PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Muikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muikku comes to the cage accompanied by Ruudolf - Leijonakuningaslaulu. 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.

Muikku
vs
West

166 cm
19
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
166 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

KAISER

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Muikku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Muikku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muikku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
West throws out a loose jab but Muikku uses good head movement to avoid it.
West avoids a kick to the body.
West on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muikku. Muikku obviously looking to wear him down.
Muikku is looking to land body kicks.
Muikku thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on West if he has to take too many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Muikku.
Muikku takes one to the side of the head.
Joonas Muikku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muikku lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West throws a jab when Muikku was well out of range.
Muikku scores with a jab to the body.
Muikku is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a leg kick
and Muikku counters with a good low kick that West was not able to check.
West checks a leg kick.
Muikku lands a lovely overhand right.
Muikku tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West misses with a right hand
and Muikku counters with a stiff right hand.
West scores with a hook.
Muikku throws a low kick but West moves out of range easily.
Muikku throws a push kick but West slaps the foot to one side.
Muikku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from West misses.
Muikku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muikku, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West looks to land a right hand but Muikku moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Muikku.

West is rocked!
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Muikku is just out of range.
West with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muikku to score with a decent uppercut.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Muikku finish him?
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muikku.
Muikku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muikku throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by West.
Muikku lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand.
Muikku is looking to slow West down with leg kicks.
West throws a solid leg kick but Muikku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at West.
Muikku throws a leg kick which misses West's front leg but catches the back leg as West tries to avoid it.
Muikku thows a body kick. West tries to catch it but that hurt him.
West throws a lazy uppercut
and Muikku counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muikku lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
Jab by Muikku.
West is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muikku is looking to slow West down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muikku.
Muikku tries a low kick but West avoids it.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Muikku throws a nice outside leg kick.
West looks gassed!
West throws a poor cross that misses
and Muikku counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muikku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Muikku throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muikku.
Muikku misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muikku lands with a kick to the ribs.
Muikku connects with an inside leg kick.
Muikku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muikku slips under a jab from West.
An inside leg kick lands from Muikku.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muikku. That's going to slow West down.
Muikku explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muikku connects with a right hand. West shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muikku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muikku connects with a leg kick. West looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Muikku scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joonas Muikku dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Muikku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Muikku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Muikku misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! West crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Muikku - the referee stops the clock and West gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Muikku. West manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Muikku drops West with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but West looks back up at him and smiles so Muikku waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muikku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. West doesn't seem bothered though.
West throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Muikku scores with a counter punch that sends West to the canvas! Muikku smells blood - he's punishing West with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! West has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joonas Muikku!
Joonas Muikku took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I fear no man. I will fight whoever boss decides to put against me, but i promise you, i will get my revenge and beat that boring, leg humping Jango Fett in the future. I dont care if i have to beat one, two or ten guys to get my rematch, but i will get that rematch. I hate that guy.'.