PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 1781 p4p, 237 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 1548 p4p, 212 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Burduada No Cranio
vs
Heikkinen

188 cm
24
196 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
37
182 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sportivité
Urban Fighter

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burduada No Cranio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heikkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burduada No Cranio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heikkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heikkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burduada No Cranio's sensitive parts.

Burduada No Cranio pushes Heikkinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to break the clinch but Heikkinen has him pressed against the cage.

Burduada No Cranio breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen jabs Burduada No Cranio right on the nose. Burduada No Cranio blinks but takes it well.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick as Burduada No Cranio jumps back.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.

Heikkinen clinches.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Burduada No Cranio breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Burduada No Cranio moved out of range.
Burduada No Cranio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen tries a quick counter leg kick but Burduada No Cranio is wise to it.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Heikkinen rushes Burduada No Cranio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head punch that misses.
Burduada No Cranio working hard to break the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burduada No Cranio managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen keeps control of Burduada No Cranio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burduada No Cranio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Heikkinen as the two fighters clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burduada No Cranio prevents a body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Burduada No Cranio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burduada No Cranio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burduada No Cranio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burduada No Cranio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen pushes Burduada No Cranio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has been cut.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.

Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burduada No Cranio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burduada No Cranio checks it well.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heikkinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the combination.

Burduada No Cranio moves into the clinch successfully.
Burduada No Cranio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burduada No Cranio is defending well for now.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heikkinen obliges.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burduada No Cranio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heikkinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Burduada No Cranio is rocked!
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
Oh Burduada No Cranio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to break the clinch but Heikkinen has him pressed against the cage.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of Burduada No Cranio's head.
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Burduada No Cranio's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Burduada No Cranio drops to his knees and Heikkinen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaino Heikkinen!
Our winner, Kaino Heikkinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.