PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyyrikki Kaiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyyrikki Kaiho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sven Larsson's chin.

Kaiho
vs
Larsson

181 cm
25
184 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

183 cm
24
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Kaiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson staying out of range there.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaiho.
Kaiho throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Kaiho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Kaiho.
Larsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kaiho momentarily.
Larsson lands a nice shot that snaps Kaiho's head back.
Larsson takes one to the chin there.
Larsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Larsson throws out a leg kick but Kaiho moves out of range and Larsson only half commits.
Larsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larsson throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Kaiho as he checks the leg kick.
Larsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaiho throws out the jab.
Larsson misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsson throws a leg kick which misses Kaiho's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaiho tries to avoid it.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Kaiho.
Kaiho throws a big shot that misses.
Kaiho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsson lands a really nice looking cross but Kaiho seems unphased.
Larsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Larsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larsson. That's going to slow Kaiho down.
Larsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaiho's calf.
Kaiho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Kaiho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaiho misses with a hook.
Larsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Larsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaiho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Kaiho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaiho's head.
Kaiho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaiho.
Larsson lands with a nice body kick.
Larsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Larsson tries to land a leg kick but Kaiho saw it coming and moves away.
Larsson walks into a jab.
Kaiho throws out a loose jab but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaiho fails to land with a series of punches.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Kaiho moves out of range easily.
Kaiho throws a low kick but Larsson moves out of range easily.
Kaiho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaiho.
Larsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Kaiho looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Kaiho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Larsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Larsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Larsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kaiho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaiho.
Kaiho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho throws a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larsson.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sven Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaiho lands a nice hook to Larsson's body. Larsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaiho swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson throws a shot from downtown. Kaiho moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larsson.
Larsson connects with a single shot there.
Kaiho throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson fails to land with a series of punches.

Larsson forces Kaiho back against the cage and clinches.
Kaiho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Larsson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Larsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kaiho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Kaiho lands.
Kaiho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaiho throws a chopping leg kick but Larsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Larsson scores with a head kick. Kaiho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Kaiho is rocked!
Larsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Kaiho.
Kaiho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaiho manages to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Larsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab from Larsson does it's job there.
Larsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Larsson wants to slow Kaiho down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaiho throws a hook to the side of Larsson's head but Larsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice cross by Kaiho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kaiho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kaiho momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaiho as he connects with a hook.
Good work by Kaiho as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsson misses the target.
Larsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kaiho is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Larsson.
Larsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaiho doesn't seem bothered though.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaiho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larsson in his tracks.
Larsson takes a swing at Kaiho's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a hook but Kaiho avoids it easily.
Kaiho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kaiho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Larsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaiho scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaiho connects with a nice looking jab.
Sven Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaiho misses the jab.
Kaiho connects with a high kick.
Kaiho misses with a looping left.
Kaiho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Nice body punch from Kaiho.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson misses with a kick to the body
and Kaiho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Larsson's knee momentarily.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Kaiho moved out of range.
Larsson misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsson jabs Kaiho right on the nose. Kaiho blinks but takes it well.
Kaiho misses with a looping left.
Kaiho misses with a body kick.
Kaiho defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson connects with a single shot there.
Larsson throws a body punch but Kaiho moves out of range.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Kaiho saw that one coming.
Kaiho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Kaiho checks it.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Kaiho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Larsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaiho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a leg kick which misses Kaiho's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaiho tries to avoid it.
Larsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaiho's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Kaiho misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaiho checks a leg kick.
Larsson digs a good body shot into Kaiho's ribs.
Larsson throws a head kick but Kaiho moves out of range.
Larsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaiho's head backwards.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Kaiho is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Larsson lands a right hook to the body.
Larsson throws a body kick the misses
and Kaiho counters with an inside leg kick.
Larsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaiho defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaiho.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Larsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaiho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsson.
Both fighters circling a little - Kaiho finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kaiho checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsson misses the target.
Kaiho swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsson throws a leg kick
and Kaiho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson avoids a kick to the body.
Larsson throws a nice head kick!
Larsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsson tries a low kick but Kaiho avoids it.
Kaiho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaiho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaiho is looking to slow Larsson down with leg kicks.
Larsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Larsson slips under a jab from Kaiho.
Kaiho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Larsson lands with a hook. Kaiho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nyyrikki Kaiho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho connects with a body shot.
Larsson throws a hook but Kaiho avoids it easily.
Kaiho misses with a low kick.
Kaiho misses the jab.
Larsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kaiho back to the cage. Larsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Larsson slips under a jab.
Larsson throws a low kick, looking for Kaiho's leg but Kaiho calmly moves out of range.
Larsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaiho moves away.
Kaiho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaiho misses with a left hand
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a leg kick which misses Kaiho's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaiho tries to avoid it.
Larsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaiho misses with an uppercut.
Larsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaiho throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Kaiho misses its intended target.
Danga de danga de dang - Larsson scores with a four punch combination!
Kaiho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Kaiho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut there from Larsson.
Larsson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kaiho! Larsson dives in looking to finish! Kaiho is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Larsson!
Sven Larsson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.