PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 241 p4p, 32 weight class) and Junkyard Dog (ranked 231 p4p, 30 weight class). 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.

Kaunismieli
vs
Dog

183 cm
44
192 lbs
47 - 20 - 2

182 cm
31
194 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

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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 47 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junkyard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog lands a nice shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dog has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Dog changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kaunismieli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dog scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kaunismieli to see if he's OK.
Kaunismieli defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Dog.
Dog throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kaunismieli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dog working the head and body with strikes.
Dog misses with the ground and pound.
Dog misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dog with the ground and pound but Kaunismieli regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog wants to pass to mount but Kaunismieli is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaunismieli keeps working.
Dog winds up and cracks Kaunismieli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaunismieli is trying to maintain the position but Dog is very close to passing his half guard.
Dog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dog lands a nice short elbow.
Kaunismieli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaunismieli is concentrating on defense, preventing Dog from advancing position.
Dog looks to land a strike but Kaunismieli avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dog postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaunismieli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dog scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kaunismieli is pulling down on Dog's head. It's preventing any offense from Dog, at least for the moment.
Dog throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dog tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaunismieli is retaining full guard.
Dog is in close to Kaunismieli's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dog.
Kaunismieli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dog throwing strikes from guard but Kaunismieli blocks nicely.
Dog is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dog looking to pass the guard.
Dog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaunismieli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog passes Kaunismieli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dog takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dog passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kaunismieli is desperately trying to improve his position but Dog has a good base and remains in mount.
Dog landing punches.
Dog punching from mount but Kaunismieli doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaunismieli is desperately trying to improve his position but Dog has a good base and remains in mount.
Dog throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dog throws some wild stikes that Kaunismieli manages to avoid easily.
Kaunismieli wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dog.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dog looks for the body kick but Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dog throws out the jab.
Kaunismieli throws a jab but it's blocked by Dog.
Junkyard Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaunismieli's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaunismieli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaunismieli circles away.
Kaunismieli cracks Dog with an open hand slap.
Kaunismieli lands with a good body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dog.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Dog there.
Dog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dog lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dog.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog throws the kick towards the body but Kaunismieli avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Dog. That snapped Kaunismieli's head back.
Dog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaunismieli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junkyard Dog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dog connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Dog misses with a looping right.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaunismieli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dog scrambles back to his feet.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Dog lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dogs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog misses with a looping left.
Dog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog shoots in but no luck this time.

Dog has closed the distance and engaged Kaunismieli in a clinch.
Kaunismieli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Dog lands a body shot in the clinch.

Kaunismieli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Dog.
Kaunismieli moves out of range as Dog strikes.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaunismieli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dog lands a lovely overhand right.
Kaunismieli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog loads up on a big right hand but Kaunismieli slips the punch.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog moves out of range as Kaunismieli throws a body kick.
Dog connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dog wants to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Kaunismieli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Dog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaunismieli's sensitive parts.
Dog swings widly with a right hand
and Kaunismieli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dog scores with the left hand. Kaunismieli knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaunismieli blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaunismieli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dog is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dog clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Kaunismieli on the inside.

Kaunismieli breaks the clinch.
Dog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Kaunismieli blocks the low kick.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice right hand.
Dog feints and then cracks Kaunismieli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaunismieli down.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab from Dog.
Dog misses with a low kick.
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A punch lands to the side of Kaunismieli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Dog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dog showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaunismieli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junkyard Dog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Dog tries to land a front kick but Kaunismieli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dog throws a head kick but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dog.
Dog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kaunismieli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dog. Dog obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaunismieli throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog flicks out a counter leg kick but Kaunismieli steps away.
Dog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Dog as he checks the leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Dog
and Kaunismieli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Dog clinches.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dog.
Dog throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaunismieli pushes Dog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Dog tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dog.
Dog tries a body shot but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Dog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice hook to the head.

Dog has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kaunismieli is trying to keep an underhook but Dog manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dog lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dog wants to control but Kaunismieli is keeping him busy.
Dog thows a huge punch but Kaunismieli dodges it nicely.
Dog throwing shots but Kaunismieli is blocking nicely.
Dog has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dog has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaunismieli tries to hold on but Dog pushes him away.
Dog with shots to the head and body - Kaunismieli looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dog throwing strikes here but Kaunismieli is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dog sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dog landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dog breaks from Kaunismieli's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaunismieli wants to control but Dog is having none of it.
Dog landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kaunismieli wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Dog celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junkyard Dog!
Junkyard Dog decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.