PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heikkinen has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jafar Bin Al Aziz
vs
Heikkinen

190 cm
27
191 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
193 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Al Aziz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin Al Aziz .
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Bin Al Aziz .
Good leg kick by Bin Al Aziz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bin Al Aziz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heikkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bin Al Aziz is out of range.
Bin Al Aziz takes one to the side of the head.
Bin Al Aziz blocks a low kick nicely.
And Bin Al Aziz counters with a quick kick to the body but Heikkinen blocks it.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heikkinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bin Al Aziz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looks to land a body kick but Bin Al Aziz moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick which misses Heikkinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Heikkinen tries to avoid it.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Bin Al Aziz is avoiding it.
Heikkinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin Al Aziz . Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. Bin Al Aziz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Heikkinen.
We've been hearing reports that Bin Al Aziz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heikkinen. That's going to slow Bin Al Aziz down.
Bin Al Aziz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bin Al Aziz throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Bin Al Aziz only half commits.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Bin Al Aziz .
A head kick misses from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores with a nice strike.
Bin Al Aziz thumps Heikkinen with a low kick.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen throws a good cross that connects.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin Al Aziz thumps Heikkinen with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
Bin Al Aziz lands a jab to Heikkinen's midsection.
Heikkinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen 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.
Bin Al Aziz throws a head kick that misses.
Bin Al Aziz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Bin Al Aziz is having none of it.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up.
Bin Al Aziz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bin Al Aziz throws out the jab.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bin Al Aziz thuds his shin into the meat of Heikkinen's side.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen misses the body punch
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a nice uppercut.
Bin Al Aziz lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Bin Al Aziz throws a low kick but Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Bin Al Aziz keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bin Al Aziz 's calf.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bin Al Aziz throws out the jab.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bin Al Aziz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bin Al Aziz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Bin Al Aziz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heikkinen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen motions for Bin Al Aziz to come forward. Heikkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bin Al Aziz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Heikkinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heikkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Heikkinen backs away, Bin Al Aziz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bin Al Aziz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heikkinen - the referee stops the clock and Bin Al Aziz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heikkinen. Bin Al Aziz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body shot
and Heikkinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Bin Al Aziz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the head kick by Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz throws a lazy uppercut
and Bin Al Aziz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Al Aziz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Heikkinen cracks Bin Al Aziz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bin Al Aziz checks a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a kick to the body.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Bin Al Aziz 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bin Al Aziz down.
Bin Al Aziz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bin Al Aziz tried to score with a low kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Bin Al Aziz moved away.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz walks into a left hand.
Bin Al Aziz loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bin Al Aziz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bin Al Aziz looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Al Aziz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bin Al Aziz just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bin Al Aziz circles away.
Bin Al Aziz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bin Al Aziz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a stiff right hand.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz tries to land a front kick but Heikkinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Bin Al Aziz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heikkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Heikkinen misses
and Bin Al Aziz counters with an outside leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Bin Al Aziz saw that one coming.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Heikkinen swings for the body but Bin Al Aziz moves out of range.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a lunging right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bin Al Aziz slips under a jab from Heikkinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bin Al Aziz throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Bin Al Aziz ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen takes one to the chin there.
Bin Al Aziz keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Bin Al Aziz does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heikkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heikkinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Bin Al Aziz .
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Bin Al Aziz slips the punch.
Bin Al Aziz throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bin Al Aziz .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Heikkinen misses with a wild combination.
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz lunges at Heikkinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heikkinen's hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Good leg kick by Bin Al Aziz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Bin Al Aziz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab, jab by Heikkinen - just one landing.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz motions for Heikkinen to come forward. Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Bin Al Aziz 's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bin Al Aziz .
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bin Al Aziz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Bin Al Aziz 's head but Bin Al Aziz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen lands with a kick to the temple. Bin Al Aziz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bin Al Aziz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bin Al Aziz misses the target.
Heikkinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bin Al Aziz 's head.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Bin Al Aziz should have avoided that one.
Bin Al Aziz looks to land a body kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Bin Al Aziz scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaino Heikkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen misses with a hook
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a straight right hand.
Bin Al Aziz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Bin Al Aziz moved out of range nicely.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz tried to counter with a leg kick but Heikkinen avoided it.
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 takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen tests Bin Al Aziz 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bin Al Aziz wants to land a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bin Al Aziz .

Heikkinen clinches up against the cage.
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!
Heikkinen stops a takedown attempt from Bin Al Aziz .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz is trying to break free.

Bin Al Aziz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Heikkinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bin Al Aziz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bin Al Aziz looking to control.
Bin Al Aziz wants to sweep here but Heikkinen controlling him for the moment.
Heikkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Al Aziz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heikkinen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Heikkinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bin Al Aziz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Heikkinen seems content to control.

Bin Al Aziz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Heikkinen trying to control the action but Bin Al Aziz is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bin Al Aziz is refusing to be controlled, as Heikkinen sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Heikkinen swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Bin Al Aziz is having none of it.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz keeps the fight on the outside.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Bin Al Aziz is out of range.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Heikkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheers as Bin Al Aziz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heikkinen doesn't seem phased though.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen tries to land a front kick but Bin Al Aziz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heikkinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bin Al Aziz . That one must have hurt.
Heikkinen lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Bin Al Aziz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Heikkinen coming out on top.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Bin Al Aziz .
A slapping body kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bin Al Aziz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heikkinen throws a sloppy head kick and Bin Al Aziz moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen throws a lazy body kick
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heikkinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bin Al Aziz - the referee stops the clock and Heikkinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bin Al Aziz . Heikkinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bin Al Aziz throws the kick towards the body but Heikkinen avoids it.
A low kick from Bin Al Aziz is predictable there
and Heikkinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heikkinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.