PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rune Edvall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Vekkiotsamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edvall comes to the cage accompanied by Robert tepper - No easy way out. 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.

Edvall
vs
Vekkiotsamo

190 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
209 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rune Edvall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vekkiotsamo thuds his shin into the meat of Edvall's side.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a head kick.
Edvall motions for Vekkiotsamo to come forward. Edvall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vekkiotsamo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch up but Edvall circles away and keeps his distance.
Edvall throws a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo checks it.
Edvall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a double jab.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vekkiotsamo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edvall is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Vekkiotsamo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Edvall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Edvall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo throws a body punch but Edvall moves out of range.
Vekkiotsamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edvall.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edvall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vekkiotsamo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vekkiotsamo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Edvall misses with a low kick.
Vekkiotsamo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch but Edvall is having none of it.
Edvall throws a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo checks it.
Edvall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vekkiotsamo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edvall throws a chopping leg kick but Vekkiotsamo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vekkiotsamo blocks a low kick nicely.
Vekkiotsamo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edvall tries to land a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo saw it coming and moves away.
Vekkiotsamo blocks a head kick by Edvall.
Edvall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vekkiotsamo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edvall.
Vekkiotsamo thows a body shot but no joy.
Edvall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vekkiotsamo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edvall defending well as Vekkiotsamo loads up on a big left hand.
Edvall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Edvall.
Edvall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vekkiotsamo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vekkiotsamo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Edvall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Edvall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Edvall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vekkiotsamo checks it well.
Edvall throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edvall.
Edvall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo throws a leg kick which misses Edvall's front leg but catches the back leg as Edvall tries to avoid it.
Edvall misses with a low kick.
Edvall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edvall misses with the body kick
letting Vekkiotsamo counter with a right hand.
Edvall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rune Edvall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edvall tries to score with a low kick but Vekkiotsamo moves his leg out of the way.
Edvall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vekkiotsamo. That did some damage!
Vekkiotsamo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edvall throws a leg kick
and Edvall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edvall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo is out of range and Edvall settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Vekkiotsamo misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edvall, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edvall.
Edvall avoids the head kick by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo misses the shot to the body.
Edvall throws and low kick but Vekkiotsamo moves out of range easily.
Edvall tries to land a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo saw it coming and moves away.
Edvall throws a solid leg kick but Vekkiotsamo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edvall.
Edvall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vekkiotsamo.
Crunch! Edvall slams his shin into Vekkiotsamo's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edvall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a looping right.
Vekkiotsamo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Edvall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vekkiotsamo looks gassed!
A bone on bone clash there as Vekkiotsamo blocks the leg kick.
Edvall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vekkiotsamo blocks the body kick.
Edvall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edvall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edvall throws a leg kick
and Edvall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edvall. That's going to slow Vekkiotsamo down.
Vekkiotsamo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A thudding body kick lands there by Edvall!
Edvall fakes the leg kick and cracks Vekkiotsamo in the body.
Edvall fakes the leg kick and cracks Vekkiotsamo in the body.
Edvall tries to score with a low kick but Vekkiotsamo moves his leg out of the way.
Vekkiotsamo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edvall thows a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo checks it
and Edvall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edvall cracks the inside of Vekkiotsamo's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edvall, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edvall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vekkiotsamo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edvall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Edvall tried to score with a low kick but Vekkiotsamo checks it.
Edvall moves out of range as Vekkiotsamo throws a body kick.
Edvall thumps Vekkiotsamo with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edvall. That's going to slow Vekkiotsamo down.
Edvall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vekkiotsamo counters with a good low kick that Edvall was not able to check.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edvall, right into the meat.
Edvall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vekkiotsamo's sensitive parts.
Edvall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edvall.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edvall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vekkiotsamo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vekkiotsamo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Edvall keeps Vekkiotsamo at a distance using the push kick.
Edvall cracks the inside of Vekkiotsamo's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vekkiotsamo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Edvall.
Edvall 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.
Edvall throws a front kick that sends Vekkiotsamo stumbling back into the cage.
Edvall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edvall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Edvall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edvall was well out of range. Poor timing from Vekkiotsamo.
Edvall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edvall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edvall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edvall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edvall throws a low kick, looking for Vekkiotsamo's leg but Vekkiotsamo calmly moves out of range.
Edvall throws a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo moved away.
Edvall throws a low kick, looking for Vekkiotsamo's leg but Vekkiotsamo calmly moves out of range.
Edvall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edvall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edvall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edvall lands with a nice body kick.
Edvall scores with a leg kick.
Edvall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edvall tried to score with a low kick but Vekkiotsamo checks it.
Edvall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo blocks a leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edvall.
Vekkiotsamo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edvall throws a head kick that Vekkiotsamo semi-blocks.
Edvall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo is out of range and Edvall settles back down.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Edvall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Edvall misses with a head kick.
Edvall thumps Vekkiotsamo with a low kick.
Edvall throws a leg kick which misses Vekkiotsamo's front leg but catches the back leg as Vekkiotsamo tries to avoid it.
Vekkiotsamo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edvall.
Edvall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vekkiotsamo is able to avoid easily.
Edvall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vekkiotsamo's sensitive parts.
Vekkiotsamo wants to clinch.
Edvall misses with a low kick.
Edvall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edvall is looking to chop away at Vekkiotsamo's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vekkiotsamo.
Edvall scores with a leg kick.
Edvall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vekkiotsamo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edvall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edvall thumps Vekkiotsamo with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo misses the shot to the body.
Edvall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rune Edvall is winning the standup battle so far.
