PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukko comes into the arena with Jaakko Teppo - Ruikonperän rocktähti blaring out of the sound system. Koroma is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Antti Tuisku - Ei Aikaa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kukko
vs
Fjodor Fedja Koroma

176 cm
21
184 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
186 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokki Kukko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koroma scores with a hook to the body. Kukko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been hearing reports that Kukko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Koroma misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Koroma misses

so Kukko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koroma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Koroma keeps moving.
Kukko chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukko preventing the sweep.
Kukko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kukko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koroma looking for a sweep. Not yet Koroma, not yet.
Kukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koroma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kukko throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kukko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kukko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kukko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kukko trying to control but Koroma is working from the bottom.
Kukko stopping the sweep attempt from Koroma.
Koroma trying to control the position.
Kukko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kukko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kukko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kukko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koroma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kukko is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko blocking the ground and pound.
Koroma trying to control but Kukko is having none of it.
Koroma wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Kukko tries to reverse the position but Koroma maintains control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukko is working hard here to advance position.
Koroma looking to control but Kukko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koroma looking to control but Kukko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kukko gets back to half guard.
Kukko is looking to control Koroma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kukko avoid being mounted?
Kukko is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukko gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koroma preventing the sweep.
Koroma trying to control but Kukko is working from the bottom.
Kukko being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kukko shoots in for a double leg but Koroma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koroma scores with a punch to the head.
Kukko takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rokki Kukko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Koroma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kukko at a distance.
Koroma misses with a wild body shot.
Kukko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koroma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kukko rather than just go for the knockout.
Kukko avoids the body shot from Koroma.
Koroma just misses with a punch to the body.
Kukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koroma.
Koroma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kukko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kukko throws a push kick but Koroma slaps the foot to one side.
Kukko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koroma swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Kukko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koroma won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kukko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Koroma gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kukko connects with a nice short shot to Koroma's temple.
Kukko prevents Koroma from improving his position.
Kukko is stalling here. Koroma is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kukko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Koroma has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Koroma trying to control the position but Kukko is working away.
Rokki Kukko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kukko tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koroma wants to stand but Kukko has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koroma passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kukko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Koroma off and has taken his back!
Kukko connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Koroma to escape the position.
Kukko has the hooks in. Koroma is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kukko landing with strikes.
Kukko avoiding Koroma 's attempts to control his hands.
Kukko lands shots from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko is loading up with his shots from the back and Koroma is in big trouble! Koroma taps out to strikes and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rokki Kukko!
Rokki Kukko retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Rokki Kukko rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma spoke after the fight, saying 'voi perse.'.