PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaido Kuukap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Naatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kuukap
vs
Naatti

223 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

220 cm
18
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $99)

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaido Kuukap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Naatti!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukap just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuukap misses with a right hand
and Naatti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuukap clobbers Naatti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kuukap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naatti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuukap moves away.
Naatti lands a slapping body shot.
Naatti walks into a jab.
Naatti loads up on a big right hand but Kuukap slips the punch.
Kuukap misses with a wild body shot.
Kuukap connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuukap slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kuukap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Naatti counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naatti misses with a left hand
and Kuukap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuukap connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naatti's hands.
Naatti takes one to the chin there.
Naatti throws a right hand that misses
and Kuukap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuukap defending well as Naatti loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukap with a hook.
Kuukap swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Naatti counters with a nice uppercut.
Naatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuukap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Kuukap misses
and Naatti counters with a left and a right that stings Kuukap.
A shot to the body from Kuukap misses
and Naatti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Kuukap misses.
Good exchange - Naatti coming out on top.
Kuukap connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naatti is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kuukap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naatti counters with a series of strikes. Kuukap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Naatti looks gassed!
Kuukap doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuukap misses with an uppercut
and Naatti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuukap thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukap misses with a body punch
and Naatti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kuukap throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuukap lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuukap throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuukap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuukap really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kuukap connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Naatti misses with a straight left.
Naatti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuukap swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Naatti counters with a left to the body.
Naatti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuukap.
Kuukap throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Naatti counter with a right hand.
Naatti lands a jab.
Kuukap on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naatti lunges at Kuukap with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuukap's hand.
Kuukap throws a left and a right that both miss
and Naatti counters with a left to the body.
Kuukap misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Naatti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Naatti tries to bum rush Kuukap with a series of wild strikes but Kuukap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuukap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naatti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaido Kuukap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naatti misses with a double jab
and Kuukap counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuukap slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kuukap throws a sloppy body shot
letting Naatti counter with a right hand.
Naatti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Naatti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Naatti ducks right into an uppercut from Kuukap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuukap swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Naatti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuukap takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuukap misses with a left hand
enabling Naatti to counter with a crisp jab.
Naatti throws a hook to the side of Kuukap's head but Kuukap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naatti stuns Kuukap with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Kuukap - just one landing.
Naatti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kuukap misses with a right hand
letting Naatti counter with a right hand.
Naatti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuukap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuukap scores with a body shot.
Naatti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuukap lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jorma Naatti will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kuukap misses with a hook
and Naatti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Naatti misses with a body shot.
Naatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuukap smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuukap throws a jab when Naatti was well out of range.
Kuukap ducks under a wild hook from Naatti.
Naatti moves out of range as Kuukap strikes.
Kuukap connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Naatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuukap throws a predictable looking body shot
and Naatti counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuukap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naatti.
Kuukap falls off balance throwing a combination
and Naatti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kuukap misses
and Naatti counters with a left to the body.
Kuukap throws a lazy uppercut
and Naatti counters with a straight right hand.
Naatti blocks a jab.
Naatti avoids the body shot from Kuukap.
Naatti throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuukap counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Naatti.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naatti loads up on a big right hand but Kuukap slips the punch.
Naatti throws a lazy right hand but Kuukap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuukap misses with a body shot
and Naatti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naatti throws an off balance right hand
and Kuukap makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuukap throws an off balance right hand
and Naatti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuukap misses with an uppercut
and Naatti counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuukap misses with a right hand
and Kuukap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukap misses with a body shot
and Naatti counters with a stiff right hand.
Naatti throws a right hand that misses
and Kuukap counters with a straight right hand.
Naatti works over Kuukap's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuukap throws an off balance right hand
and Naatti counters with a straight right hand.
Naatti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuukap manages to avoid it.
Kuukap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuukap connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuukap swings widly with a right hand
and Naatti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Naatti works Kuukap's body with a nice hook.
Naatti lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuukap's head.
Naatti misses with a straight left.
Naatti avoids the body shot from Kuukap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukap lands a body shot.
Kuukap throws a sloppy body shot
and Naatti counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuukap. Naatti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naatti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuukap is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jorma Naatti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuukap darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kuukap throws a series of punches but Naatti avoids them all with ease.
Kuukap misses with a looping right.
Naatti misses with a hook
and Kuukap counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Naatti as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Naatti both land. Nice combination.
Kuukap ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kuukap.
Naatti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Naatti swings widly with a right hand
and Kuukap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naatti misses with an uppercut
and Kuukap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naatti needs to keep his hands up - Kuukap had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naatti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuukap.
Kuukap scores with the left hand. Naatti knows he should have avoided that one.
Naatti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Naatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuukap misses with a left hand
and Naatti counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuukap digs a good hook to Naatti's body.
Kuukap scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Naatti doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuukap lands a nice hook to Naatti's body. Naatti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuukap catches Naatti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaido Kuukap dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Naatti walks into a straight right hand from Kuukap.
Nice defenses there by Naatti.
Kuukap scores with the left hand. Naatti knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Naatti misses.
Kuukap misses with a straight left.
Kuukap lands a jab to Naatti's midsection.
Kuukap lands a jab to the head.
Naatti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuukap misses with a body shot
and Kuukap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuukap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Naatti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuukap connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Kuukap misses its intended target.
Kuukap connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukap scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kuukap pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuukap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naatti was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuukap.
Naatti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuukap scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Naatti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuukap lands a nice hook to Naatti's body. Naatti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuukap bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Naatti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuukap.
Kuukap throws a series of punches but Naatti avoids them all with ease.
Kuukap throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naatti.
Naatti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuukap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Kuukap there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukap connects with a body shot that sends Naatti's belly button to the back.
Kuukap wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Naatti ducks under a wild hook from Kuukap.
Kuukap lands with a nice body punch.
Kuukap takes a swing at Naatti's ribcage but misses.
Naatti tries to move into range but Kuukap moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuukap throws a one two combo.
Kuukap's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuukap obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuukap throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Naatti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuukap looks to land a combination. Naatti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kuukap closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukap takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuukap looks to land a combination. Naatti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kuukap looks to throw the jab but Naatti is out of range.
Kuukap connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuukap getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuukap ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuukap misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Kuukap does no damage.
Jab by Kuukap.
Naatti misses with a hook
and Kuukap counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Naatti thinking.
Naatti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuukap misses with an uppercut
and Naatti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naatti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuukap counters with a left and a right that stings Naatti.
A lazy left from Kuukap finds it's target.
Kuukap throws a hook to the side of Naatti's head but Naatti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naatti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuukap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naatti staying out of range there.
Kuukap uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Naatti has time to react.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Naatti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kuukap has got the better of the exchanges.
Kuukap throws a big shot that misses.
Naatti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naatti looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuukap is just out of range.
Kuukap misses with a hook to the body
and Naatti counters with a series of strikes. Kuukap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Naatti slips a jab and a cross from Kuukap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaido Kuukap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuukap 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaido Kuukap!