PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vellu Kuikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vellu Kuikka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kuikka
vs
Dong

194 cm
20
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vellu Kuikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Little Dong!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuikka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuikka looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Dong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dong seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kuikka won't allow Dong to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dong in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong trying to pass the guard but Kuikka defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dong winds up and cracks Kuikka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dong throwing shots but Kuikka is blocking nicely.
Dong tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kuikka controls his leg.
Ground and pound from Dong.
Kuikka is looking to escape.
Dong content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dong content to control rather than advance.
Dong lands with a punch from half guard.
Dong tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dong is looking to advance position but Kuikka won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dong lands strikes from half guard.
Kuikka wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dong connects with a nice short shot to Kuikka's temple.
Dong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kuikka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dong slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kuikka tries to kick Dong off but Dong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dong in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Dong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick misses from Kuikka.
Vellu Kuikka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kuikka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dong controls the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Little Dong just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Kuikka.

Dong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kuikka!
Dong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dong unloading with bombs!

Kuikka is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong breaks from Kuikka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Kuikka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuikka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dong tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Dong working for a guillotine from mount but Kuikka is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong unloads with some shots from mount but Kuikka bucks and avoids them well.
Dong looking to ground and pound but Kuikka is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Dong there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dong punching from mount but Kuikka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Dong there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Dong there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dong 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.
Kuikka seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dong content just to control the position here.
Dong unloading with bombs!
Dong landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Kuikka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuikka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dong working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dong controlling the pace for now.
Dong working the ground and pound effectively.
Dong controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dong dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Dong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dong lands a huge takedown. Kuikka is out but the ref is slow to react and Dong lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Kuikka lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Little Dong!