PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cool Runnings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Louhikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runnings comes into the arena with Cool Runnings blaring out of the sound system. Louhikko has chosen Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Runnings
vs
Louhikko

195 cm
21
295 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
305 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cool Runnings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Louhikko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnings scores with a nice head shot.
Runnings throws a jab but it's blocked by Louhikko.
Runnings uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louhikko.
Louhikko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runnings tries to bum rush Louhikko with a series of wild strikes but Louhikko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Runnings throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louhikko.
Runnings throws a body punch but Louhikko moves out of range.
Runnings punishes Louhikko's body with a nice straight punch.
Louhikko misses the shot to the body.
Louhikko misses with an uppercut. Runnings saw that one coming.
Runnings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Cool Runnings has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnings lands the left hand.
Runnings defending well as Louhikko loads up on a big left hand.
Louhikko looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnings is just out of range.
Louhikko swings for the body but Runnings moves out of range.
Louhikko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Louhikko throws a body punch but Runnings moves out of range.
Runnings slips a straight right by Louhikko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louhikko throws a head kick but Runnings moves out of range.
Runnings throws the left hand but Louhikko avoids the punch easily.
Louhikko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Runnings.
Nice body punch from Louhikko.
The fighters circling - Louhikko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Runnings jabs at Louhikko's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Runnings scores with a four punch combination!

Louhikko closes the distance and pushes Runnings back into the cage.
Runnings taking a breather.
Runnings blocks a body shot from Louhikko.
Louhikko misses with the head strike.
Louhikko keeps control of Runnings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnings wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Louhikko can't find room to land a body shot as Runnings controls the action.
Louhikko lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Runnings has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Runnings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Louhikko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runnings.
Good shot there by Louhikko.
Louhikko misses the shot to the body.
Louhikko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Runnings misses the shot to the body.
Louhikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Runnings moves away.
Runnings throws a right and a left that Louhikko avoids nicely.
Louhikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runnings throws a leg kick but Louhikko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Runnings misses with a wild combination.
Louhikko tries to clinch there but Runnings circles away.
Runnings throws a nice looking combination but Louhikko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Louhikko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Runnings's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louhikko.
Louhikko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Runnings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Runnings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louhikko lands the left hand.
Louhikko looks to land a left hand but Runnings moved out of range nicely.
Louhikko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Runnings is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louhikko jabs Runnings to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Louhikko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runnings.
Nice defenses there by Runnings.
Runnings misses with a two punch combination.
Louhikko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Louhikko just misses with a punch to the body.
Louhikko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louhikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louhikko. Runnings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louhikko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Runnings rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louhikko.

Cool Runnings's cut is getting worse.
Louhikko scores with a jab. Runnings acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Louhikko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Runnings had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Louhikko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Louhikko scores with a sloppy right hand. Runnings should have avoided that one.
Louhikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Louhikko misses.
Runnings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louhikko.
A slow jab from Louhikko misses its intended target.
Runnings will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louhikko swings for the body but Runnings moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louhikko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Louhikko misses the shot to the body.
Louhikko throws a body punch but Runnings moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Louhikko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cool Runnings's cut.
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.

Runnings on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Louhikko catches Runnings right on the button with a cross.
Runnings blocks a head kick by Louhikko.
Runnings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runnings slips a straight right by Louhikko.
Louhikko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Louhikko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Louhikko misses with a straight right.
Louhikko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Runnings.
Louhikko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Runnings on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Runnings looks to land a combination. Louhikko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Louhikko sizes up Runnings with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Cool Runnings's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Louhikko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Louhikko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louhikko misses with a wild body shot.
Louhikko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Louhikko throws a body punch but Runnings moves out of range.
A slow jab from Louhikko misses its intended target.
Louhikko misses with a hook. Runnings ducked under it nicely.
Runnings takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Runnings takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Louhikko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louhikko looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnings is just out of range.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louhikko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Runnings sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Louhikko lands with a straight right. Runnings didn't see that one coming.
Runnings has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Louhikko.
Runnings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louhikko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runnings.
A big right from Louhikko misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnings misses with a wild body shot.
Louhikko misses with a hook.
Louhikko punishes Runnings's body with a nice straight punch.
Runnings is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Jeez, Cool Runnings's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Louhikko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Runnings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louhikko.
Runnings walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Louhikko tries to clinch but Runnings moves out of range.
Louhikko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Runnings moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Louhikko as he connects with a hook.
Louhikko doesn't manage to clinch there - Runnings circles away.
Runnings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cool Runnings's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lauri Louhikko!