PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Granger (ranked 840 p4p, 698 weight class) and Miro Tynkkynen (ranked 22 p4p, 15 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Granger
vs
Tynkkynen

183 cm
38
226
30 - 22 - 0

190 cm
34
205
16 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Miro Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger looks to throw the jab but Tynkkynen is out of range.
Tynkkynen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Granger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tynkkynen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Granger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Granger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Granger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tynkkynen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Granger's hands.
Nice defenses there by Tynkkynen.
Granger lands a right hook to the body.
Tynkkynen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tynkkynen scores with a hook.
Granger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tynkkynen scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tynkkynen moves away from the strike by Granger.
Granger connects with a body shot.
Tynkkynen throws a shot to the body.
Tynkkynen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Tynkkynen.
A slow jab from Granger misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tynkkynen finds it's way round the side to connect with Granger's head.
Granger scores with a hook.
Granger throws a jab when Tynkkynen was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Tynkkynen misses.
Granger misses with an uppercut. Tynkkynen saw that one coming.
Tynkkynen scores with a punch to the head.
Tynkkynen dips to his left and cracks Granger with an uppercut!
Granger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice cross by Tynkkynen.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Granger drops his hands momentarily and Tynkkynen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tynkkynen slips a jab from Granger.
Tynkkynen slips a straight right by Granger.
Tynkkynen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tynkkynen misses the jab.
Granger throws out a loose jab but Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Granger misses.
Granger lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger missing with a left hand there. Tynkkynen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tynkkynen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tynkkynen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
Tynkkynen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Granger clobbers Tynkkynen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tynkkynen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Granger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tynkkynen cracks Granger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tynkkynen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tynkkynen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Granger.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granger misses with a lunging right hand
and Tynkkynen counters with a nice body shot.
Granger throws a body punch but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Tynkkynen as he connects with a hook.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger stuns Tynkkynen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tynkkynen moves out of range as Granger strikes.
Granger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tynkkynen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tynkkynen does it's job there.
Tynkkynen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen 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.
Tynkkynen connects with the punch.
Tynkkynen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Granger.
Granger takes a swing at Tynkkynen's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Granger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tynkkynen connects with a crisp jab.
Granger throws out a loose jab but Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Tynkkynen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Granger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tynkkynen throws out a powerful jab.
Tynkkynen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Granger's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tynkkynen, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tynkkynen scores with a jab. Granger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Granger misses with a straight left.
Tynkkynen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Granger swings for the body but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Granger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot lands for Tynkkynen.
Granger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tynkkynen to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Granger connects with a leg kick.
Granger misses the jab.
Granger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Tynkkynen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Granger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tynkkynen just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Granger takes one on the button.
Tynkkynen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tynkkynen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Granger throws a hook but Tynkkynen blocks it.
A good leg kick by Granger.
Granger sizes up Tynkkynen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Granger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
Tynkkynen lands a nice looking body shot.
Tynkkynen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Tynkkynen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miro Tynkkynen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tynkkynen lands with an uppercut that bounces Granger off the cage and back into range.
Tynkkynen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granger.
Granger throws the left hand but Tynkkynen avoids the punch easily.
Granger misses with a hook. Tynkkynen ducked under it nicely.
Granger misses with a series of wild punches.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tynkkynen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Granger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tynkkynen on the side of the head.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Granger scores with a body shot.
Granger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tynkkynen. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger misses with a series of wild punches.
Granger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range.
A cross from Granger lands.
Granger thows a leg kick but Tynkkynen checks it
and Tynkkynen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tynkkynen moves out of range of the strikes.
Granger tries to work over Tynkkynen's front leg with a kick but Tynkkynen checks it.
Tynkkynen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Granger.
Tynkkynen jabs Granger right on the nose. Granger blinks but takes it well.
Tynkkynen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Granger throws a looping overhand right but Tynkkynen ducks down to avoid it.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger swings for the body but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Tynkkynen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Granger on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tynkkynen.
Granger walks into a jab.
