PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oswald Cobblepot (ranked 133 p4p, 22 weight class) and Iikka Runnisto (ranked 212 p4p, 34 weight class). Runnisto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cobblepot
vs
Runnisto

185 cm
37
191 lbs
28 - 10 - 2

182 cm
35
192 lbs
36 - 17 - 2

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World class boxer
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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 28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oswald Cobblepot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobblepot lands a lovely overhand right.
Cobblepot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobblepot sets himself, and Runnisto steps forward looking for the clinch! Cobblepot avoids it this time.
Cobblepot catches Runnisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Runnisto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Runnisto misses with a lunging right hand
and Cobblepot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cobblepot moves out of range of the strikes.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobblepot moves away.
Runnisto throws a leg kick that misses.
Cobblepot feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good work by Runnisto as he checks the leg kick.
Runnisto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cobblepot connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobblepot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Runnisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cobblepot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Runnisto scores with a decent looking hook.
Runnisto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Runnisto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobblepot momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot catches Runnisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cobblepot throws a leg kick that misses.
Runnisto throws a leg kick which misses Cobblepot's front leg but catches the back leg as Cobblepot tries to avoid it.
Cobblepot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Runnisto misses with a double jab.
Runnisto moves away from the strike by Cobblepot.
Nice body punch from Cobblepot.
Runnisto lands a leg kick that knocks Cobblepot off balance momentarily.
Cobblepot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Runnisto wants to land a leg kick but Cobblepot is out of range.
Runnisto misses with a wild combination.
Runnisto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cobblepot throws a leg kick that misses.
Cobblepot misses with a leg kick.
Runnisto throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Cobblepot is predictable there
and Runnisto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Runnisto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto misses with a right hand
and Cobblepot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Runnisto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobblepot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Runnisto thinking.
Cobblepot cracks Runnisto with a good jab.
Oswald Cobblepot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runnisto drops his hands momentarily and Cobblepot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cobblepot thuds a left hand into Runnisto's body.
Cobblepot staying out of range there.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobblepot connects with a leg kick. Runnisto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Cobblepot.
Runnisto throws a shot to the body.
Runnisto scores with a shot to the body.
Cobblepot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cobblepot lands with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Runnisto.
Cobblepot misses with a body punch
and Runnisto counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobblepot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Runnisto circles away quickly and effectively.
Cobblepot looks to land a combination but Runnisto avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto swings for the body but Cobblepot moves out of range.
Cobblepot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Cobblepot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Runnisto instigates a clinch.
Cobblepot misses with the head strike.
Cobblepot is trying to maintain a safe position but Runnisto gets an underhook and turns Cobblepot into the cage.
Cobblepot misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Runnisto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runnisto.
Runnisto tries to throw a body punch but Cobblepot avoids it by throwing Runnisto back against the cage.
Cobblepot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobblepot misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runnisto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobblepot.
Cobblepot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Runnisto backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Runnisto.
Cobblepot takes a shot to the head.
Cobblepot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Runnisto gets through Cobblepot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runnisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobblepot digs a right hand underneath Runnisto's ribcage. Runnisto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Runnisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobblepot controls his hands.

Runnisto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Runnisto misses with a body shot.
Runnisto lands a jab to the head.
Cobblepot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab lands there for Runnisto.
Cobblepot scores with a nice head shot.
Cobblepot on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Cobblepot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Runnisto blocks a low kick nicely.
Runnisto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobblepot misses with a body kick.
Cobblepot is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Runnisto.
Runnisto counters with a body kick.

