PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarna Kuiva (ranked 779 p4p, 1624 weight class) and Benjamin Torkoly Jr (ranked 107 p4p, 211 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kuiva
vs
Torkoly Jr

183 cm
27
189
12 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
194
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Altitude Clothing
Core Combat

Savage Fightwear

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarna Kuiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Torkoly Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torkoly Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuiva counters with a straight right hand.
Torkoly Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kuiva.
Torkoly Jr's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Torkoly Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kuiva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuiva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuiva lands a jab to Torkoly Jr's midsection.
Torkoly Jr misses with a right hand
and Kuiva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torkoly Jr thinking.

Kuiva moves into range and clinches up with Torkoly Jr.
Torkoly Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Torkoly Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Kuiva cracks Torkoly Jr with a nice body shot.
Kuiva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torkoly Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuiva backwards.
Kuiva is trying to break the clinch but Torkoly Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Kuiva lands a body punch.
Kuiva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torkoly Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuiva blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuiva.
Kuiva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Torkoly Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuiva.
Torkoly Jr avoiding damage as Kuiva throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torkoly Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuiva lands a nice uppercut.

Torkoly Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torkoly Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Kuiva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torkoly Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Torkoly Jr lands with a cross.
Torkoly Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torkoly Jr throws a looping overhand right but Kuiva ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Torkoly Jr.
Kuiva throws a right hand that Torkoly Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Torkoly Jr also avoids with ease.
Torkoly Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuiva slips a straight right by Torkoly Jr.
Torkoly Jr throws out a loose jab but Kuiva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torkoly Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Torkoly Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuiva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torkoly Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torkoly Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torkoly Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuiva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kuiva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torkoly Jr throws out the jab.
Kuiva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torkoly Jr missing with a left hand there. Kuiva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuiva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torkoly Jr in his tracks.
Torkoly Jr throws a hook to the side of Kuiva's head but Kuiva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torkoly Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Kuiva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torkoly Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Kuiva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torkoly Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kuiva throws out a powerful jab.
Kuiva lands a slapping body shot.
Torkoly Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torkoly Jr throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kuiva to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuiva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torkoly Jr.

Kuiva closes the distance and clinches.
Kuiva is working Torkoly Jr over against the cage.
Kuiva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torkoly Jr tries to work over Kuiva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torkoly Jr misses with a body punch.
Torkoly Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuiva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Kuiva.
Torkoly Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuiva controls his hands.
Kuiva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torkoly Jr backwards.
Kuiva controlling the action here for a moment.
Torkoly Jr blocking some punches.

Torkoly Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torkoly Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuiva.
Torkoly Jr misses with an uppercut. Kuiva saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Kuiva misses its target.
Kuiva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Torkoly Jr gets a clinch.
Kuiva lands a hook that snaps the head of Torkoly Jr backwards.
Torkoly Jr tries to throw a body punch but Kuiva avoids it by throwing Torkoly Jr back against the cage.
Kuiva blocking some punches.
Torkoly Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuiva's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kuiva.
Torkoly Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuiva.
Kuiva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torkoly Jr looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuiva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Kuiva - that landed with a thud.
Kuiva scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuiva prevents a body shot from Torkoly Jr.
Kuiva stalls.

Torkoly Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuiva throws a combination. Torkoly Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kuiva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuiva jabs at Torkoly Jr's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torkoly Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Kuiva lands with a nice body punch.
Kuiva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuiva lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jarna Kuiva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Torkoly Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuiva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuiva is looking to wear down Torkoly Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Torkoly Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuiva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuiva throws a good cross that connects.
Torkoly Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuiva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuiva punishes Torkoly Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuiva lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuiva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torkoly Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuiva.
Kuiva 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.
Torkoly Jr misses with an uppercut. Kuiva saw that one coming.

Torkoly Jr gets tackled into the cage by Kuiva. Kuiva maintains the clinch.
Jarna Kuiva has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Kuiva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Torkoly Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kuiva to counter with a crisp jab.
Torkoly Jr misses with a hook
and Kuiva counters with a left to the body.
Torkoly Jr is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Kuiva.
Kuiva scores with a hook to the body. Torkoly Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torkoly Jr misses with a body shot.
Torkoly Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuiva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torkoly Jr misses with an uppercut
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Kuiva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torkoly Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torkoly Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuiva connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuiva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuiva cracks a nice hook into Torkoly Jr's ribs.
Torkoly Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Torkoly Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Kuiva's shoulder, as Kuiva tries to avoid the shot.
Kuiva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuiva. That snapped Torkoly Jr's head back.
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!
Kuiva throws a nice looking combination but Torkoly Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torkoly Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torkoly Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Kuiva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torkoly Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuiva jabs at Torkoly Jr's body.
Kuiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torkoly Jr moves away.
Torkoly Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuiva scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torkoly Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuiva is just out of range.
Torkoly Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torkoly Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kuiva to counter with a crisp jab.
Torkoly Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuiva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torkoly Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Torkoly Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kuiva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuiva misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Torkoly Jr misses its intended target.
Kuiva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Kuiva pushes Torkoly Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Torkoly Jr misses with a body punch.
Torkoly Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuiva.
Kuiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kuiva breaks the clinch.
Torkoly Jr thuds his right hand into Kuiva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuiva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torkoly Jr throws out the jab.
Kuiva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Torkoly Jr is looking to clinch but Kuiva is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torkoly Jr misses with a straight right.
Kuiva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kuiva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torkoly Jr can do to turn this around?
Torkoly Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuiva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torkoly Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuiva.
Torkoly Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torkoly Jr misses with a left hand
and Kuiva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Torkoly Jr misses its intended target.
Kuiva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left and a right from Kuiva both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Benjamin Torkoly Jr has been cut.
Torkoly Jr tests Kuiva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Kuiva lands a hook that stumbles Torkoly Jr back into the cage. Kuiva follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Torkoly Jr to the canvas! Kuiva pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Torkoly Jr has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jarna Kuiva!
A victorious Jarna Kuiva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.