PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Ryti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kunnas's choice of entrance music: Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus. Timo Ryti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ryti
vs
Kunnas

193 cm
26
286 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

205 cm
26
270 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Ryti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas scores with a jab. Ryti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Timo Ryti has been cut.
Kunnas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryti's calf.
Ryti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kunnas but Kunnas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mauri Kunnas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kunnas lands with a cross.
Ryti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ryti misses with a leg kick
and Kunnas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kunnas with a hook.
Kunnas misses with a head kick.
Kunnas throws a head kick that half lands.
Kunnas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ryti is breathing heavily.
Ryti misses with a body shot.
Ryti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kunnas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kunnas. That's going to slow Ryti down.
The fighters circling - Kunnas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kunnas!
Kunnas doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryti circles away.
Kunnas throws a lazy right hand but Ryti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kunnas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kunnas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kunnas.
Ryti takes one to the chin there.

Timo Ryti's cut is getting worse.
Kunnas works over Ryti's head and body with a nice combination.
Kunnas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ryti in his tracks.
Kunnas feints and then cracks Ryti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryti down.
Kunnas lands a right hook to the body.
Kunnas cracks Ryti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Timo Ryti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kunnas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kunnas.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kunnas!
Mauri Kunnas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kunnas, right into the meat.
Kunnas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kunnas tries a head kick but it misses.
Kunnas is looking to clinch but Ryti is avoiding it.
Kunnas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kunnas misses with an uppercut.
Ryti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kunnas.

Kunnas has Ryti up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryti avoids the damage to the body.
Kunnas lands a good knee to the midsection. Ryti won't want to take too many of those.
Kunnas lands with a light punch inside.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Kunnas.

Ryti is rocked!

Jeez, Timo Ryti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timo Ryti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauri Kunnas!