PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Kuhta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuhta is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Break Out. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bowen
vs
Kuhta

185 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Kuhta!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuhta closes the distance but Bowen moves to the side
letting Bowen counter with a right hand.
Bowen connects with a high kick.
Olli Kuhta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuhta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bowen counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kuhta.
Kuhta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuhta thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Bowen as Kuhta shoots in.
Kuhta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bowen can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bowen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kuhta gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bowen counters with a leg kick.
Kuhta tries to clinch up
and Bowen counters with a leg kick.
Bowen thows a body kick. Kuhta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bowen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bowen lands a leg kick that knocks Kuhta off balance momentarily.
Kuhta looks gassed!
Bowen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuhta throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bowen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen lands a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bowen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bowen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bowen lands a nice looking body kick.
Bowen scores with a shot to the body.
Bowen pushes Kuhta away with a front kick.
Bowen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuhta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bowen feints and then cracks Kuhta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuhta down.
Bowen throws a head kick that Kuhta semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuhta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bowen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bowen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bowen, right into the meat.
Kuhta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowen. Bowen obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bowen throws a front kick that sends Kuhta stumbling back into the cage.
Bowen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bowen.
Bowen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuhta's calf.
Kuhta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bowen lands a nice hook to Kuhta's body. Kuhta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowen connects with a high kick.
Kuhta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bowen.
Bowen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bowen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowen is looking to slow Kuhta down with leg kicks.
Bowen is looking to slow Kuhta down with leg kicks.
Bowen connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuhta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowen. Bowen obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bowen connects with a leg kick. Kuhta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Bowen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bowen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuhta if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowen.
Kuhta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bowen.
Kuhta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruce Bowen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuhta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bowen.
Bowen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bowen cracks the inside of Kuhta's front leg.
Bowen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bowen - that will leave a mark!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bowen.
Bowen throws a combination. Kuhta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bowen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bowen is looking to wear down Kuhta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kuhta is breathing heavily.
Bowen connects with a solid leg kick.
Bowen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuhta. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowen.
Bowen thumps Kuhta with a low kick.
Bowen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bowen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuhta can do to turn this around?
Bowen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bowen throws a front kick that sends Kuhta stumbling back into the cage.
Kuhta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bowen connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowen lands a high kick!
Kuhta tries to clinch but Bowen moves away
and Bowen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bowen throws a leg kick which misses Kuhta's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuhta tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bowen, right into the meat.
Bowen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowen.
Bowen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuhta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen lands with a kick to the temple. Kuhta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowen.
Bowen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bowen.
Kuhta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bowen.
Bowen lands a leg kick that knocks Kuhta off balance momentarily.
Bowen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruce Bowen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowen throws a leg kick which misses Kuhta's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuhta tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bowen.
That kick from Bowen tenderised Kuhta's leg. Kuhta is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuhta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bowen.
Both fighters circling a little - Bowen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bowen throws a leg kick which misses Kuhta's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuhta tries to avoid it.
Bowen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuhta's sensitive parts.
Bowen lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuhta misses with a lunging right hand
and Bowen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bowen thuds a left hand into Kuhta's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuhta. That did some damage!
Kuhta avoids the head kick by Bowen.
Bowen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Bowen dominated that second round.
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.

Bowen fakes the leg kick and cracks Kuhta in the body.
Bowen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuhta.
Bowen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuhta. That did some damage!
Kuhta darts in trying to clinch
and Bowen counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Bowen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuhta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowen delivers a nice body kick.
Kuhta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowen thuds his shin into the meat of Kuhta's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowen connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuhta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowen throws a head kick that Kuhta semi-blocks.
Bowen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuhta takes a step back to recover.
Bowen connects with a solid leg kick.
Bowen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuhta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuhta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kuhta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowen. Bowen obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen throws a nice head kick!
Kuhta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bowen.
Bowen connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bowen. Kuhta shrugs it off though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kuhta might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bowen has got the better of the exchanges.
Kuhta throws a series of punches but Bowen moves out of range.
A head kick from Bowen lands but Kuhta takes it in his stride.
Bowen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Olli Kuhta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuhta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kuhta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kuhta's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuhta's sensitive parts.
Nice body punch from Bowen.
Bowen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuhta's calf.
Bowen works Kuhta's body with a nice hook.
Bowen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bowen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuhta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bowen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuhta's calf.
Bowen thuds his shin into the meat of Kuhta's side.
A good leg kick by Bowen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuhta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bowen.
Kuhta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowen connects with a body shot that sends Kuhta's belly button to the back.
Bowen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bowen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bowen connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuhta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bowen chopping away at his opponent's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Bowen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bowen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Bowen!