PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oschino Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Kaikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swift comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac Shakur - Never had a Friend Like Me. Kaikkonen has chosen Duran Duran - WIld Boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Otto Kaikkonen enters the cage!

Swift
vs
Kaikkonen

191 cm
22
203 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Broken Halo Threads
Broken Halo Threads

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oschino Swift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otto Kaikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaikkonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch there but Swift circles away.
Otto Kaikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaikkonen slips under a jab from Swift.
Kaikkonen is looking to clinch but Swift is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Swift.
Good standup being displayed there by Swift as he connects with a hook.
Kaikkonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Swift.
Swift cracks Kaikkonen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kaikkonen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Swift finish him?

Kaikkonen is rocked!
Kaikkonen ducks under a wild hook from Swift.
Kaikkonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Swift finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaikkonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaikkonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaikkonen moves in looking to clinch but Swift pushes him off.
Kaikkonen fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaikkonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Swift.
Swift avoids the head kick by Kaikkonen.
Swift catches Kaikkonen napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Kaikkonen to the canvas!
Swift wants to control from the top but Kaikkonen keeps moving.
Swift seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Swift scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaikkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swift working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swift trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swift content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Swift slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kaikkonen wants to get back to his feet but Swift is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swift controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kaikkonen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Swift is now in half guard.
Swift thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Swift sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaikkonen defending well though.
Kaikkonen has hold of Swift's hands but Swift slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Swift working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oschino Swift dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Swift misses with a looping left.
Kaikkonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Swift throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Kaikkonen tumbling to the canvas!
Swift wants to control from the top but Kaikkonen keeps moving.
Swift landing some decent shots from guard.
Kaikkonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swift works over Kaikkonen with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaikkonen's head.
Swift with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swift wants to control from the top but Kaikkonen keeps moving.
Kaikkonen keeping full guard, as Swift tries to pass.
Swift is pushing down on Kaikkonen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kaikkonen is fighting to maintain full guard but Swift has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kaikkonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swift.

That's two 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.
Swift is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swift wants to free his trapped foot but Kaikkonen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kaikkonen pushes Swift off looking to stand but Swift dives back in and keeps control.

Swift escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kaikkonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swift scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swift wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swift bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaikkonen's head backwards.
Kaikkonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Otto Kaikkonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaikkonen is breathing heavily.
Swift catches Kaikkonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Swift throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swift lands with a straight right. Kaikkonen didn't see that one coming.
Swift walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kaikkonen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Swift swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kaikkonen's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oschino Swift!