PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Kink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anna Margret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anna Margret struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!

Kink
vs
Margret

175 cm
21
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Kink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anna Margret!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kink fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Margret sprawls well initially but Kink persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kink sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Margret blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kink.
Kink stalling.

Margret is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kink pulls his head out easily.
Kink wants to lay and pray for a moment but Margret keeps working.
Kink missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kink lands with a punch from half guard.
Margret is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kink thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Margret's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Margret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kink.
Margret looks gassed!

Kink shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Margret is not content to let Kink control the position.
Kink is taking a breather. Margret says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kink lands with a punch from half guard.
Kink scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kink is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Margret is refusing to be controlled, as Kink sits in half guard.
Kink sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Margret defending well though.
Kink landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Margret is not content to let Kink control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kink scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kink is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Margret!
Margret is desperately trying to improve his position but Kink has a good base and remains in mount.
Kink lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kink connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kink looking to control but Margret is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kink lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Margret hang on?
Kink scoring with strikes but Margret is staying in there.
Margret is looking to improve his position but Kink isn't that keen on the idea.
Kink cracks Margret with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kink is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kink controlling the position easily from mount.
Margret is bucking up trying to escape but Kink cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kink lands a big shot there that rocks Margret but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kink lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kink dominating with strikes here.
Kink putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kink controlling his opponent.
Margret taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Margret that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Margret is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kink sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kink working Margret over with strikes here.
Kink has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Margret's face.
Kink wants to control the pace but Margret is squirming around nicely.
Margret is trying to escape the mount.
Kink looking to control but Margret is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Kink dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Margret pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kink closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Margret tries to bench press Kink off him but Kink keeps the position.
Kink connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Margret some visible discomfort.
Kink slows the pace down.
Kink creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Margret takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
An elbow from Kink crashes against the mat.
Tarmo Kink overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kink moves into full mount!
Kink in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kink working Margret over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kink cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Margret is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kink scoring with strikes but Margret is staying in there.
Kink controlling the position easily from mount.
Margret tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kink punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kink fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kink content just to control the position here.
Margret takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Margret is bucking up trying to escape but Kink cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Margret is rocked!
Kink controlling from the full mount.
Margret is still in real trouble! Can Kink finish him?
Margret seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margret is squirming around, avoiding Kink's attempts to control the action.
Kink lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kink working Margret over with strikes here.
Kink with shots to the head and body - Margret looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kink lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Margret is in a horrible position here. Kink smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kink postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Margret badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kink around the waist but Kink pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kink is the winner by TKO! Kink jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarmo Kink!