PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finko Naikkorine (ranked 23934 p4p, 420 weight class) and Hi Ho (ranked 5431 p4p, 373 weight class). Naikkorine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mexico - The Dead Daisies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Naikkorine
vs
Ho

175 cm
23
148 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

165 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finko Naikkorine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hi Ho!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ho has Naikkorine up against the cage in a clinch.
Ho misses with the head strike.
Naikkorine blocks an uppercut.
Ho pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ho throws an elbow that misses.
Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ho stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naikkorine avoiding damage as Ho throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naikkorine.
Ho tries to land knees in the clinch but Naikkorine avoids the damage to the body.
Naikkorine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Finko Naikkorine has been cut.
Ho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ho lands a nice knee to the body.
Ho prevents a body shot from Naikkorine.
Ho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Naikkorine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ho stalling in the clinch.
Naikkorine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho trying to land knees to the body.
Ho tries to throw a body punch but Naikkorine avoids it by throwing Ho back against the cage.
Ho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho misses with an elbow over the top.
Naikkorine has a couple of punches blocked by Ho.
Ho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ho blocks an uppercut.
Naikkorine misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho.
Ho digs a right hand underneath Naikkorine's ribcage. Naikkorine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ho looking to throw knees to the head but Naikkorine is blocking nicely.
Naikkorine taking a breather.
Naikkorine misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naikkorine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Ho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho thumps Naikkorine with a low kick.
Ho lands with a good body shot.
Ho punishes Naikkorine's body with a nice straight punch.
Ho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ho as Naikkorine shoots in.
Ho feints and then cracks Naikkorine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Naikkorine down.

Ho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ho has Naikkorine pressed against the cage.
Ho pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ho blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ho.
Ho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naikkorine is defending well for now.
Ho is pushing Naikkorine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Naikkorine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naikkorine.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho stalling in the clinch.
Naikkorine avoids a wild elbow strike from Ho.
Naikkorine takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naikkorine working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hi Ho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Finko Naikkorine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A chopping leg kick lands by Ho.
Ho connects with a leg kick. Naikkorine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Naikkorine fails with a takedown attempt.
Ho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Naikkorine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho can pounce on him.
Ho throws a body kick that misses.
Ho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naikkorine. That did some damage!
Ho throws a body punch but Naikkorine moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Naikkorine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ho circles away.
Naikkorine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ho circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finko Naikkorine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Ho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Naikkorine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho.
Naikkorine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho scores with a kick to the body.
Ho misses with a straight left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ho.
Ho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Naikkorine's head.

Ho clinches.
Ho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Ho.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Naikkorine's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naikkorine misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands an elbow inside.

Finko Naikkorine's cut is getting worse.
Ho lands an elbow that stopped Naikkorine in his tracks for a moment.
Ho controlling the action here for a moment.
Ho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naikkorine's defenses.
Ho missing with knees to the body.
Ho lands a hook that snaps the head of Naikkorine backwards.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Naikkorine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ho lands a right hand.
Ho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Naikkorine misses with some punches.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Hi Ho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ho tries to land a knee to the head but Naikkorine blocks with his arms.
Naikkorine tries to throw a body punch but Ho avoids it by throwing Naikkorine back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho.
Naikkorine throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho.
Ho stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naikkorine.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naikkorine tries to throw a body punch but Ho avoids it by throwing Naikkorine back against the cage.
Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naikkorine's defenses.
Ho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Naikkorine avoids it.
Nice elbow from Ho.
Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ho slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hi Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Finko Naikkorine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Naikkorine will feel that in the morning.
Hi Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ho pushes Naikkorine up against the cage in a clinch.
Ho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naikkorine's defenses.
Ho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naikkorine's defenses.

Finko Naikkorine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Naikkorine letting Ho take a breather here.
A bit of stalling here from Naikkorine.
Ho lands an elbow inside that Naikkorine shrugs off.
Ho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Naikkorine avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ho lands an elbow inside that Naikkorine shrugs off.
Ho blocking some punches.
Naikkorine has a couple of punches blocked by Ho.
Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho just leaning against Naikkorine, taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naikkorine prevents a body shot from Ho.
Naikkorine takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Finko Naikkorine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Finko Naikkorine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hi Ho!