PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Temirov (ranked 983 p4p, 804 weight class) and Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 111 p4p, 87 weight class). Lusmu Kutvonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ruslan Temirov's chin.

Temirov
vs
Kutvonen

164 cm
39
143
30 - 20 - 2

170 cm
28
144
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 30 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Ruslan Temirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temirov lands a right hook to the body.
Temirov throws a body punch but Kutvonen moves out of range.
A big right from Temirov misses.
Temirov misses with a few strikes there.
Temirov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Temirov throws a solid leg kick but Kutvonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Temirov.
Kutvonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Temirov.
Kutvonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Temirov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temirov scores with a nice head shot.
Temirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kutvonen moves in looking to clinch but Temirov pushes him off.
As Kutvonen looks to move away, Temirov throws a big counter combo but Kutvonen just gets out of the way.
Temirov lands a nice hook to Kutvonen's body. Kutvonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruslan Temirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kutvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temirov.
Kutvonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov misses with the combination.

Kutvonen pushes Temirov up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kutvonen misses with the head strike.
Kutvonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Kutvonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Temirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kutvonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kutvonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Temirov throws a looping overhand right but Kutvonen ducks down to avoid it.
Kutvonen swings for the body but Temirov moves out of range.
Kutvonen throws a lazy right hand but Temirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Temirov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Kutvonen misses.
Temirov is looking to wear down Kutvonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov lands with a cross.
Kutvonen misses with a low kick.
Temirov scoring well with a low kick there.
Temirov misses with an uppercut. Kutvonen saw that one coming.
Kutvonen blocks a low kick nicely.
Kutvonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Temirov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Kutvonen slips a jab and a cross from Temirov.
Temirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kutvonen circles away quickly and effectively.

Kutvonen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kutvonen showed some decent athleticism there.
Kutvonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Temirov defending well though.
Ground and pound from Kutvonen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen is controlling the pace.
Kutvonen is pressing down on Temirov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Temirov is holding on for now.
Temirov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kutvonen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kutvonen lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kutvonen trying to control the action but Temirov is working from the bottom.
Kutvonen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kutvonen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Temirov is rocked!
Kutvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kutvonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kutvonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Temirov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Temirov dominated that round.
That's time! Temirov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Temirov lands an overhand right.
Kutvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temirov moves away.
Kutvonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kutvonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kutvonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Temirov counters with a nice body shot.
Kutvonen misses with a straight left.
Temirov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Temirov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kutvonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Temirov misses with a wild body shot.
Temirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kutvonen closes the distance and pushes Temirov back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temirov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kutvonen is keeping busy.
Kutvonen misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kutvonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kutvonen scores with a shot to the body.
Kutvonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
Temirov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kutvonen can do to turn this around?
Kutvonen throws the left hand but Temirov avoids the punch easily.
Temirov takes a swing at Kutvonen's ribcage but misses.
Kutvonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Temirov. That snapped Kutvonen's head back.
Temirov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Temirov throws a nice looking combination but Kutvonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kutvonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kutvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temirov moves away.
Kutvonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ruslan Temirov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Temirov lunges at Kutvonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kutvonen's hand.
Temirov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kutvonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Temirov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Temirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kutvonen slips a straight right by Temirov.
Kutvonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirov misses with a leg kick.
Temirov scores with a three punch combo!
Temirov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Temirov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Ruslan Temirov has been cut.
Temirov defending well as Kutvonen loads up on a big left hand.
Temirov seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice straight punches there by Temirov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Temirov.
Temirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruslan Temirov is winning the standup battle so far.
Temirov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kutvonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Temirov.
No joy there for Temirov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kutvonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kutvonen backs up against the cage.
Kutvonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Temirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruslan Temirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kutvonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Kutvonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temirov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kutvonen feints a counter leg kick.
Kutvonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kutvonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kutvonen misses with a takedown
and Temirov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Temirov lands with a nice combination. Kutvonen backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirov scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov wants to land a leg kick but Kutvonen is out of range.
Kutvonen moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen misses with a looping right.
Kutvonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
Temirov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kutvonen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kutvonen is defended easily by Temirov.
Ruslan Temirov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lusmu Kutvonen.
Temirov misses with a leg kick.
Kutvonen looks to land a left hand but Temirov moved out of range nicely.
Temirov slips a straight right by Kutvonen.
A lazy left from Kutvonen finds it's target.

Kutvonen drives through with a takedown into Temirov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Temirov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kutvonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Temirov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Temirov's cut.
That's time! Temirov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kutvonen throws a looping overhand right but Temirov ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Temirov. That's going to slow Kutvonen down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Temirov.
Temirov lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Temirov tenderised Kutvonen's leg. Kutvonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Temirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kutvonen.
Temirov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Temirov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donk. Temirov catches Kutvonen right on the button with a cross.
Kutvonen ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
Temirov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temirov throws a big shot that misses.
Kutvonen feints the counter takedown.
Kutvonen avoids the body shot from Temirov.
Temirov takes a swing at Kutvonen's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov takes one to the side of the head.
Temirov lands with a good body shot.
Temirov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Temirov.
Temirov misses with a leg kick

so Kutvonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kutvonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kutvonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutvonen looking to sit in guard and control but Temirov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutvonen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kutvonen is trying to keep Temirov in close.
Lusmu Kutvonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov is fighting to break Kutvonen's control of his arms but Kutvonen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Kutvonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kutvonen is trying to control the position but Temirov postures up.
Temirov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kutvonen is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusmu Kutvonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kutvonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Temirov's guard.

Kutvonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kutvonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Kutvonen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Temirov wants to stand and escape but Kutvonen is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Temirov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Temirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kutvonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kutvonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Temirov throws out the jab.
Kutvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temirov throws a big counter combination but Kutvonen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Temirov misses with a hook.
Kutvonen throws out a counter right but Temirov avoids it with no problem.
Kutvonen throws a jab when Temirov was well out of range.
No joy there for Temirov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kutvonen flicks out a counter leg kick but Temirov steps away.
Temirov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Temirov misses the target.
Kutvonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kutvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temirov moves away.
Kutvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temirov moves away.
Temirov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kutvonen.
Temirov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kutvonen feints a counter leg kick.
Temirov throws a hook but Kutvonen blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Temirov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Temirov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Temirov!
Ruslan Temirov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING for their support in the buildup to the fight.