PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Commando Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine's entrance music is Slaughter - Billy Preston. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Raine
vs
Commando Kukkonen

183 cm
31
190 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

177 cm
27
183 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Commando Kukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raine fakes the leg kick and cracks Kukkonen in the body.
Kukkonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kukkonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raine lands a really nice looking cross but Kukkonen seems unphased.
Kukkonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kukkonen lands with a nice body punch.
Raine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kukkonen cracks Raine with a good jab.
Aldo Raine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Kukkonen.
Raine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kukkonen counters with a good, hard body kick but Raine shrugs it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raine.
Raine punishes Kukkonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Raine throws a solid leg kick but Kukkonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raine.
Raine tried to score with a low kick but Kukkonen checks it.
Raine needs to keep his hands up - Kukkonen had a free shot at his head there.
Kukkonen throws out a loose jab but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kukkonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kukkonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raine's sensitive parts.
Raine jabs at Kukkonen's body.
Raine lands with a thumping leg kick.

Raine darts in and clinches Kukkonen up against the cage.
Kukkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Raine lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kukkonen gets through Raine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kukkonen with a knee to the head.

It looks like Aldo Raine has been cut.
Kukkonen prevents a body shot from Raine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukkonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Raine tries to work over Kukkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Raine.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kukkonen as Raine tries to tie him up.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Raine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kukkonen.
Kukkonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kukkonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raine trying to control the position but instead, Kukkonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raine into the cage.
Raine avoiding damage as Kukkonen throws knees to the body.
Kukkonen misses with the head strike.
Raine swings wildly with an uppercut but Kukkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raine misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine is trying to maintain a safe position but Kukkonen gets an underhook and turns Raine into the cage.
Kukkonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raine blocks an uppercut.
Raine gets underhooks to prevent Kukkonen's takedown attempt.
Kukkonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Raine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kukkonen's elbow.
Kukkonen tries to land a knee to the head but Raine blocks with his arms.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Kukkonen blocks with his arms.
Kukkonen lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kukkonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raine struggles to land a body shot inside as Kukkonen controls his hands.
Raine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kukkonen is defending well for now.
Kukkonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen lands with a right to the head.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Kukkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raine scores with a shot to the side of Kukkonen's head.

It looks like Kalevi Commando Kukkonen has been cut.
Kukkonen looking to throw knees to the head but Raine is blocking nicely.
Kukkonen pushes Raine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kukkonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raines head.
A short left from Raine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kukkonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kukkonen fails to land.
Raine stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Kukkonen on the inside.
A short uppercut from Raine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kalevi Commando Kukkonen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kukkonen.
Raine misses with a wild body shot.
Kukkonen avoids the body shot from Raine.
Kukkonen checks a low kick from Raine.
Raine walks into a straight right hand from Kukkonen.
Raine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Raine.
Kalevi Commando Kukkonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raine tries a low kick but Kukkonen avoids it.
Raine misses with a left hand
and Kukkonen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Raine's corner calls for a 1-2. Raine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raine throws a shot from downtown. Kukkonen moves away and avoids it.
Raine misses with a looping left.
Raine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kukkonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Raine.
Kukkonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raine motions for Kukkonen to come forward. Raine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raine throws a leg kick but Kukkonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raine throws the left hand but Kukkonen avoids the punch easily.
Raine throws a leg kick but Kukkonen checks it.
Kukkonen misses with a low kick as Raine jumps back.
Kukkonen throws the left hand but Raine avoids the punch easily.
Kukkonen cracks the inside of Raine's front leg.
Raine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raine tries to clinch but Kukkonen is having none of it.
Kukkonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raine throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Kukkonen.
Kukkonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raine throws a leg kick but Kukkonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Raine scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Kukkonen throws a lazy right hand but Raine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kukkonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raine.
Kukkonen looks for the body kick but Raine saw that one coming.
Kukkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kukkonen misses with a straight right.
Kukkonen misses with a hook.
Raine 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.
Kukkonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen catches Raine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut there from Raine.
Raine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukkonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raine lands a leg kick that knocks Kukkonen off balance momentarily.
Raine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kukkonen.
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kukkonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Raine lands but Kukkonen takes it in his stride.
Kukkonen blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raine.
Kukkonen throws a good cross that connects.

Raine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raine.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kukkonen.
Raine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kukkonen presses Raine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kukkonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukkonen missing with knees to the body.
Raine pushes Kukkonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kukkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Kukkonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kukkonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raine misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raine.
A nice left hand lands by Kukkonen.
Kalevi Commando Kukkonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kukkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Kukkonen throws a head punch that misses.
Kukkonen tries a body shot but Raine blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kukkonen fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukkonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raine landing knees to the head.
Raine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kukkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Raine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kalevi Commando Kukkonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Raine connects with a looping right hand.
Raine scoring well with a low kick there.
Kukkonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kukkonen scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raine.
Kukkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kukkonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukkonen manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kukkonen blocks the leg kick.
Raine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kukkonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kukkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kukkonen moves away from the strike by Raine.
Raine checks a leg kick.
Kukkonen lunges at Raine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raine's hand.
Kukkonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Raine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen moves out of range of the body kick from Raine.
Raine throws a wild body kick that Kukkonen sees coming a mile off.
Raine throws a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kukkonen.
Raine misses with a low kick.
Kukkonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Kukkonen.
Raine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raine misses with a low kick.
Kukkonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raine.
Raine tries to work over Kukkonen's front leg with a kick but Kukkonen checks it.
Kukkonen ducks under a wild hook from Raine.
Kukkonen connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Raine misses.
Kukkonen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aldo Raine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Raine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kukkonen will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raine throws a hook to the side of Kukkonen's head but Kukkonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raine moves out of range of the body kick from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kukkonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Raine.
Kukkonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kukkonen is looking to land body kicks.
Kukkonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raine digs a good body shot into Kukkonen's ribs.
Raine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kukkonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kukkonen blocks a leg kick.
Raine digs a good hook to Kukkonen's body.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Kukkonen clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raine tries to land knees in the clinch but Kukkonen avoids the damage to the body.
Kukkonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Raine lands a nice uppercut.
Raine tries to land knees in the clinch but Kukkonen avoids the damage to the body.
Kukkonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kukkonens head.
Kukkonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raine.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kukkonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Kukkonen blocks with his arms.
Kukkonen lands with a left to the head.
Kukkonen blocks a body shot from Raine.
Aldo Raine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukkonen avoiding damage as Raine throws knees to the body.
Kukkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kukkonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kukkonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kukkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Raine.
Raine prevents a body shot from Kukkonen.
Raine is trying to maintain a safe position but Kukkonen gets an underhook and turns Raine into the cage.
Kukkonen is struggling to control the position.
Raine has a couple of punches blocked by Kukkonen.
Raine stalling.
Kukkonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kukkonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukkonen blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raine looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalevi Commando Kukkonen.
I've got Kukkonen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalevi Commando Kukkonen!