PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by Minority - Green Day. Kuusela is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Promentory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yan Wang
vs
Kuusela

185 cm
35
195 lbs
33 - 15 - 1

192 cm
39
195 lbs
36 - 18 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp
The Big Kabosh

Perkele!

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 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusela lands a slapping body shot.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuusela checks a low kick from Wang.
An inside leg kick from Kuusela misses.
Kuusela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
A jab from Wang misses.
Kuusela throws a lazy right hand but Wang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuusela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Wang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuusela.
Wang moves away from the strike by Kuusela.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kuusela.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuusela.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Kuusela throws the left hand but Wang avoids the punch easily.
Wang misses the jab.
Kuusela avoids the head kick by Wang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang throws a body kick that misses.
Good shot there by Wang.
That kick from Kuusela tenderised Wang's leg. Wang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuusela.

Wang gets tackled into the cage by Kuusela. Kuusela maintains the clinch.
Kuusela lands a nice uppercut.
Kuusela tries a body shot but Wang blocks it.
Wang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wang misses with some punches.
Kuusela misses with a knee to the head.
Kuusela missing with knees to the body.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuusela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wang is keeping busy.
Wang misses with a body punch.
Kuusela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuusela looks to throw an elbow but misses.

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!

Wang breaks from the clinch.
Wang misses with a shot to the body
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kuusela lunges at Wang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wang's hand.
Kuusela throws a solid leg kick but Wang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuusela.
Wang misses with a low kick as Kuusela jumps back.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kuusela.
Wang cracks Kuusela with a good jab.
Kuusela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wang.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuusela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wang momentarily.

It looks like Ting Yan Wang has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuusela.
Kuusela lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuusela throws out the jab.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuusela throws a sloppy head kick and Wang moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang swings for the body but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuusela connects with a body shot that sends Wang's belly button to the back.
Kuusela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuusela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wang at a distance.
Nice jab there from Kuusela.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang lands with a straight right. Kuusela didn't see that one coming.
Wang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang lands a jab to the head.
Wang scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela slips under a jab.
Kuusela swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wang.
Wang lands with a hook. Kuusela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuusela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuusela.
Kuusela tries to land a front kick but Wang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuusela takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kuusela slips under a jab.
Wang fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuusela delivers a nice body kick.
Kuusela tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wang misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang throws out a loose jab but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Wang
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
Wang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ting Yan Wang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kuusela thows a body kick. Wang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuusela at a distance.
Wang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuusela throws a hook but Wang blocks it.
Kuusela throws a leg kick
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Kuusela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Wang swings for the body but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuusela has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Wang clinches up with Kuusela and pushes him back against the cage.
Wang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wang tries to work over Kuusela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuusela looking to stall.
Kuusela has Wang pressed against the cage, preventing Wang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela avoiding damage.
Kuusela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuusela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Wang wants to break free but Kuusela has control.
A short right from Kuusela on the inside.
Wang misses with some punches.
Kuusela holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kuusela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Wang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuusela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wang being controlled against the cage.
Wang working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuusela jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Armo Kuusela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuusela misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuusela throws a leg kick but Wang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Kuusela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuusela. That's going to slow Wang down.
Wang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Kuusela misses its intended target.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Kuusela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuusela tries to work over Wang's front leg with a kick but Wang checks it.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuusela throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang thows a leg kick but Kuusela checks it
and Kuusela counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kuusela scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kuusela clinches with his opponent.
Kuusela cracks Wang with a nice body shot.

Kuusela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a shot to the body.
Kuusela throws a body kick that misses.
Kuusela connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuusela throws a looping overhand right but Wang ducks down to avoid it.
Ting Yan Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela moves away from the strike by Wang.
Wang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuusela connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wang scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kuusela cracks Wang with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wang looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kuusela finish him?

Wang is rocked!
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Wang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang is holding his hands too far apart here. Kuusela throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Wang is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armo Kuusela!
Armo Kuusela is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Armo Kuusela thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).