PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daigon Kins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kins comes to the cage accompanied by . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kins
vs
Surma

175 cm
26
151 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

167 cm
24
152 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daigon Kins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surma tries to clinch up.
Surma scores with a three punch combo!
Surma defending well as Kins loads up on a big left hand.
Surma wants to clinch but Kins slips to the side
and Kins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kins missing with a left hand there. Surma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Surma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kins.
The fighters circling - Kins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kins misses with a hook.
Kins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surma was well out of range. Poor timing from Kins.
Surma slips under a jab.
Kins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kins throws a shot from downtown. Surma moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Surma.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surma tries to clinch but Kins moves out of range.
Surma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kins to score with a decent uppercut.
Surma throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kins.
Daigon Kins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surma moves out of range as Kins strikes.
Surma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kins.
Surma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kins.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch but Kins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Surma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Surma somewhat.
Kins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Surma misses with a two punch combination.
Surma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kins throws a lazy right hand but Surma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Surma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Surma thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Surma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kins throws a jab but it's blocked by Surma.
Surma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kins misses with a hook
and Surma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Surma ducks under a wild hook from Kins.
Surma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Surma tries to clinch but Kins is having none of it.
Surma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kins is fending him off so far but Surma persists. Nope, Kins circles away and we're back to standing.
Kins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Surma clinches with his opponent.
Surma lands a knee to the body.
Kins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma blocks the elbow strike.
Kins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Surma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Surma.
Kins pushes off an throws an elbow but Surma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kins blocks an elbow strike.
Kins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Surma up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Surma.
With the fighters up against the cage, Surma throws an elbow but misses.
Surma blocks a body shot from Kins.
Surma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Surma lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kins scores with a hook to the body.
Kins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kins lands an uppercut.
Kins avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Surma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kins obliges.
Kins dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Kins lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Musta Surma has been cut.
Kins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Kins scores with a shoulder strike.
Kins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Kins pushes off an throws an elbow but Surma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Surma takes an elbow to the temple.
Kins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Musta Surma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Musta Surma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kins scores with a hook to the body. Surma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Surma clinches up with Kins and pushes him back against the cage.
Surma avoids the elbow strike from Kins, against the cage.
Kins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Surma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kins pushes off an throws an elbow but Surma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Kins avoids the damage to the body.
Kins avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Surma avoids the elbow strike from Kins, against the cage.
Surma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kins is defending well for now.
Surma blocks the elbow strike.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Kins avoids the damage to the body.
Kins gets through Surma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kins avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Kins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Surma misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Surma throws an elbow but misses.
Kins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Surma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Surma.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kins throws an elbow but misses.
Surma is trying to push Kins away but Kins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kins misses with an elbow over the top.
Surma dodges an elbow strike from Kins.
A shot in the inside from Surma.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kins lands with a left to the head.
Surma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Surma has had enough of the clinch but Kins keeps him there for the moment.
Kins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Surma tries to throw a body punch but Kins avoids it by throwing Surma back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kins avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Surma blocks an uppercut.
Kins avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Surma blocks the elbow strike.
Kins misses with an elbow over the top.
Kins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kins avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Kins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Musta Surma's cut even more.
Kins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Kins in his tracks for a moment.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Surma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kins dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Surma avoids a wild elbow strike from Kins.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Surma blocks an elbow strike from Kins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Surma is trying to break free.
Kins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kins misses with an elbow strike.
Kins lands a damaging elbow.
Kins lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Musta Surma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Surma blocks an elbow strike from Kins.
Daigon Kins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kins lands a hook that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Kins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Surma blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Surma.
Surma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Surma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kins throws a head punch that misses.
Kins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma lands a damaging elbow.
Kins lands a nice elbow.
Kins crunches a lovely knee into Surma's ribcage.
A short left from Kins.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kins's defenses.
Kins tries to stall but Surma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Kins in his tracks for a moment.
Kins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kins trying to land knees to the body.
Surma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Surma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daigon Kins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Musta Surma's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Surma drops his hands momentarily and Kins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kins tests Surma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Surma wants to clinch.
Kins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Musta Surma's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Surma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Surma misses with a looping right.
Daigon Kins is winning the standup battle so far.
Surma staying out of range there.
Kins loads up on a big right hand but Surma slips the punch.
Kins throws a body punch but Surma moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Surma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Surma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kins swings for the body but Surma moves out of range.
Surma moves away from the strike by Kins.
Surma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Surma moves forwards but Kins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Surma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kins.

Surma moves into the clinch.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kins's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Surma.
Kins pushes off an throws an elbow but Surma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kins leaning against his opponent.
Surma avoids a wild elbow strike from Kins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Surma can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Surma.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Kins shrugs off.
Kins blocks an elbow strike.
Surma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Surma breaks from the clinch.
Surma slips under a jab from Kins.

Surma darts in and clinches Kins up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kins.
Kins lands an elbow that stopped Surma in his tracks for a moment.
Surma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Surma has a couple of punches blocked by Kins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Surma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kins's brow.
Kins lands a damaging elbow.
Kins dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Kins misses with an elbow over the top.
Kins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Surma scores with a shoulder strike.
Kins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kins takes an elbow to the temple.
Surma blocks an elbow strike from Kins.
Surma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kins lands an uppercut.
Kins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Surma scores with a knee to the head.

Surma breaks the clinch.
Surma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kins takes a swing at Surma's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kins avoids the body shot from Surma.
Surma tries to clinch up but Kins circles away and keeps his distance.
Surma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kins.
Kins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surma was well out of range. Poor timing from Kins.
Surma lands a really nice looking cross but Kins seems unphased.
Surma is looking to clinch.
Kins lands a jab to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Musta Surma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daigon Kins!
A relieved looking Daigon Kins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.