PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Bradbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradbury is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7TkzqrAdE8. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tuulikki Kukkonen
vs
Bradbury

213 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Bradbury!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradbury looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kukkonen misses with a straight left.
Bradbury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Kukkonen throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Bradbury tumbling to the canvas!

Bradbury is rocked!

It looks like Adam Bradbury has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kukkonen slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Kukkonen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bradbury tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kukkonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen!
In his post fight interview, Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.