PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joel Kuokkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilari Hurma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilari Hurma will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kuokkanen
vs
Hurma

170 cm
18
174 lbs
2 - 11 - 0

188 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Kuokkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ilari Hurma!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuokkanen staying out of range there.
Kuokkanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Joel Kuokkanen has been cut.
Hurma cracks Kuokkanen with a good jab.
Kuokkanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hurma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hurma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kuokkanen shoots for a double leg takedown but Hurma sprawls well. He's pushed Kuokkanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hurma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hurma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurma scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurma connects with a single shot there.
Kuokkanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Kuokkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuokkanen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hurma tries to avoid it but Kuokkanen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hurma to the ground. Hurma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kuokkanen is breathing heavily.
Kuokkanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuokkanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Hurma and Kuokkanen goes tumbling to the canvas! Hurma follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Kuokkanen is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hurma stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kuokkanen to get to his feet.
Oh Kuokkanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hurma misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Hurma. No joy for Kuokkanen on that attempt.
Kuokkanen seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Hurma does it's job there.

Joel Kuokkanen's cut is getting worse.
Kuokkanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurma.
A left lands for Hurma.
Kuokkanen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hurma throws a series of punches but Kuokkanen avoids them all with ease.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kuokkanen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hurma drops Kuokkanen with a beautiful combination! Kuokkanen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hurma is looking for the KO!
Hurma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuokkanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hurma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hurma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuokkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuokkanen needs to keep his hands up - Hurma had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Hurma finds it's way through Kuokkanen's defenses.
Hurma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Kuokkanen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurma misses with a wild combination.
Kuokkanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hurma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuokkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurma.
Hurma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuokkanen moves away.
Kuokkanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Joel Kuokkanen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kuokkanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Hurma cracks Kuokkanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuokkanen misses with a body shot
and Hurma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hurma tries to bum rush Kuokkanen with a series of wild strikes but Kuokkanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuokkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuokkanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuokkanen.
Hurma misses the jab.
Kuokkanen looks to clinch
and Hurma counters with a straight right hand.
Kuokkanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Hurma misses.
Kuokkanen tries for a takedown but Hurma circles away easily
and Hurma counters with a left to the body.
Ilari Hurma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hurma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hurma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuokkanen misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurma lands the left hand.
Kuokkanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hurma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuokkanen tries to clinch but Hurma moves out of range.
Hurma takes a swing at Kuokkanen's ribcage but misses.
Hurma throws a right and a left that Kuokkanen avoids nicely.
Kuokkanen tries for a takedown but Hurma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hurma swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuokkanen.
Hurma with a hook.
A head kick misses from Kuokkanen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuokkanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuokkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurma.
Hurma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuokkanen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurma throws a looping overhand right but Kuokkanen ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilari Hurma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joel Kuokkanen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kuokkanen shoots in for a double leg but Hurma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kuokkanen tries to clinch but Hurma moves away
and Hurma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Hurma does no damage.
Hurma lands a really nice looking cross but Kuokkanen seems unphased.
Joel Kuokkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuokkanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hurma is fending him off so far but Kuokkanen persists. Nope, Hurma circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuokkanen throws out a leg kick but Hurma moves out of range and Kuokkanen only half commits.
Kuokkanen with a poor takedown
and Hurma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Kuokkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Jeez, Joel Kuokkanen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hurma! Kuokkanen is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilari Hurma!