PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 13 p4p, 2 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 45 p4p, 9 weight class). Tyrone Jones has chosen Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo 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?

Kaunismieli
vs
Tyrone Jones

183 cm
38
192 lbs
38 - 12 - 2

182 cm
28
190 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 38 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaunismieli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Tyrone Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab from Tyrone Jones.

Kaunismieli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyrone Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaunismieli tries a body shot but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Tyrone Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand.

Tyrone Jones breaks from the clinch.
Kaunismieli 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.
Tyrone Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyrone Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrone Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyrone Jones has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tyrone Jones throws a push kick but Kaunismieli slaps the foot to one side.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaunismieli is looking to clinch.
Tyrone Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaunismieli counters with a left to the body.
Kaunismieli misses with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head but Kaunismieli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaunismieli rushes Tyrone Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Tyrone Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli lands a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyrone Jones presses Kaunismieli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kaunismieli blocks a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Good body shot from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Tyrone Jones fails to land.
Kaunismieli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyrone Jones blocks a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones works on Kaunismieli's body with a couple of short punches.

Tyrone Jones breaks from the clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with a low kick.
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!
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Kaunismieli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaunismieli misses with a low kick as Tyrone Jones jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyrone Jones, as that shot connected.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones defending well as Kaunismieli loads up on a big left hand.
Kaunismieli connects with a body shot that sends Tyrone Jones's belly button to the back.
Tyrone Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaunismieli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Tyrone Jones catches Kaunismieli right on the button with a cross.
Tyrone Jones is looking to slow Kaunismieli down with leg kicks.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaunismieli throwing a counter right hand but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Kaunismieli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight left.
Kaunismieli lands a nice hook to Tyrone Jones's body. Tyrone Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kaunismieli drops his hands momentarily and Tyrone Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kaunismieli moves away from the strike by Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli is looking to chop away at Tyrone Jones's legs.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tyrone Jones.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyrone Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Kaunismieli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyrone Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones throws a low kick, looking for Kaunismieli's leg but Kaunismieli calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tyrone Jones moves forwards but Kaunismieli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tyrone Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaunismieli on the side of the head.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyrone Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyrone Jones needs to keep his hands up - Kaunismieli had a free shot at his head there.
Kaunismieli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyrone Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kaunismieli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body punch
and Kaunismieli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli walks into a left hand.
Tyrone Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kaunismieli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyrone Jones at a distance.
Tyrone Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kaunismieli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tyrone Jones misses with a left hand
and Kaunismieli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight left.
Donk. Tyrone Jones catches Kaunismieli right on the button with a cross.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaunismieli moves away.
Kaunismieli throws a wild body kick that Tyrone Jones sees coming a mile off.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaunismieli.
A slow jab from Kaunismieli misses its intended target.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaunismieli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tyrone Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tyrone Jones cracks a nice hook into Kaunismieli's ribs.
Kaunismieli checks the leg kick.
Kaunismieli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyrone Jones.
Jab by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyrone Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Kaunismieli avoids a kick to the body.
Kaunismieli connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaunismieli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight left.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping right.
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Kaunismieli doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyrone Jones circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyrone Jones as he connects with a hook.
Tyrone Jones lands with a good body shot.
Kaunismieli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the body from Tyrone Jones misses
enabling Kaunismieli to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyrone Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaunismieli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaunismieli lunges at Tyrone Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyrone Jones's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrone Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Kaunismieli misses its intended target.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
Tyrone Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyrone Jones cracks the inside of Kaunismieli's front leg.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaunismieli.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaunismieli connects with a right hand. Tyrone Jones shakes it off.
Kaunismieli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Tyrone Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Kaunismieli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones throws a front kick aimed at Kaunismieli's knee but Kaunismieli avoids it well.
Tyrone Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut. Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with a looping right.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut. Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Tyrone Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries to bum rush Tyrone Jones with a series of wild strikes but Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaunismieli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyrone Jones.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyrone Jones. That snapped Kaunismieli's head back.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight left.
Tyrone Jones throws a looping overhand right but Kaunismieli ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Kaunismieli as he checks the leg kick.
Kaunismieli checks a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tyrone Jones finds it's target.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrone Jones checks the leg kick.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kaunismieli takes a step back to recover.
Tyrone Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tyrone Jones 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.
Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Tyrone Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab.
Tyrone Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Kaunismieli counters with a right hand to the body.
Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a left hand but Kaunismieli moved out of range nicely.
Kaunismieli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Donk. Tyrone Jones catches Kaunismieli right on the button with a cross.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaunismieli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kaunismieli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyrone Jones is looking to chop away at Kaunismieli's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tyrone Jones in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kaunismieli misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to the head.
Kaunismieli blocks a jab.
Kaunismieli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaunismieli misses the target.
Tyrone Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli staying out of range there.
Kaunismieli is looking to counter punch.

Kaunismieli closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaunismieli as Tyrone Jones tries to tie him up.
Tyrone Jones looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Tyrone Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Kaunismieli is looking to clinch.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaunismieli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyrone Jones.
Nice shot lands for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaunismieli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Tyrone Jones ducks down to avoid it.

Kaunismieli has closed the distance and engaged Tyrone Jones in a clinch.

Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight right.
Kaunismieli looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyrone Jones is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tyrone Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range and Tyrone Jones settles back down.
Tyrone Jones jabs at Kaunismieli's body.
Kaunismieli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone Jones throws a push kick but Kaunismieli slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tyrone Jones ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaunismieli fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tyrone Jones just manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaunismieli lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight left.
Tyrone Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Tyrone Jones - just one landing.
Tyrone Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones lands a body shot.
Kaunismieli looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyrone Jones is just out of range.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaunismieli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaunismieli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Tyrone Jones there.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaunismieli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyrone Jones works Kaunismieli's body with a nice hook.
Tyrone Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kaunismieli on the side of the head.
Kaunismieli misses the shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones slips a jab and a cross from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaunismieli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice straight punches there by Tyrone Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Kaunismieli slips the punch.
Kaunismieli throwing a counter right hand but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Kaunismieli misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaunismieli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyrone Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Kaunismieli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaunismieli blocks a jab.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaunismieli throws the left hand but Tyrone Jones avoids the punch easily.
Kaunismieli takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Kaunismieli moves into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrone Jones lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones lands with a right to the head.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli is leaning against Tyrone Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyrone Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaunismieli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaunismieli tries a body shot but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Tyrone Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Kaunismieli controls the action.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli.

Kaunismieli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyrone Jones needs to keep his hands up - Kaunismieli had a free shot at his head there.
Kaunismieli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Kaunismieli there.
Kaunismieli throws out a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moves out of range and Kaunismieli only half commits.
Tyrone Jones feints a counter leg kick.

Kaunismieli rushes Tyrone Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Russell Tyrone Jones just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tyrone Jones misses with a hook
and Kaunismieli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones checks a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kaunismieli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Tyrone Jones is looking to slow Kaunismieli down with leg kicks.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Kaunismieli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Kaunismieli stuns Tyrone Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli is looking to clinch but Tyrone Jones is avoiding it.
Kaunismieli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaunismieli's head.
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook. Kaunismieli ducked under it nicely.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kaunismieli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight right.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrone Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli lands with a right hand.
Tyrone Jones thuds a left hand into Kaunismieli's body.
Kaunismieli connects with a right hand. Tyrone Jones shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Kaunismieli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
A little feinted left hand from Kaunismieli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyrone Jones cracks Kaunismieli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tyrone Jones throws a push kick but Kaunismieli slaps the foot to one side.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Tyrone Jones blocks the leg kick.
Tyrone Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaunismieli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaunismieli lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyrone Jones's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaunismieli scores with a nice right hand.
Tyrone Jones slips a straight right by Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Tyrone Jones ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Tyrone Jones does it's job there.
Kaunismieli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaunismieli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyrone Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Tyrone Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones stuns Kaunismieli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaunismieli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kaunismieli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaunismieli.

Kaunismieli darts in and clinches Tyrone Jones up against the cage.
Tyrone Jones prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones is looking to control Kaunismieli's arms but Kaunismieli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyrone Jones has his back to the cage.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Kaunismieli.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.

Tyrone Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaunismieli throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrone Jones moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Tyrone Jones misses.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyrone Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyrone Jones clobbers Kaunismieli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaunismieli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyrone Jones throws out a leg kick but Kaunismieli moves out of range and Tyrone Jones only half commits.
Kaunismieli misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Kaunismieli misses its intended target.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaunismieli throws out the jab.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaunismieli moves away.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook to the body. Kaunismieli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone Jones 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaunismieli is looking to counter punch.
Tyrone Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaunismieli throws a right hand that Tyrone Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyrone Jones also avoids with ease.
Tyrone Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kaunismieli throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Tyrone Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaunismieli doesn't seem phased though.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut. Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli looks to land a left hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range nicely.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Tyrone Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaunismieli slips a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli blocks a low kick nicely.
Tyrone Jones moves away from the strike by Kaunismieli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Kaunismieli misses.
Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
Tyrone Jones cracks Kaunismieli with a good jab.
Kaunismieli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyrone Jones. That one must have hurt.
Kaunismieli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones cracks Kaunismieli with a good jab.
Tyrone Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaunismieli should have avoided that one.
Tyrone Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaunismieli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
It seemed like Tyrone Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaunismieli scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones digs a good hook to Kaunismieli's body.
Kaunismieli stuns Tyrone Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyrone Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kaunismieli moves in looking to clinch but Tyrone Jones pushes him off.
Tyrone Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tyrone Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyrone Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrone Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyrone Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli walks into a left hand.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook. Tyrone Jones ducked under it nicely.
Tyrone Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tyrone Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaunismieli at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaunismieli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tyrone Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrone Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Kaunismieli closes the distance and clinches.
Russell Tyrone Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

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!
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyrone Jones prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kaunismieli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrone Jones controls the action.

Kaunismieli breaks the clinch.
Kaunismieli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyrone Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Tyrone Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Kaunismieli avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kaunismieli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaunismieli throws a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight right.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook to the body. Kaunismieli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kaunismieli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
It looked like Kaunismieli was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tyrone Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli lands with an overhand left.
Tyrone Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyrone Jones connects with a jab.
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones thuds his right hand into Kaunismieli's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kaunismieli checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a front kick but Kaunismieli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the side of Tyrone Jones's head but Tyrone Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyrone Jones only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tyrone Jones scores with the left hand. Kaunismieli knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyrone Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Jones takes one on the button.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaunismieli just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaunismieli walks into a left hand.
Tyrone Jones cracks Kaunismieli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Kaunismieli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tyrone Jones cracks Kaunismieli with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Tyrone Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyrone Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Tyrone Jones!
Russell Tyrone Jones is the new middleweight champion!
Russell Tyrone Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.