PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meodread Magas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusisto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, System of a down - Chop Suey. Magas has chosen Europe - The Final Countdown as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kuusisto
vs
Magas

179 cm
25
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

182 cm
26
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meodread Magas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuusisto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Kuusisto.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Magas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuusisto can pounce on him.
Magas throws an overhand right that lands on Kuusisto's shoulder, as Kuusisto tries to avoid the shot.
Kuusisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magas.
Kuusisto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Kuusisto.
Good leg kick by Kuusisto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magas looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuusisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magas.

Kuusisto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kuusisto lands in his opponent's guard.
Kuusisto throwing strikes but missing.
Magas keeping moving, preventing Kuusisto from controlling successfully.
Kuusisto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Magas can't keep his opponent in guard - Kuusisto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Kuusisto wants to work for an arm triangle but Magas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Kuusisto seems to be working for a kimura but Magas defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto trying to mount his opponent but Magas defends it.
Magas pushes Kuusisto off but Kuusisto dives into side control.
Kuusisto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Magas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kuusisto asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Kuusisto tries for a kimura but Magas is defending well.
Magas tries to escape but Kuusisto is in control.

Kuusisto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kuusisto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kuusisto prevents Magas from escaping the position.

Kuusisto tries for a kimura but Magas is defending well.
Magas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kuusisto asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Kuusisto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuusisto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magas wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto staying calm.
Magas wants to get back to his feet.
Kuusisto controlling from side mount.
Kuusisto scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Magas is pushing Kuusisto's head away, looking to escape. Kuusisto manages to hold on to the position though.

Kuusisto in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Magas is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Armas Kuusisto!