PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lassi Lambada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela has chosen Promentory as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lambada
vs
Kuusela

188 cm
25
200 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

192 cm
30
202 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lassi Lambada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kuusela has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lambada taking a breather.
Lambada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Lambada jumps guard and drags Kuusela to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kuusela wants to stand but Lambada has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lambada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuusela is one step ahead there.
Kuusela missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuusela trying to move into half guard but instead Lambada has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kuusela throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kuusela looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lambada looking to pass the guard.
Lambada wants to control from the top but Kuusela keeps moving.
Lambada is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lambada wants to control from the top but Kuusela keeps moving.
Kuusela is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

We're going to have a standup here because Lassi Lambada wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lambada is looking to clinch but Kuusela is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambada is looking to clinch.
Lambada looks to land a right hand but Kuusela moved out of range.
Lambada throws a right and a left that Kuusela avoids nicely.
Lambada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuusela counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuusela throws a body punch but Lambada moves out of range.
Lambada throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kuusela to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Lassi Lambada has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela jabs Lambada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kuusela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lambada's calf.
Kuusela looks to land a left hand but Lambada moved out of range nicely.
Lambada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuusela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuusela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuusela takes a swing at Lambada's ribcage but misses.

Lambada fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kuusela to the ground. Lambada is now in Kuusela's guard.
Kuusela is pulling down on Lambada's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuusela keeping full guard, as Lambada tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusela looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Armo Kuusela hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Good leg kick by Kuusela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lambada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lambada wants to clinch up but Kuusela keeps it at a distance.
Kuusela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lambada takes a swing at Kuusela's ribcage but misses.
Lambada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuusela looks to land a body kick but Lambada moved away.
Kuusela looks for the body kick but Lambada saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Lambada.
Lambada throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lambada takes a step back to recover.
Lambada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuusela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lambada is breathing heavily.

Lambada rushes Kuusela and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuusela misses with a knee to the head.
Lambada has a couple of punches blocked by Kuusela.
Lambada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lambada tries to break free but Kuusela pushes him back against the cage.
Kuusela lands a big knee to the head and Lambada goes down! Kuusela pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armo Kuusela!
Armo Kuusela took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 for their support in the buildup to the fight.