PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aimo Kankkunen (ranked 23955 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Osmo (ranked 3350 p4p, 360 weight class). Aimo Kankkunen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kankkunen
vs
Osmo

185 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Kankkunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicolas Osmo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kankkunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kankkunen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kankkunen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kankkunen. Those never looked like landing.
Kankkunen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Osmo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kankkunen tries to clinch there but Osmo circles away.
Kankkunen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kankkunen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Osmo dodges the punch combination from Kankkunen.
Osmo wants to counter with a clinch but Kankkunen pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kankkunen is looking to clinch.
Osmo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kankkunen.
Kankkunen sets himself, and Osmo steps forward looking for the clinch! Kankkunen avoids it this time.
Kankkunen throws a combination that misses

and Osmo counters by moving into the clinch.
Osmo has Kankkunen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kankkunen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osmo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kankkunen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Osmo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Osmo manages to end up in side control.
Osmo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Osmo working the ground and pound.

Osmo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kankkunen is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicolas Osmo!