PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ville Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceino Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukkeli's entrance music is a-ha - Take On Me. A fine choice. Ville Kuukkeli had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kuukkeli
vs
Rey

187 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

181 cm
26
190 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Kuukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ceino Rey!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuukkeli circles away quickly and effectively.
Rey thows a body shot but no joy.
Rey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rey.
Rey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuukkeli moves away.
Kuukkeli connects with a high kick.
Kuukkeli cracks Rey with a good jab.
Rey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Kuukkeli has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuukkeli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rey is trying to break free.
Kuukkeli keeps control of Rey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuukkeli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuukkeli lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuukkeli.
Rey lands a nice shot to the body.
Rey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kuukkeli lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey is trying to stand.
Kuukkeli is trying to control the action in half guard but Rey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kuukkeli trying to mount his opponent but Rey defends it.
Kuukkeli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rey keeps working.
Rey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuukkeli.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kuukkeli lands a nice short elbow.
Kuukkeli frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rey is squirming around, avoiding Kuukkeli's attempts to control the action.
Kuukkeli in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuukkeli with good strikes from the mount here!
Kuukkeli with shots to the head and body - Rey looks very uncomfortable down there.

Kuukkeli looking to secure an arm triangle but Rey defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kuukkeli putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuukkeli cracks Rey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kuukkeli controlling from mount.
Rey is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rey looks gassed!
The referee warns Rey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kuukkeli pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Kuukkeli swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ville Kuukkeli!