A jab from Tynkkynen does it's job there.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tynkkynen defending well as Granger loads up on a big left hand.
Tynkkynen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tynkkynen takes one to the chin there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tynkkynen.
Granger throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Granger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tynkkynen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Granger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miro Tynkkynen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Granger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Tynkkynen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tynkkynen tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Granger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tynkkynen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good exchange - Tynkkynen coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Granger misses with a straight right.
Tynkkynen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Tynkkynen catches Granger right on the button with a cross.
Tynkkynen checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Tynkkynen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tynkkynen lands with a hook. Granger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tynkkynen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Granger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tynkkynen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tynkkynen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Granger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Granger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tynkkynen checks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger looks to throw the jab but Tynkkynen is out of range.
Tynkkynen lands the left hand.
Granger throws a lazy right hand but Tynkkynen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tynkkynen, as that shot connected.
Tynkkynen punishes Granger's body with a nice straight punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Granger might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tynkkynen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Granger moves forwards but Tynkkynen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tynkkynen dips to his left and cracks Granger with an uppercut!
Tynkkynen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tynkkynen misses with a double jab.
Granger cracks Tynkkynen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tynkkynen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Tynkkynen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Tynkkynen throws a good cross that connects.
Tynkkynen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Tynkkynen lands.
A nice leg kick from Granger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tynkkynen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miro Tynkkynen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Granger.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tynkkynen was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Tynkkynen lands a jab to the head.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tynkkynen.
Granger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Granger - just one landing.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tynkkynen connects with a nice looking jab.
Granger scoring well with a low kick there.
Granger scores with a jab to the body.
Granger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tynkkynen dips to his left and cracks Granger with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tynkkynen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granger loads up on a big right hand but Tynkkynen slips the punch.
Tynkkynen tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Granger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tynkkynen is out of range and Granger settles back down.
Granger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen digs a good body shot into Granger's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Tynkkynen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen blocks a leg kick.
Granger tries to land a leg kick but Tynkkynen saw it coming and moves away.
Tynkkynen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Granger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Granger swings for the body but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tynkkynen. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tynkkynen misses with a wild body shot.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tynkkynen manages to avoid it.
Tynkkynen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen jabs at Granger's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Granger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Granger throws a lazy uppercut
and Tynkkynen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tynkkynen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Granger misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tynkkynen scores with a jab to the body.
Tynkkynen lands a lovely overhand right.
Tynkkynen sizes up Granger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tynkkynen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Granger throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tynkkynen counter with a right hand.
Tynkkynen lands with a right hand.
Tynkkynen blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Tynkkynen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Granger throws a lazy right hand but Tynkkynen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Granger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tynkkynen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tynkkynen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tynkkynen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tynkkynen moves out of range as Granger strikes.
Tynkkynen lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Granger misses.
Tynkkynen slips under a jab.
Tynkkynen scores with a nice strike.
Granger scores with a decent looking hook.
Granger throws an overhand right that lands on Tynkkynen's shoulder, as Tynkkynen tries to avoid the shot.
Frank Granger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Granger throws out a leg kick but Tynkkynen moves out of range and Granger only half commits.
Tynkkynen scores with a sloppy right hand. Granger should have avoided that one.
Tynkkynen throws a shot to the body.
Tynkkynen cracks Granger with an open hand slap.
Tynkkynen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tynkkynen was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Tynkkynen connects with a body shot that sends Granger's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tynkkynen tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Granger lands with an uppercut that bounces Tynkkynen off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tynkkynen.
Granger walks into a stiff left hand from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen lands with an uppercut that bounces Granger off the cage and back into range.
Miro Tynkkynen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tynkkynen lands with a cross.
Granger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tynkkynen avoids the body shot from Granger.
Tynkkynen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tynkkynen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Granger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Granger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tynkkynen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tynkkynen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Granger's head backwards.
Tynkkynen ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Tynkkynen looks like he wants to counter punch here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miro Tynkkynen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tynkkynen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miro Tynkkynen!
Miro Tynkkynen took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I need a beer '.