PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaari Kuukonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukonen comes to the cage accompanied by Armin Van Buuren - Rapture. Davis has chosen Deicide - as his entrance music. Jaari Kuukonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Davis's chin.

Kuukonen
vs
Davis

183 cm
26
202 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

188 cm
26
198 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaari Kuukonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Davis!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukonen tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuukonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuukonen misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Davis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davis lands in his opponent's guard.
Davis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davis is putting a hurting on Kuukonen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Davis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kuukonen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kuukonen regains half guard, as Davis was trying to land strikes.
Davis stops Kuukonen from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis moves into full mount! Kuukonen won't be happy about that!
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kuukonen looks a forlorn figure.
Davis punching from mount but Kuukonen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kuukonen blocking the ground and pound.
Davis throws some wild stikes that Kuukonen manages to avoid easily.
Kuukonen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kuukonen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Davis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kuukonen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kuukonen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Davis looking to finish with strikes here!
Davis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davis punching from mount but Kuukonen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Davis punching from mount but Kuukonen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kuukonen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Davis throwing strikes but Kuukonen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kuukonen is in trouble now - Davis has advanced to mount!
Davis throwing strikes here but Kuukonen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kuukonen wants to get back to his feet.
Kuukonen is breathing heavily.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kuukonen looks a forlorn figure.
Davis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Davis thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis unloads with some shots from mount but Kuukonen bucks and avoids them well.
Davis unloads with some shots from mount but Kuukonen bucks and avoids them well.
Kuukonen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Davis lands a big shot there that rocks Kuukonen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kuukonen taking shots to the head.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Davis working Kuukonen over with strikes here.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuukonen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kuukonen is bucking up trying to escape but Davis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuukonen wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Davis dominated that round.
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.

Kuukonen tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily

and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Kuukonen is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.

Davis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Davis moves into full mount! Kuukonen won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
Davis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Kuukonen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis breaks from Kuukonen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kuukonen tries to buck Davis off but he can't manage it.
Davis dominating with strikes here.
Davis dominating with strikes here.
Davis unloads with some shots from mount but Kuukonen bucks and avoids them well.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Davis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Davis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kuukonen wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Davis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kuukonen is trying to stand up.
Davis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kuukonen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davis working the ground and pound effectively.
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kuukonen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kuukonen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Davis looking to finish Kuukonen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kuukonen!
Kuukonen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Davis working Kuukonen over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a big shot there that rocks Kuukonen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Davis with shots to the head and body - Kuukonen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Davis scoring with strikes but Kuukonen is staying in there.
Davis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kuukonen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Davis with shots to the head and body - Kuukonen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kuukonen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Davis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Davis landing strikes from the mount and Kuukonen is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis throws some wild stikes that Kuukonen manages to avoid easily.
Davis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kuukonen?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kuukonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Davis counters by clinching up.
Kuukonen prevents the takedown attempt.
Davis can't get the takedown.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis blocks an elbow strike from Kuukonen.
Davis wants a takedown.
Jaari Kuukonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Davis.
Kuukonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Davis gets an underhook and turns Kuukonen into the cage.

Kuukonen breaks the clinch.
Kuukonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Davis wants to free his trapped foot but Kuukonen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis wants to advance to full mount but Kuukonen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuukonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuukonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuukonen is retaining full guard.

Kuukonen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kuukonen is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.

Davis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Davis trying to mount his opponent but Kuukonen defends it.
Davis working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kuukonen's thigh. Kuukonen counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a strike but Kuukonen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kuukonen manages to get himself to full guard.
Kuukonen can't keep his opponent in guard - Davis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Davis trying to mount his opponent but Kuukonen defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to land a strike but Kuukonen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Kuukonen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuukonen throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuukonen scores with a three punch combo!
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuukonen.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuukonen as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaari Kuukonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuukonen tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kuukonen won't be happy with that.
Jaari Kuukonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kuukonen prevents Davis from moving into mount.
Kuukonen parries the strikes from Davis easily there. Davis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kuukonen to escape.
Davis with the ground and pound but Kuukonen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuukonen's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Davis!