PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Zyuzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zyuzin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Konstantin Zyuzin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zyuzin
vs
Kekkonen

186 cm
19
219 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konstantin Zyuzin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Kekkonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zyuzin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kekkonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Zyuzin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kekkonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kekkonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zyuzin has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kekkonen.
Zyuzin looks to clinch
and Kekkonen counters with a good low kick that Zyuzin was not able to check.
Zyuzin tries to clinch
and Kekkonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zyuzin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Kekkonen.
Zyuzin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kekkonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Kekkonen lands.
Zyuzin tries a low kick but Kekkonen avoids it.
Kekkonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zyuzin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kekkonen.
Nice cross by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot by Kekkonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! Kekkonen connects with the perfect overhand right and Zyuzin falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Kekkonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikko Kekkonen!
A very excited looking Mikko Kekkonen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.