PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 527 p4p, 743 weight class) and Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 33 p4p, 43 weight class). Asai comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Sword. This should be fireworks!

Asai
vs
Kutvonen

172 cm
44
140
44 - 29 - 2

170 cm
29
141
15 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Carnage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai misses with a body kick.
Kutvonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.
Kutvonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kutvonen misses with a straight left.
Kutvonen throws a hook to the side of Asai 's head but Asai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kutvonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kutvonen takes a swing at Asai 's ribcage but misses.
Asai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kutvonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kutvonen misses with a body shot.
Kutvonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Asai throws a body punch but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Kutvonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Asai does it's job there.
Kutvonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Asai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kutvonen 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.
Asai throws a shot from downtown. Kutvonen moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kutvonen cracks Asai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai throws a chopping leg kick but Kutvonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kutvonen checks a low kick from Asai .
Kutvonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Asai throws a leg kick that misses.
Kutvonen feints the counter takedown.
Asai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kutvonen misses the shot to the body.
Kutvonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Asai throws a jab but it's blocked by Kutvonen.
Asai loads up on a big right hand but Kutvonen slips the punch.
Kutvonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some bone on bone action there as Kutvonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Asai throws a leg kick which misses Kutvonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kutvonen tries to avoid it.

Kutvonen closes the distance and clinches.
Asai throws an elbow but it misses.
Kutvonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kutvonen has picked Asai up - he's going for a ride! Kutvonen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kutvonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Asai 's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutvonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asai won't allow Kutvonen to pass to mount.
Kutvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kutvonen working Asai over with strikes.
Kutvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kutvonen.
Still in half guard, Kutvonen seems content to control.
Kutvonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kutvonen thows a huge punch but Asai dodges it nicely.
Kutvonen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kutvonen unloads with some shots from mount but Asai bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kutvonen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The referee warns Asai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kutvonen with a couple of short strikes.
Kutvonen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kutvonen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Asai because Kutvonen loaded up on that one.
Kutvonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Asai 's face.
Asai can't escape the position.
Kutvonen controlling the position easily from mount.
Kutvonen with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen working the ground and pound effectively.
Asai working to try and regain half guard.
Kutvonen punching from mount but Asai doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kutvonen unloading with bombs!
Asai is squirming around, avoiding Kutvonen's attempts to control the action.
Kutvonen controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kutvonen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lusmu Kutvonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Asai slips a straight right by Kutvonen.
Kutvonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kutvonen avoids the body shot from Asai .
A clash of legs there as Kutvonen blocks the low kick.
Kutvonen works the jab nicely.
Lusmu Kutvonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kutvonen loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Jab from Kutvonen.
Asai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kutvonen throws out the jab.
Kutvonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kutvonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kutvonen throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen works Asai 's body with a nice hook.
Asai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutvonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Asai tries to avoid it but Kutvonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Asai to the ground. Asai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kutvonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Kutvonen gets the takedown into side control.
Kutvonen is trying to ground and pound but Asai uses the momentary lack of control by Kutvonen to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kutvonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kutvonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kutvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Asai tries to roll over but Kutvonen keeps him under control.
Kutvonen lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kutvonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Asai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kutvonen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kutvonen throwing shots but Asai is blocking nicely.
Kutvonen stalling away here and it's allowed Asai to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kutvonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Asai is keeping the position for now.
Kutvonen wants to control from the top but Asai keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kutvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Asai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kutvonen on the ground.
Asai can't keep his opponent in guard - Kutvonen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Asai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen thows a huge punch but Asai dodges it nicely.
Kutvonen wants to pass to mount but Asai is defending the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kutvonen defending well as Asai loads up on a big left hand.
Kutvonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kutvonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asai .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen slips under a jab.
Kutvonen slips a straight right by Asai .
Asai moves out of range of the leg kick from Kutvonen.
A little feinted left hand from Asai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asai slips under a jab.
Asai drops his hands momentarily and Kutvonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Asai connects with a leg kick.
Kutvonen staying out of range there.
And Kutvonen tries to counter it with a takedown but Asai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kutvonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
A jab from Kutvonen finds it's way through Asai 's defenses.
Kutvonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Asai .
Kutvonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Asai scores with a kick to the body.
Asai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kutvonen! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lusmu Kutvonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Asai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kutvonen checks it well.
Kutvonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Asai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kutvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asai .
A countering left hand to the body from Kutvonen misses.
Good shot there by Asai .
Kutvonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Kutvonen misses.
Asai throwing a counter right hand but Kutvonen manages to avoid it.
Kutvonen staying out of range there.
Kutvonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asai tries a low kick but Kutvonen avoids it.
Asai slips under a jab from Kutvonen.
A bone on bone clash there as Kutvonen blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai throws a leg kick that misses.
Asai loads up on a big right hand but Kutvonen slips the punch.
Kutvonen slips a straight right by Asai .
Kutvonen throws an overhand right that lands on Asai 's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick by Asai misses

