PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niten Dōraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dōraku comes to the cage accompanied by Ides Of Light - Jucifer. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Dōraku
vs
Kaunismieli

190 cm
28
201 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

183 cm
27
192 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

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Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niten Dōraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli throws a lazy uppercut
and Dōraku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot lands for Kaunismieli.

It looks like Niten Dōraku has been cut.
Dōraku throws out a powerful jab.
Kaunismieli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dōraku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dōraku misses with a wild combination.
Dōraku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Dōraku is having none of it.
Kaunismieli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kaunismieli misses with a low kick.
Dōraku tries to counter with a takedown but Kaunismieli is quick to defend against it.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch but Dōraku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dōraku throws a body punch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dōraku scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaunismieli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dōraku sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dōraku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dōraku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaunismieli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dōraku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dōraku moves away.
Dōraku drops his hands momentarily and Kaunismieli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dōraku is looking to slow Kaunismieli down with leg kicks.
Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dōraku attempts a counter takedown but Kaunismieli avoids it well and moves away.
Kaunismieli takes a swing at Dōraku's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaunismieli lands a body shot.
Kaunismieli connects with a solid leg kick.
Dōraku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut.
Dōraku with a nice cross.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dōraku.
Dōraku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaunismieli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dōraku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dōraku connects with the punch.
Dōraku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli leaves Dōraku with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dōraku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dōraku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dōraku is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dōraku scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaunismieli should have avoided that one.
Kaunismieli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dōraku's calf.
Dōraku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dōraku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaunismieli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dōraku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries a low kick but Dōraku avoids it.
Kaunismieli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dōraku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dōraku thows a body kick. Kaunismieli tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Kaunismieli moves into the clinch.
Kaunismieli blocks a body shot from Dōraku.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a body shot.
Kaunismieli tries a body shot but Dōraku blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Dōraku is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Kaunismieli to work.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Dōraku throws a head punch that misses.
Dōraku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dōraku is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kaunismieli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaunismieli stalling the fight.

Dōraku breaks the clinch.
Kaunismieli throws out a loose jab but Dōraku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dōraku tries to counter with a takedown but Kaunismieli is quick to defend against it.
Kaunismieli looks to throw the jab but Dōraku is out of range.
Dōraku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dōraku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaunismieli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dōraku throws a looping overhand right but Kaunismieli ducks down to avoid it.
Dōraku blocks a jab.
Dōraku keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dōraku.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick from Dōraku.
Dōraku throws a leg kick
letting Kaunismieli counter with a right hand.
Dōraku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dōraku misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Kaunismieli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dōraku throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaunismieli.
Dōraku connects with a right hand. Kaunismieli shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dōraku cracks Kaunismieli with a good jab.
Kaunismieli connects with a leg kick. Dōraku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Kaunismieli clinches up with Dōraku and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dōraku lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kalervo Kaunismieli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Niten Dōraku's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kaunismieli swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as Dōraku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaunismieli doesn't seem phased though.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaunismieli has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kaunismieli!
Dōraku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaunismieli scores with a spinning back kick!
Dōraku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dōraku throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaunismieli throws the left hand but Dōraku avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Kaunismieli - just one landing.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch up but Dōraku circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kaunismieli clinches.
Dōraku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dōraku backwards.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Dōraku controls his hands.
Come on Dōraku - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kaunismieli is pushing Dōraku up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Dōraku misses with a body punch.

Dōraku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dōraku gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a straight right hand.
Dōraku throws a leg kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Dōraku blocks it.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook. Dōraku ducked under it nicely.
Dōraku attempts a counter takedown but Kaunismieli avoids it well and moves away.
Dōraku throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dōraku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Kaunismieli misses.
Dōraku changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big right from Kaunismieli misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dōraku.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dōraku feinted with a counter takedown.
Kaunismieli checks a leg kick.
Kaunismieli throws out a loose jab but Dōraku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dōraku's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaunismieli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dōraku scrambles back to his feet.
Kaunismieli lands a leg kick that knocks Dōraku off balance momentarily.
Dōraku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dōraku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaunismieli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaunismieli works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Kaunismieli misses its intended target.
Dōraku half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Kaunismieli closes the distance and pushes Dōraku back into the cage.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaunismieli trying to control the position but instead, Dōraku has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaunismieli into the cage.
Dōraku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaunismieli is trying to stall.
Dōraku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dōraku is trying to stall.
Kaunismieli stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Kaunismieli.
Dōraku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.

Dōraku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaunismieli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dōraku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dōraku slips under a jab from Kaunismieli.
Dōraku half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dōraku lands with a straight right. Kaunismieli didn't see that one coming.
Dōraku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Dōraku avoids it easily.
Dōraku half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dōraku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dōraku throws a leg kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dōraku staying out of range there.
Kaunismieli moves out of range as Dōraku strikes.
Kaunismieli feints and then cracks Dōraku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dōraku down.

Kaunismieli takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dōraku scores with a nice short uppercut.

Dōraku gets control of Kaunismieli's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dōraku will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dōraku is trying to control the position but Kaunismieli postures up.
Kaunismieli trying to control the position from guard on top but Dōraku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dōraku has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kaunismieli should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dōraku has tightened it up now! Kaunismieli should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Niten Dōraku!
Niten Dōraku 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.