PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buya Kasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Buya Kasha has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Buya Kasha seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kasha
vs
Aalto

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buya Kasha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aalto clinches up against the cage.
Kasha jumps guard but Aalto stands there with Kasha around his waist. Kasha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kasha is trying to break the clinch but Aalto has him pressed against the cage.
Aalto wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasha.
Kasha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kasha tries to score a body lock takedown but Aalto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buya Kasha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kasha tries to pull guard but Aalto won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasha.
Kasha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kasha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto stops a takedown attempt from Kasha.
Aalto stops a takedown attempt from Kasha.
Kasha lands an elbow just above Aalto 's eye.

Kasha breaks the clinch.

Aalto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kasha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kasha is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Aalto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kasha, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasha wants to clinch.
Kasha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aalto throws a right and a left that Kasha avoids nicely.
Aalto misses with the combination.

Aalto forces Kasha back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasha wants a takedown.
Kasha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kasha taking a breather.
Aalto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kasha has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kasha pulls guard successfully.
Kasha keeping moving, preventing Aalto from controlling successfully.
Kasha is trying to control the position but Aalto postures up.
Kasha trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Aalto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kasha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kasha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kasha fails with a takedown attempt.
Aalto fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Aalto.
Aalto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasha circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasha scores with a head kick.
Kasha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kasha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Aalto drives through and clinches with Kasha against the cage.
Kasha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kasha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aalto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aalto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Buya Kasha's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasha lands with a kick to the temple. Aalto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aalto misses with a two punch combination.
Kasha lands a leg kick that knocks Aalto off balance momentarily.
Kasha is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hannu Aalto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buya Kasha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aalto.
Kasha tries to clinch but Aalto moves out of range.
Aalto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kasha wants to clinch up but Aalto keeps it at a distance.
Aalto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kasha's waist but Kasha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aalto off to one side.

Kasha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aalto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kasha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Kasha.
Kasha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buya Kasha. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasha fails to pull guard.
Kasha trying to control the position but instead, Aalto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kasha into the cage.
Aalto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kasha can't get the takedown.
Kasha lands a damaging elbow.
Aalto tries to break the clinch but Kasha is controlling the position.
Kasha tries to land a knee to the head but Aalto blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kasha pulls guard.

Kasha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aalto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aalto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kasha is proving hard to escape from.
Kasha looking to control.
Kasha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aalto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kasha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aalto preventing the sweep.

Aalto gets to his feet. Kasha looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Aalto misses with a few strikes there.
Kasha avoids the head kick by Aalto.
Kasha blocks a leg kick.

Kasha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kasha manages to break the clinch.
Kasha misses with an uppercut. Aalto saw that one coming.

Kasha tries to keep at a distance but Aalto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aalto gets underhooks to prevent Kasha's takedown attempt.

Kasha drags the fight down to the ground.
Aalto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kasha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aalto wanted to stand there but Kasha had control of the position.
Aalto is breathing heavily.
Kasha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aalto is one step ahead there.
Aalto throwing strikes from guard but Kasha blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aalto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kasha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aalto has managed to get both his arms back between Kasha's legs - danger averted.

Aalto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kasha connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Aalto throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasha delivers a nice body kick.
Kasha tries to clinch up but Aalto circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aalto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aalto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buya Kasha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buya Kasha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aalto moves into the clinch successfully.
Kasha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kasha wants a takedown but no success here.
Kasha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kasha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aalto just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buya Kasha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasha prevents Aalto from breaking the clinch.
Kasha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kasha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aalto walks away with a smile on his face. Kasha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kasha!
Kasha tries to clinch there but Aalto circles away.
Aalto throws a nice looking combination but Kasha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Aalto clinches.

Kasha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kasha.
Kasha tries to clinch there but Aalto circles away.
A head kick from Kasha lands but Aalto takes it in his stride.
Aalto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kasha is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aalto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasha tries to clinch but Aalto moves out of range.
Kasha blocks a leg kick.
Kasha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kasha rushes Aalto and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Kasha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aalto wants to get back to striking at distance but Kasha won't allow it.
Aalto tries to circle away but Kasha has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kasha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aalto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aalto throws a series of punches but Kasha avoids them all with ease.

Aalto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kasha is looking to reverse the position.
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!

Aalto stands up.
Kasha shoots in and drives through. Aalto sprawls well.
Kasha shoots for a double leg takedown but Aalto sprawls well. He's pushed Kasha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kasha scores with a head kick. Aalto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aalto keeps the fight on the outside.
Aalto fails with a takedown attempt.
Aalto cracks a nice hook into Kasha's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto looks for a takedown but Kasha sprawls well.
A combination from Kasha does no damage.
Buya Kasha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kasha looking to score a takedown here. Aalto is defending well but Kasha drives through and ends up in Aalto's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasha wants to control from the top but Aalto keeps moving.
Aalto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kasha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Kasha working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto wants to control but Kasha postures up.
Aalto is being controlled here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aalto wants to get back to his feet.

Kasha goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Aalto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kasha's guard! Nice work there by Aalto!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Buya Kasha.
I think Kasha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Buya Kasha!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Buya Kasha!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Buya Kasha!

Buya Kasha wins by unanimous decision!
Buya Kasha is the new middleweight champion!