well out of range.
Jyrki Kasvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tynkkynen dodges the punch combination from Kasvi.
Tynkkynen lands a nice looking body shot.
Tynkkynen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kasvi on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tynkkynen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Jyrki Kasvi has been cut.
Tynkkynen swings for the body but Kasvi moves out of range.
Kasvi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasvi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kasvi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kasvi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tynkkynen counters with a straight right hand.
Kasvi avoids the body shot from Tynkkynen.
Kasvi walks into a jab.
Tynkkynen misses the shot to the body.
Tynkkynen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kasvi misses with a shot to the body

and Tynkkynen counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
Kasvi slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tynkkynen has Kasvi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kasvi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasvi trying to control the position but instead, Tynkkynen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kasvi into the cage.

Kasvi breaks from the clinch.
Tynkkynen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kasvi jabs Tynkkynen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tynkkynen throws out a powerful jab.
Tynkkynen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kasvi doesn't seem bothered though.
Kasvi misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kasvi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tynkkynen misses with a double jab.
Kasvi takes a swing at Tynkkynen's ribcage but misses.
Tynkkynen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasvi moves away.
Kasvi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasvi misses with a low kick as Tynkkynen jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvi misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Tynkkynen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kasvi.
Tynkkynen misses with a wild combination.
Kasvi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tynkkynen scores with a jab to the body.
Tynkkynen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kasvi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tynkkynen punishes Kasvi's body with a nice straight punch.
Tynkkynen is looking to score with low kicks.
Kasvi misses the jab.
Kasvi misses with a body shot.
Kasvi throws a hook but Tynkkynen avoids it easily.
Tynkkynen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasvi.
Tynkkynen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasvi.
Tynkkynen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasvi avoids the body shot from Tynkkynen.
Kasvi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasvi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tynkkynen is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the body from Kasvi misses
and Tynkkynen counters with a left to the body.
Tynkkynen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tynkkynen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasvi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tynkkynen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasvi throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tynkkynen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kasvi to the ground. Tynkkynen is now in Kasvi's guard.
Tynkkynen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tynkkynen looks up at the clock and then as Kasvi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tynkkynen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kasvi parries the strikes from Tynkkynen easily there. Tynkkynen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kasvi to escape.
Tynkkynen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tynkkynen throws a strike aimed at the side of Kasvi's head but Kasvi avoids it well.
An elbow from Tynkkynen crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rauno Tynkkynen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Tynkkynen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasvi lands a nice shot that snaps Tynkkynen's head back.
Tynkkynen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kasvi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasvi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tynkkynen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tynkkynen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kasvi can do to turn this around?
Kasvi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rauno Tynkkynen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tynkkynen misses with a body shot.
Kasvi throws a body shot but no joy.
Tynkkynen drops his hands momentarily and Kasvi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tynkkynen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasvi misses with a lunging right hand
and Tynkkynen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kasvi misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Kasvi.
Tynkkynen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasvi.
Kasvi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kasvi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tynkkynen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Kasvi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasvi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kasvi avoids the body shot from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen shoots in but Kasvi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tynkkynen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kasvi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tynkkynen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kasvi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tynkkynen. Kasvi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasvi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tynkkynen takes a swing at Kasvi's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kasvi. Those never looked like landing.
Kasvi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Kasvi.
Tynkkynen moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Kasvi looks to land a left hand but Tynkkynen moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kasvi.
Kasvi throws an overhand right that lands on Tynkkynen's shoulder, as Tynkkynen tries to avoid the shot.
Tynkkynen misses with a few strikes there.
Kasvi flicks out a counter leg kick but Tynkkynen steps away.
Tynkkynen throws a body shot but no joy.
As Tynkkynen backs off Kasvi throws a huge counter combo but Tynkkynen manages to avoid it all.
Kasvi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kasvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tynkkynen moves away.
Tynkkynen's corner calls for a 1-2. Tynkkynen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Kasvi misses its intended target.
Kasvi works the jab nicely.

Rauno Tynkkynen's cut is getting worse.
Kasvi scores with a sloppy right hand. Tynkkynen should have avoided that one.
Tynkkynen is looking to wear down Kasvi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tynkkynen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen blocks a leg kick.
Tynkkynen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tynkkynen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tynkkynen misses the jab.
Kasvi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kasvi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kasvi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tynkkynen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tynkkynen misses the shot to the body.
Tynkkynen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasvi manages to avoid it.
Kasvi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tynkkynen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kasvi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen leaves Kasvi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kasvi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen throws a body punch but Kasvi moves out of range.
Kasvi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen lands a jab to the head.
Tynkkynen lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tynkkynen moves in looking to clinch but Kasvi pushes him off.
Kasvi darts in looking for a takedown but Tynkkynen gets double underhooks and turns Kasvi into the cage.
Kasvi throws a hook but Tynkkynen blocks it.
Good exchange - Tynkkynen coming out on top.
Tynkkynen misses the shot to the body.
Kasvi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tynkkynen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kasvi scrambles back to his feet.
Kasvi tests Tynkkynen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kasvi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tynkkynen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasvi misses with a body shot.
Tynkkynen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kasvi needs to keep his hands up - Tynkkynen had a free shot at his head there.

Kasvi is rocked!
Tynkkynen connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kasvi - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rauno Tynkkynen!
As Rauno Tynkkynen got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Good fight, Kasvi. I would like to get another crack against Nick Force as my last fight!'.