PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biot Savart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuusela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Promentory. Savart comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice in Chains - Check My Brain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kuusela
vs
Savart

192 cm
23
198 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
198 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bargain Basement Best Buy (only $20)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Biot Savart!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kuusela moves into the clinch successfully.

Savart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuusela works Savart's body with a nice hook.
Kuusela stuns Savart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Savart misses with a body kick.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Savart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savart.
Kuusela throws a head kick that misses.
Kuusela lands with a straight right. Savart didn't see that one coming.
Savart misses with a body kick.
Savart staying out of range there.
Savart lands a front kick.
Savart misses with a leg kick.
Savart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biot Savart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Savart tries to keep at a distance but Kuusela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuusela trying to control the position but instead, Savart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuusela into the cage.

Savart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuusela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savart swings for the body but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuusela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savart.
Savart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Savart.
Kuusela feints and then cracks Savart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savart down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Savart.
Kuusela catches Savart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Savart throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuusela counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Savart is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Savart looks gassed!
A lazy body kick from Savart
and Kuusela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kuusela has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Savart.
Kuusela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savart.
Savart misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Savart misses.
Kuusela thumps Savart with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savart tries to land a front kick but Kuusela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Savart gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuusela lands the left hand.

Kuusela clinches up with Savart and pushes him back against the cage.
Savart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuusela digs a right hand into Savart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savart's gas tank.
Kuusela pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kuusela.
Kuusela controlling the action here for a moment.
Savart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Savart trying to stall but Kuusela improves his position.
Kuusela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savart blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Savart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuusela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savart. That did some damage!
Savart misses with a head kick.
Kuusela connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuusela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuusela.
Kuusela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savart shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuusela lands the left hand.
Kuusela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuusela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuusela with a jab.
A big right from Savart misses.
Savart throws a lazy head kick
and Savart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuusela connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Kuusela misses.
Savart misses with a wild body shot.
Savart misses with a leg kick.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Savart wants to clinch up but Kuusela keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Savart misses
enabling Kuusela to counter with a crisp jab.
Savart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuusela, right into the meat.
Donk. Kuusela catches Savart right on the button with a cross.
Kuusela displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kuusela is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kuusela throws a head kick that half lands.
Savart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuusela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Kuusela.
Savart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Kuusela lands.
Savart walks into a jab.
Kuusela connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela moves out of range of the body kick from Savart.
Kuusela scores with a sloppy right hand. Savart should have avoided that one.
Savart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuusela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armo Kuusela 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.

Kuusela tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuusela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuusela thuds a left hand into Savart's body.
Kuusela throws a sloppy head kick and Savart moves out of range easily.
Savart throws a head kick that misses
and Kuusela counters with a low kick, right behind Savart 's knee.
Kuusela with a hook.
Biot Savart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuusela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Savart misses with a few strikes there.
Kuusela tests Savart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Kuusela does it's job there.

Kuusela moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuusela cracks Savart with a nice body shot.
Savart is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
Savart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuusela scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuusela misses with a knee strike.
Kuusela landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuusela slows down the pace here.
Kuusela misses with a knee strike.
Kuusela's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kuusela keeps control of Savart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Savart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Savart lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela throws a head punch that misses.
Kuusela throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuusela lands a right hand.

Savart breaks the clinch.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body. Savart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Savart.
Savart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuusela lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savart throws a lazy head kick
and Kuusela makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Savart really felt that one!
Kuusela throws a head kick but Savart moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Savart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuusela connects with a body shot.
Savart throws a head kick that misses
and Kuusela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela feints and then cracks Savart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savart down.
Kuusela thows a body kick. Savart tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kuusela lands a jab to Savart's midsection.
Kuusela throws a right hand that Savart ducks under and follows up with a left that Savart also avoids with ease.
Armo Kuusela is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuusela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Savart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuusela counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuusela.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusela ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuusela connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savart slips a jab and a cross from Kuusela.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuusela.
Kuusela scores with a nice head shot.
Savart throws a head kick that misses
and Kuusela counters with an inside leg kick.
Savart throws a lazy head kick
and Kuusela counters with a low kick, right behind Savart 's knee.

Kuusela clinches up with Savart and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuusela will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Savart up against the cage.
Kuusela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuusela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savart can do to turn this around?
Savart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuusela is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kuusela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savart is defending well for now.
Kuusela tries to work over Savart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuusela tries a knee to the head but Savart blocks it.

Savart breaks the clinch.
Savart avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savart moves out of range as Kuusela strikes.
Savart throws the kick towards the body but Kuusela avoids it.
Savart throws a one two combo.
Savart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Savart throws a head kick that misses
and Kuusela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuusela fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Kuusela.
Savart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuusela misses the jab.
Savart throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kuusela counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savart thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kuusela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuusela moves away from the strike by Savart.
Savart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuusela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armo Kuusela dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kuusela blocks a head kick by Savart.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela takes a swing at Savart's ribcage but misses.

Kuusela moves into the clinch successfully.
Savart avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuusela.
Kuusela is looking to control Savart's arms but Savart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuusela has his back to the cage.
Savart blocks the elbow strike.
Savart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Savart breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kuusela.
Kuusela scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuusela moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kuusela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Savart throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuusela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuusela connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuusela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kuusela there.
Savart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuusela scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Savart ducks right into an uppercut from Kuusela.
Kuusela scores with a body shot.
Kuusela scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kuusela lands a body shot.

Kuusela has managed to clinch.
Savart letting Kuusela take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuusela.
Savart working aggressively here.
Kuusela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuusela lands a left hand.
Kuusela throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuusela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savart avoids it.
Kuusela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuusela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuusela looking to stall.
Savart wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kuusela stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Savart tries to land a knee to the head but Kuusela blocks with his arms.

Savart manages to break the clinch.
Savart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savart walks into a left hand.
Kuusela tests Savart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Kuusela.
Armo Kuusela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuusela stuns Savart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Savart looks to throw a body kick
and Kuusela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savart looks to throw a body kick
and Kuusela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuusela scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuusela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Savart swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Savart misses
and Kuusela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Savart throws a lazy body kick
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
Kuusela slips a straight right by Savart.
Kuusela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Kuusela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuusela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuusela lands a nice hook to Savart's body. Savart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuusela scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuusela throws a shot to the body.
Kuusela looks to land a combination. Savart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kuusela lands a jab to Savart's midsection.
Kuusela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Kuusela.
Kuusela takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Savart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuusela jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Savart misses.
Savart throws a lazy head kick
and Kuusela counters with a nice low kick that buckles Savart's knee momentarily.
Kuusela moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuusela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Biot Savart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savart takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Kuusela drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kuusela controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savart is looking for a sweep.
Kuusela slows the pace down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armo Kuusela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuusela has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armo Kuusela!