PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Og Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mauri Saarinen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kush
vs
Saarinen

192 cm
30
215 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

190 cm
35
219 lbs
18 - 8 - 2

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Mango Nutrition

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Og Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarinen sizes up Kush with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saarinen slips a straight right by Kush.
Saarinen lands a jab to Kush's midsection.
Saarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saarinen needs to keep his hands up - Kush had a free shot at his head there.
Kush moves out of range as Saarinen strikes.
A jab from Kush does it's job there.
Kush wants to clinch up but Saarinen keeps it at a distance.
Saarinen swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarinen. Kush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saarinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saarinen misses with a double jab
and Kush counters with a straight right hand.
Kush is looking to clinch but Saarinen is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saarinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kush doesn't seem bothered though.
Saarinen misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kush tries to clinch there but Saarinen circles away.
Saarinen throws a combination that misses

and Kush holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kush tries to move into range but Saarinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saarinen lands with a nice combination. Kush backs away looking to recover.
Kush slips a jab and a cross from Saarinen.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saarinen misses with a series of wild punches.

Saarinen gets tackled into the ropes by Kush. Kush maintains the clinch.
Saarinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kush won't allow it.
Saarinen working hard to break the clinch.

Kush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saarinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saarinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kush closes the distance and clinches.
Kush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saarinen's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush misses with the head strike.

Saarinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saarinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Kush has closed the distance and engaged Saarinen in a clinch.
Kush misses with some punches.
Kush lands a right hand.

Kush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kush tries to clinch there but Saarinen circles away.
Saarinen misses with a two punch combination.
Kush tries to clinch there but Saarinen circles away.
Saarinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Saarinen pushes him off.
Kush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saarinen counters with a left and a right that stings Kush.
Kush tries to clinch but Saarinen is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Kush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen misses with a looping right.
Kush takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kush manages to avoid it.
Kush wants to clinch.
Kush misses the jab.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kush doesn't manage to clinch there - Saarinen circles away.
Saarinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kush tries to clinch there but Saarinen circles away.
Saarinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kush wants to clinch up but Saarinen keeps it at a distance.

Kush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saarinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Saarinen is trying to push Kush away but Kush has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kush lands a nice shot to the body.
Saarinen is trying to break the clinch but Kush has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Kush breaks from the clinch.
Saarinen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kush back to the ropes. Saarinen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Saarinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarinen manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kush walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarinen is just out of range.
Saarinen throws out a powerful jab.
Saarinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Saarinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saarinen.
Saarinen misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Kush misses.
Saarinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Og Kush will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kush clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Kush.
Kush has Saarinen pressed against the ropes, preventing Saarinen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Kush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Saarinen misses the target.
Saarinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kush eats them both and turns towards Saarinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A combination from Saarinen does no damage.
Kush tries to clinch up but Saarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Saarinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kush tries to clinch up.
Saarinen loads up on a big right hand but Kush slips the punch.
Kush tries to clinch but Saarinen moves away
and Saarinen counters with a straight right hand.
Kush fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saarinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kush tries to clinch but Saarinen is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush wants to clinch.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saarinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush wants to clinch up but Saarinen keeps it at a distance.
Saarinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Saarinen pushes him off.
Kush tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saarinen counters with a series of strikes. Kush will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kush is looking to clinch but Saarinen is avoiding it.
Saarinen misses with the combination.
Saarinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Saarinen.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Saarinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
A combination from Saarinen does no damage.
Kush misses with a hook. Saarinen ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Saarinen does no damage.
Mauri Saarinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saarinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saarinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Kush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Saarinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

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

Saarinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kush looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kush swings for the body but Saarinen moves out of range.
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!
Saarinen looks to land a left hand but Kush moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Saarinen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Saarinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saarinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kush.
Kush tries to clinch up but Saarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saarinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kush doesn't manage to clinch there - Saarinen circles away.
Saarinen throws a right hand that Kush ducks under and follows up with a left that Kush also avoids with ease.
Saarinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saarinen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saarinen.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Saarinen.
Saarinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kush counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saarinen is breathing heavily.

Kush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kush lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Saarinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
A lazy left from Kush finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saarinen.
Kush tries to clinch up but Saarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kush misses with a straight right.
Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saarinen looks to land a combination. Kush sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Kush rushes Saarinen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Kush manages to break the clinch.
Og Kush is winning the standup battle so far.
Saarinen misses with the combination.
Saarinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saarinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
Saarinen ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Og Kush dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kush tries to clinch there but Saarinen circles away.
Saarinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kush moves into the clinch.
Saarinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Saarinen is trying to force a seperation but Kush has the dominant position.
Saarinen takes a shot to the head.

Saarinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saarinen throws a series of strikes that have Kush backpedaling.
Kush tries to clinch there but Saarinen circles away.
Kush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saarinen looks to land a right hand but Kush moved out of range.
Kush tries to clinch but Saarinen moves out of range.
Saarinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kush throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saarinen on the side of the head.
Saarinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Saarinen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kush lands a really nice looking cross but Saarinen seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush moves out of range as Saarinen strikes.
Kush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Saarinen. Those never looked like landing.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Saarinen pushes him off.
Donk. Saarinen catches Kush right on the button with a cross.
Saarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
Nice shot lands for Kush.
Saarinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saarinen misses with the combination.
Saarinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saarinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kush tries to clinch but Saarinen is having none of it.
Saarinen misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to clinch
and Saarinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kush lands with a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saarinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kush closes the distance but Saarinen moves to the side
and Saarinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kush doesn't manage to clinch there - Saarinen circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Saarinen misses the target.
Kush tries to clinch up but Saarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Saarinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saarinen stalks Kush and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kush's face. Kush staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saarinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kush.
Kush dodges the punch combination from Saarinen.
Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kush wants to clinch.
Saarinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Saarinen takes a swing at Kush's ribcage but misses.
Saarinen throws a big shot that misses.
Kush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saarinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kush doesn't manage to clinch there - Saarinen circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush dodges the punch combination from Saarinen.
Kush throws a right hand that Saarinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Saarinen also avoids with ease.
Saarinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kush wants to clinch.
Saarinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kush counters with a one-two to the body.
Kush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Saarinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kush tries to bum rush Saarinen with a series of wild strikes but Saarinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kush drives through and clinches with Saarinen against the ropes.
Kush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saarinens head.
Saarinen tries to break free but Kush pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saarinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kush wants to clinch.
Mauri Saarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kush drops Saarinen with a beautiful combination! Saarinen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kush is looking for the KO!

And that's the end of the fight!
Og Kush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kush has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Og Kush!
After winning the bout, Og Kush thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.