Edvall connects with a solid leg kick.
Edvall is looking to score with low kicks.
Vekkiotsamo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edvall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Edvall feints and then cracks Vekkiotsamo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vekkiotsamo down.
Edvall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Edvall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vekkiotsamo. That did some damage!
Edvall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vekkiotsamo checks it well.
Vekkiotsamo throws a jab when Edvall was well out of range.
Edvall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo is out of range and Edvall settles back down.
Vekkiotsamo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edvall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vekkiotsamo's sensitive parts.
Vekkiotsamo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edvall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edvall manages to avoid it.
Edvall is looking to slow Vekkiotsamo down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edvall scoring well with a low kick there.
Edvall throws a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo moved away.
Edvall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Edvall lands with a kick to the temple. Vekkiotsamo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vekkiotsamo throws a sloppy head kick and Edvall moves out of range easily.
Edvall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Edvall.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vekkiotsamo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Edvall has got the better of the exchanges.
Edvall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edvall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Edvall throws a leg kick which misses Vekkiotsamo's front leg but catches the back leg as Vekkiotsamo tries to avoid it.
Edvall throws a leg kick that misses.
Vekkiotsamo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vekkiotsamo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edvall.
Edvall misses with a low kick.
Edvall tries to score with a low kick but Vekkiotsamo moves his leg out of the way.
Vekkiotsamo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edvall throws a leg kick that misses.
Edvall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edvall wants to slow Vekkiotsamo down by chopping away at his legs.
Edvall tried to score with a low kick but Vekkiotsamo checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edvall.
Edvall scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edvall, right into the meat.
Vekkiotsamo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Edvall lands but Vekkiotsamo takes it in his stride.
Edvall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edvall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edvall connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edvall. That's going to slow Vekkiotsamo down.
Edvall wants to slow Vekkiotsamo down by chopping away at his legs.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch there but Edvall circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vekkiotsamo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edvall.
Edvall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vekkiotsamo can do to turn this around?
Vekkiotsamo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edvall manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edvall.
Edvall connects with a solid leg kick.
Edvall scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rune Edvall dominated that second round.
That's time! Edvall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Edvall throws out a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo moves out of range and Edvall only half commits.
Vekkiotsamo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vekkiotsamo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vekkiotsamo looks to land a body kick but Edvall moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo missing with a left hand there. Edvall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edvall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edvall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Edvall moves out of range of the strikes.
Vekkiotsamo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edvall can pounce on him.
Vekkiotsamo misses the shot to the body.
Edvall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo is out of range.
Edvall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Edvall misses with a leg kick.
Edvall connects with a solid leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo checks the leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edvall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Edvall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vekkiotsamo. That did some damage!
Edvall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edvall throws a leg kick which misses Vekkiotsamo's front leg but catches the back leg as Vekkiotsamo tries to avoid it.
Edvall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as Vekkiotsamo blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edvall.
Edvall tries to land a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Edvall.
Edvall pushes Vekkiotsamo away with a front kick.
Edvall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edvall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edvall.
A good leg kick by Edvall.
Vekkiotsamo moves out of range of the leg kick from Edvall.
Edvall 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.
Vekkiotsamo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good leg kick by Edvall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vekkiotsamo checks a low kick from Edvall.
Vekkiotsamo moves out of range of the body kick from Edvall.
Edvall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rune Edvall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edvall is looking to slow Vekkiotsamo down with leg kicks.
Edvall wants to slow Vekkiotsamo down by chopping away at his legs.
Edvall cracks the inside of Vekkiotsamo's front leg.
Edvall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Edvall throws a chopping leg kick but Vekkiotsamo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Edvall throws a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo moved away.
Edvall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vekkiotsamo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edvall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vekkiotsamo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vekkiotsamo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Edvall misses.
Edvall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Edvall throws a leg kick that misses.
Vekkiotsamo moves in looking to clinch but Edvall pushes him off.
Edvall is looking to chop away at Vekkiotsamo's legs.
Edvall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edvall is looking to slow Vekkiotsamo down with leg kicks.
Vekkiotsamo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edvall. Edvall obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edvall defending well as Vekkiotsamo loads up on a big left hand.
Edvall scores with a leg kick.
Edvall cracks the inside of Vekkiotsamo's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edvall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edvall throws a leg kick which misses Vekkiotsamo's front leg but catches the back leg as Vekkiotsamo tries to avoid it.
Vekkiotsamo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edvall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vekkiotsamo.
Edvall throws a sloppy head kick and Vekkiotsamo moves out of range easily.
Edvall wants to land a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo is out of range.
Edvall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edvall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo checks the leg kick.
Edvall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vekkiotsamo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vekkiotsamo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Edvall cracks the inside of Vekkiotsamo's front leg.
Vekkiotsamo checks a leg kick.
Edvall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Edvall fakes the leg kick and cracks Vekkiotsamo in the body.
Edvall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Edvall scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edvall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Edvall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edvall.
Edvall connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edvall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edvall feints and then cracks Vekkiotsamo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vekkiotsamo down.
Edvall feints and then cracks Vekkiotsamo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vekkiotsamo down.
Vekkiotsamo checks a leg kick nicely.
Edvall throws a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo moved away.
Edvall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edvall.
Edvall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edvall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edvall.
Edvall throws a leg kick which misses Vekkiotsamo's front leg but catches the back leg as Vekkiotsamo tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edvall.
Vekkiotsamo throws a body punch but Edvall moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rune Edvall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edvall 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rune Edvall!