PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Okko Ukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakai Ossini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ossini comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tsurugi No Mai by Nujabes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yakai Ossini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ukkonen
vs
Ossini

178 cm
27
153 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

165 cm
31
152 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Okko Ukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yakai Ossini!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkonen takes a swing at Ossini's ribcage but misses.
Ukkonen slips under a jab from Ossini.
Ossini thuds a left hand into Ukkonen's body.
Ukkonen moves away from the strike by Ossini.
Ukkonen walks into a stiff left hand from Ossini.
Ossini scores with a body shot.
Ossini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ukkonen.
Ossini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ossini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ossini throws a body punch but Ukkonen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ossini.
Ukkonen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ossini.
Ukkonen shoots and misses

and Ossini counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ossini lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Ossini.
Ossini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ossini is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ossini lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ossini wants to pass to mount but Ukkonen is defending the position.
Ossini is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ossini looks to land a strike but Ukkonen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ossini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ossiniis looking to pass into half guard but Ukkonen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ukkonen is in guard.
Ukkonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Ossini has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ossini is on top in guard.
Ossini slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ukkonen can't do much from the bottom here.
Ossini working the ground and pound from side control.
Ossini working the ground and pound.
Ukkonen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ossini connects with a decent elbow.

Ukkonen is rocked!
Ossini cracks Ukkonen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Ossini immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Ukkonen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Ossini!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yakai Ossini!
A victorious Yakai Ossini thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.