and Kutvonen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Asai !

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen tries to score with some ground and pound. Asai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kutvonen wants to control but Asai is keeping him busy.
Asai is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kutvonen connects with a decent elbow.
Asai dodges the ground and pound from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asai on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kutvonen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Asai is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kutvonen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Asai is avoiding damage well.
Asai takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Asai is not content to let Kutvonen control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai is looking for a sweep.
Kutvonen wants to control but Asai is keeping him busy.
Kutvonen looking to control but instead Asai has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Well, if Kutvonen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nice strikes from Kutvonen there.
Kutvonen working Asai over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Asai 's head.
Kutvonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Asai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kutvonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asai looks to land a right hand but Kutvonen moved out of range.
Asai missing with a left hand there. Kutvonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kutvonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
Asai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kutvonen throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Asai throws a push kick but Kutvonen slaps the foot to one side.
Asai throws a leg kick but Kutvonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kutvonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kutvonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kutvonen digs a good hook to Asai 's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kutvonen blocks the body kick.
Asai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kutvonen.
As Kutvonen backs away, Asai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kutvonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kutvonen connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutvonen slips under a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Asai tries to throw a body punch but Kutvonen avoids it by throwing Asai back against the cage.
Asai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Asai .
Kutvonen wants to stall.

Kutvonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asai .
Kutvonen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Asai loads up on a big right hand but Kutvonen slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lusmu Kutvonen really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Asai misses with a straight right.
Kutvonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kutvonen scores with a hook to the body. Asai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Asai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kutvonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asai 's head backwards.
Asai throws a jab when Kutvonen was well out of range.
Kutvonen with the inside leg kick.
Asai misses with a kick to the body.
Kutvonen misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick from Asai misses.
Kutvonen throws out a counter right but Asai avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kutvonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Asai .
Asai blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Kutvonen blocks the low kick.
Asai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Asai .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen scores with a jab to the body.
Kutvonen loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Kutvonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kutvonen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Asai throws a jab when Kutvonen was well out of range.
Kutvonen cracks a nice hook into Asai 's ribs.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kutvonen.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Kutvonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kutvonen.

Kutvonen drives through and clinches with Asai against the cage.
Kutvonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kutvonen.
Asai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kutvonen backwards.

Kutvonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kutvonen scores with a shot to the body.
Asai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kutvonen lands a leg kick that knocks Asai off balance momentarily.
Asai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai . Kutvonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asai lands with an overhand left.
Good leg kick by Kutvonen.
Kutvonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kutvonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kutvonen scrambles back to his feet.
Kutvonen scores with a jab to the head.
Asai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kutvonen moves away.
Asai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kutvonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Asai pinned against the cage. Asai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kutvonen slips a straight right by Asai .
Asai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai misses with a straight left.
Asai throws a lazy body kick

and Kutvonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kutvonen working Asai over with strikes.
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 trying to control from half guard but Asai is working away.
Kutvonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Kutvonen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kutvonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Asai 's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai is in trouble now - Kutvonen has advanced to mount!
Kutvonen lands a couple of good shots and Asai has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kutvonen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Asai to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Kutvonen missing with punches from the 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!
Kutvonen scores with punches and elbows.

Asai is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lusmu Kutvonen dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kutvonen stuns Asai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Kutvonen instigates a clinch.
Kutvonen lands an uppercut.
Oh Asai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kutvonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kutvonen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Asai to his knees! Kutvonen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lusmu Kutvonen!
Lusmu Kutvonen is the new bantamweight champion!
Lusmu Kutvonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Yoshihiro Asai had this to say: 'Ill Train Harder And Win My Next Fight'.