PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sepi Kumpulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sepi Kumpulainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nyrkki
vs
Kumpulainen

188 cm
25
217 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

195 cm
22
221 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Kumpulainen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumpulainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick but Kumpulainen moved away.
Nyrkki misses with a body kick.
Kumpulainen misses with a left hand
and Kumpulainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kumpulainen throws a nice looking combination but Nyrkki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kumpulainen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nyrkki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nyrkki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nyrkki thows a left - swing and a miss!

Kumpulainen rushes Nyrkki and presses him up against the cage.
Nyrkki lands a shot to the body.
Kumpulainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nyrkki trying to land knees to the body.
Nyrkki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kumpulainen leaning against his opponent.
Nyrkki stalling in the clinch but Kumpulainen improves position.
Kumpulainen has Nyrkki pressed against the cage, preventing Nyrkki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nyrkki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kumpulainen misses the jab.
Kumpulainen misses with a double jab
and Nyrkki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nyrkki misses the target.
Nyrkki misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki with a nice cross.
Nyrkki loads up on a big right hand but Kumpulainen slips the punch.
Nyrkki misses with a low kick.
Kumpulainen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nyrkki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nyrkki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nyrkki scores with a hook.
Kumpulainen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki tries to score with a low kick but Kumpulainen moves his leg out of the way.
Kumpulainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kumpulainen scores with the left hand. Nyrkki knows he should have avoided that one.
Kumpulainen shoots in looking for a takedown but Nyrkki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kumpulainen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kumpulainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kumpulainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Nyrkki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kumpulainen throws a lazy right hand but Nyrkki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kumpulainen instigates a clinch.
Kumpulainen keeps control of Nyrkki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nyrkki working aggressively here.
Nyrkki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kumpulainen prevents a body shot from Nyrkki.
A short body shot lands from Kumpulainen as the two fighters clinch.
Kumpulainen lands a right hand.
Nyrkki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nyrkki controlling the action here for a moment.
Nyrkki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kumpulainens head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyrkki stalling in the clinch but Kumpulainen improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nyrkki throws an elbow but misses.
Kumpulainen prevents a body shot from Nyrkki.
Kumpulainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nyrkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Kumpulainen controls his hands.
Kumpulainen scores with a hook to the body.
Nyrkki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kumpulainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nyrkki misses with a punch to the body.
Kumpulainen is working for takedown but Nyrkki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nyrkki missing with knees to the body.
Kumpulainen lands with a light punch inside.
Kumpulainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kumpulainen avoiding damage.
Nyrkki misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumpulainen pushes Nyrkki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nyrkki wants to stall.
Kumpulainen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nyrkki is breathing heavily.
A short right from Kumpulainen on the inside.
Kumpulainen is working Nyrkki over against the cage.
Nyrkki throws a punch but it's blocked by Kumpulainen.
Kumpulainen lands a right hand.
Kumpulainen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nyrkki stalling in the clinch but Kumpulainen improves position.
Kumpulainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kumpulainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kumpulainen is working Nyrkki over against the cage.
Kumpulainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kumpulainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nyrkki or not.
Kumpulainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kumpulainen digs a right hand into Nyrkki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nyrkki's gas tank.
Kumpulainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nyrkki backwards.
Nyrkki letting Kumpulainen take a breather here.
Kumpulainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nyrkki backwards.
Kumpulainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kumpulainen.
Kumpulainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumpulainen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nyrkki.
Kumpulainen slows down the pace here.
Kumpulainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Nyrkki is rocked!

Kumpulainen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Oh Nyrkki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nyrkki is being controlled here.
Nyrkki is trying to work for a sweep but Kumpulainen has mounted him!
Nyrkki seems to have got his legs back now.
Kumpulainen is landing with some decent strikes but Nyrkki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kumpulainen controlling from mount.
Kumpulainen landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kumpulainen cracks Nyrkki with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sepi Kumpulainen!