PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Kaiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wright
vs
Kaiho

180 cm
24
181 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

181 cm
23
184 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Perkele!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Kaiho!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaiho throws a big shot that misses.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaiho.
Wright throws a hook but Kaiho blocks it.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Kaiho sees coming a mile off.
Kaiho moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Kaiho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaiho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaiho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kaiho missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaiho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaiho checks a low kick from Wright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Kaiho moves his leg out of the way.
Kaiho looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Kaiho moves out of range easily.
Kaiho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright. That did some damage!
Wright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good leg kick by Wright there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Kaiho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaiho. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright misses with a kick to the body
and Kaiho counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
Wright throws a series of punches but Kaiho avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright throws a head kick that misses
and Kaiho counters with an outside leg kick.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaiho can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Kaiho to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Kaiho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wright.
A shot to the liver by Kaiho. Beautiful body shot.
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaiho to score with a decent uppercut.
Kaiho cracks Wright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaiho.
Wright throws a series of punches but Kaiho moves out of range.
Kaiho with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kaiho's head.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaiho.
Kaiho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaiho lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.
Wright misses with a low kick as Kaiho jumps back.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Kaiho moves out of range easily.
Wright thows a leg kick but Kaiho checks it
and Kaiho counters with a left to the body.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaiho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaiho thumps Wright with a low kick.
Wright is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaiho avoids the head kick by Wright.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Kaiho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright connects with a nice looking jab.
Kaiho throws a wild body kick that Wright sees coming a mile off.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaiho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Kaiho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Kaiho settles back down.
Kaiho blocks the body kick.
Wright misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nyyrikki Kaiho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaiho.
Wright lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaiho.
Kaiho swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Kaiho throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kaiho is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaiho.
Kaiho misses with a double jab.
A big right from Kaiho misses.
Wright stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright 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.
Kaiho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaiho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kaiho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Kaiho moved away.
Kaiho misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Kaiho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Kaiho.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kaiho throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Kaiho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright lands a right hook to the body.
Kaiho connects with a single shot there.
Kaiho moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaiho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kaiho jabs at Wright's body.
Kaiho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho 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.
Wright moves away from the strike by Kaiho.
Kaiho thumps Wright with a low kick.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Kaiho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kaiho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaiho.
Kaiho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaiho. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Kaiho moves out of range and Wright only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright pushes Kaiho away with a front kick.
Kaiho is breathing heavily.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Kaiho moved away.
Kaiho misses with a wild body shot.
Kaiho throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Kaiho scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good work by Kaiho as he checks the leg kick.
Kaiho on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Kaiho.
Kaiho looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Wright dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaiho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Wright lands.
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Kaiho's shoulder, as Kaiho tries to avoid the shot.
Kaiho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaiho.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright lands a front kick.
Kaiho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kaiho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaiho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiho misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaiho doesn't seem phased though.
Kaiho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaiho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Kaiho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaiho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Kaiho settles back down.
Kaiho throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaiho.
Kaiho drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kaiho tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho thows a leg kick but Wright checks it
and Wright counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kaiho is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Nyyrikki Kaiho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaiho looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaiho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Kaiho swinging wildly here.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaiho lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kaiho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Kaiho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaiho.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaiho misses the target.
Wright swings for the body but Kaiho moves out of range.
Wright lands a jab to the nose.
Kaiho checks a leg kick.
Wright works the jab nicely.
Kaiho misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wright throws the left hand but Kaiho avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Kaiho.
Kaiho walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wright.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaiho.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Kaiho misses its intended target.
Wright cracks the inside of Kaiho's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Kaiho misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Wright!