PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Animo Anito (ranked 2210 p4p, 2933 weight class) and Chaos Kemppainen (ranked 252 p4p, 326 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anito
vs
Kemppainen

197 cm
23
265
10 - 8 - 0

202 cm
25
265
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

FF Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Animo Anito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chaos Kemppainen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kemppainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kemppainen misses with a body punch
and Anito counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Chaos Kemppainen has been cut.
Anito throws a series of punches but Kemppainen moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Anito blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Anito.
Anito avoids a kick to the body.
Kemppainen defending well as Anito loads up on a big left hand.
Kemppainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemppainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anito lands with an uppercut that bounces Kemppainen off the cage and back into range.
Kemppainen lands a leg kick that knocks Anito off balance momentarily.
Anito throws a leg kick but Kemppainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kemppainen, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kemppainen throws a sloppy head kick and Anito moves out of range easily.
Anito throws a sloppy head kick and Kemppainen moves out of range easily.

Kemppainen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Anito's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Anito breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kemppainen!
Kemppainen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anito throws a right hand that Kemppainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kemppainen also avoids with ease.
Anito throws a body punch but Kemppainen moves out of range.
Kemppainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Anito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kemppainen scores with a jab. Anito acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anito throws a jab but it's blocked by Kemppainen.
Anito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kemppainen clobbers Anito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice cross by Kemppainen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemppainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Kemppainen lands a big head kick that sends Anito tumbling to the mat! Kemppainen takes a step backwards and waves Anito back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Anito is rocked!
Kemppainen fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Anito square on the jaw! Damn, Anito is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chaos Kemppainen!
After winning the bout, Chaos Kemppainen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.