PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle's entrance music is Wasted. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Kyle
vs
Harkimo

180 cm
26
284 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

214 cm
23
285 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Harkimo both land. Nice combination.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyle misses with a leg kick.
Harkimo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harkimo throws a low kick but Kyle avoids it.
Harkimo throws a leg kick
and Kyle counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle misses with a body kick.
Kyle scores with a leg kick.
Kyle slips a straight right by Harkimo.
Kyle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kyle throws a head kick but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyle moves away.
Harkimo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harkimo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kyle throws a wild body kick that Harkimo sees coming a mile off.
Harkimo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harkimo swinging wildly here.
Kyle connects with a leg kick. Harkimo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harkimo misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harkimo.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle scores with a punch to the head.
Keijo Harkimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harkimo misses with a looping right.
Kyle swings for the body but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harkimo checks a leg kick nicely.
Kyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harkimo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyle.
Kyle lunges at Harkimo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harkimo's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harkimo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyle throws out the jab.
Kyle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harkimo avoids it really well and circles away.
Harkimo throws a body kick that misses
letting Kyle counter with a right hand.
Harkimo tries to clinch but Kyle moves out of range.
Kyle swings for the body but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Kyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harkimo throws a good cross that connects.
Harkimo connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle swings widly with a right hand
and Harkimo counters with a straight right hand.
Kyle throws an off balance right hand
and Harkimo counters with a one-two to the body.
Harkimo lands with a nice body punch.
That kick from Kyle tenderised Harkimo's leg. Harkimo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kyle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harkimo checks a low kick from Kyle.

Kyle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kyle drops an elbow to the side of Harkimo's head.
Kyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harkimo's head.
Harkimo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kyle.
Nice strikes from Kyle there.
Harkimo is looking to control Kyle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harkimo avoid being mounted?
Kyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kyle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harkimo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kyle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Harkimo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kyle slips a nice elbow through Harkimo's hands, connecting with Harkimo's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harkimo is looking to control Kyle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harkimo avoid being mounted?
Kyle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kyle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harkimo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harkimo defending well though.
Kyle throwing shots but Harkimo is blocking nicely.
Harkimo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kyle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kyle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harkimo blocks a head kick by Kyle.
Kyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harkimo.
Kyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Kyle scores with a decent looking hook.
Harkimo lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harkimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyle throws a right hand that misses
and Harkimo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kyle digs a good body shot into Harkimo's ribs.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harkimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyle.
Harkimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harkimo.
Kyle blocks a head kick by Harkimo.
Harkimo scores with a sloppy right hand. Kyle should have avoided that one.
Kyle motions for Harkimo to come forward. Kyle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyle moves away.
A head kick misses from Kyle.

Kyle drops Harkimo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Harkimo looks back up at him and smiles so Kyle waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Harkimo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyle finish him?
Harkimo misses with a body shot.
Kyle lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Harkimo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kyle from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Harkimo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Kyle!
Mark Kyle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.