Runnisto gets a clinch.
Cobblepot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A chopping leg kick lands by Runnisto.
Runnisto ducks right into an uppercut from Cobblepot.
Runnisto moves away from the strike by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cobblepot punishes Runnisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Runnisto slips under a jab.
Runnisto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good exchange - Runnisto coming out on top.
Runnisto slips a jab from Cobblepot.
Runnisto tries to work over Cobblepot's front leg with a kick but Cobblepot checks it.
Runnisto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cobblepot eats them both and turns towards Runnisto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Cobblepot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cobblepot misses with a few strikes there.
Runnisto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobblepot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oswald Cobblepot is winning the standup battle so far.
Runnisto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Runnisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobblepot.
Runnisto throws a counter combo.
Runnisto throws a body punch but Cobblepot moves out of range.
Runnisto connects with a looping right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cobblepot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto throws a lazy right hand but Cobblepot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Runnisto 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Runnisto 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 Cobblepot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cobblepot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cobblepot throws a big shot that misses.
Cobblepot throws a hook but Runnisto avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Runnisto misses.
Cobblepot lands with a good body shot.
Cobblepot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Cobblepot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cobblepot throws out a powerful jab.
Runnisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jab, jab by Runnisto - just one landing.
Cobblepot misses with an uppercut.
Runnisto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cobblepot.
Crunch! Runnisto slams his shin into Cobblepot's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Runnisto.
Runnisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobblepot throws a shot from downtown. Runnisto moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Runnisto! But no joy.
Cobblepot loads up on a big right hand but Runnisto slips the punch.
Cobblepot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runnisto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runnisto throws a shot to the body.
Runnisto 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.
Runnisto ducks under a wild hook from Cobblepot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto throws a right hand that misses
and Cobblepot counters with a series of strikes. Runnisto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runnisto.
Cobblepot misses the shot to the body.
Runnisto moves forwards but Cobblepot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cobblepot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Runnisto throws out a loose jab but Cobblepot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto staying out of range there.
Runnisto loads up on a big right hand but Cobblepot slips the punch.
Runnisto dips to his left and cracks Cobblepot with an uppercut!
Runnisto throws a big shot that misses.
Runnisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cobblepot misses with a body punch
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cobblepot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cobblepot cracks Runnisto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Runnisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobblepot.
Cobblepot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Runnisto slips a jab from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Runnisto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Runnisto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobblepot momentarily.
Cobblepot moves away from the strike by Runnisto.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Runnisto.
Runnisto throws a lazy right hand but Cobblepot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobblepot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Runnisto.
A counter left hand to the body from Cobblepot misses its target.
Cobblepot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runnisto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Runnisto's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cobblepot misses the body punch
enabling Runnisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobblepot stuns Runnisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobblepot blocks a jab.
Runnisto is looking to slow Cobblepot down with leg kicks.
Cobblepot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cobblepot misses with an uppercut. Runnisto saw that one coming.
It seemed like Runnisto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cobblepot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runnisto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cobblepot connects with a single shot there.
Cobblepot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Runnisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Runnisto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobblepot lands a slapping body shot.
Cobblepot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobblepot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cobblepot misses with a hook. Runnisto ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oswald Cobblepot dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cobblepot misses with a looping left.
Cobblepot's corner calls for a 1-2. Cobblepot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cobblepot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cobblepot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Runnisto lands a nice looking body shot.
Cobblepot scores with a jab to the body.
Cobblepot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Runnisto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Cobblepot misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Runnisto misses the target.
Cobblepot ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
A little feinted left hand from Cobblepot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cobblepot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobblepot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Runnisto throws a wild body kick that Cobblepot sees coming a mile off.
Cobblepot feints a jab promting Runnisto to slip. Cobblepot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Runnisto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobblepot throws a shot from downtown. Runnisto moves away and avoids it.
Runnisto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cobblepot throws a big shot that misses.
Runnisto checks a low kick from Cobblepot.
Runnisto throws the kick towards the body but Cobblepot avoids it.
Cobblepot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cobblepot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Runnisto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cobblepot misses the shot to the body.
Runnisto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cobblepot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Runnisto misses with a wild body shot.
Cobblepot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Runnisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobblepot.
Runnisto lands a right hook to the body.
Runnisto is looking to slow Cobblepot down with leg kicks.
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!
Runnisto misses with a body kick.
Cobblepot tries to bum rush Runnisto with a series of wild strikes but Runnisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cobblepot backing away here, and Runnisto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Runnisto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cobblepot's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobblepot misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Runnisto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cobblepot misses with a body punch
enabling Runnisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Runnisto swings for the body but Cobblepot moves out of range.
Cobblepot misses with a hook.
Runnisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobblepot.
Runnisto throws a right hand that misses
and Runnisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Runnisto thumps Cobblepot with a low kick.
Cobblepot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobblepot cracks a nice hook into Runnisto's ribs.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobblepot manages to avoid it.
Runnisto ducks right into an uppercut from Cobblepot.
Runnisto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cobblepot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cobblepot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobblepot.
Donk. Cobblepot catches Runnisto right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto avoids the body shot from Cobblepot.
Good exchange - Cobblepot coming out on top.
Runnisto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cobblepot's sensitive parts.
Runnisto misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Cobblepot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobblepot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Runnisto's calf.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot.
Cobblepot lands with a right hand.
Runnisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobblepot.
Cobblepot was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cobblepot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Runnisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Cobblepot's head.
Cobblepot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cobblepot misses with a hook.
Cobblepot throws a body punch but Runnisto moves out of range.
Cobblepot misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Cobblepot. That snapped Runnisto's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobblepot cracks the inside of Runnisto's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Cobblepot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runnisto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cobblepot counters with a nice leg kick.
Cobblepot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Runnisto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Runnisto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cobblepot throwing a counter right hand but Runnisto manages to avoid it.
Runnisto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobblepot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobblepot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cobblepot cracks Runnisto with an open hand slap.
Runnisto slips a jab and a cross from Cobblepot.
Runnisto misses with a looping right.
Runnisto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Runnisto throws a shot from downtown. Cobblepot moves away and avoids it.
Runnisto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Runnisto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cobblepot misses with an uppercut
and Runnisto counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oswald Cobblepot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cobblepot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswald Cobblepot!
A very excited looking Oswald Cobblepot rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.