PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filip Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Andersson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Krewella - Alive. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Juha Kuivanen enters the cage!

Andersson
vs
Kuivanen

180 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Filip Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Kuivanen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuivanen misses with a wild body shot.

Andersson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kuivanen's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Andersson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kuivanen trying to keep a closed guard but Andersson is proving a slippery customer.
Andersson is working Kuivanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kuivanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andersson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Andersson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kuivanen's head.
Andersson is in close to Kuivanen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson content to stall in guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Andersson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kuivanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andersson advances to half guard.
Kuivanen trying to control but Andersson postures up.
Kuivanen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kuivanen is holding on to half guard well.
Kuivanen is looking to control Andersson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuivanen avoid being mounted?
Andersson trying to pass the guard but Kuivanen defending well.
Kuivanen trying to control but Andersson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Juha Kuivanen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Andersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuivanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuivanen looks winded!
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!

Oh, that's a big right hand from Andersson and Kuivanen goes tumbling to the canvas! Andersson follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Kuivanen is rocked!
Andersson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kuivanen is still in real trouble! Can Andersson finish him?
Andersson not doing much here.
Nice strikes from Andersson there.
Kuivanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuivanen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Andersson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andersson is nestled in close to Kuivanen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Andersson not doing much here.
Andersson blocks the strikes from Kuivanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Andersson working Kuivanen over with strikes.
Kuivanen tries to get to full guard but Andersson has control of the leg.
Andersson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuivanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andersson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kuivanen wants to sweep but Andersson has passed to side control!
Andersson staying calm.
Andersson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson landing a few strikes.
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!

Andersson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Andersson landing a few strikes.
Andersson cracks Kuivanen with a big elbow.
Kuivanen taking a bit of punishment here - Andersson scoring with strikes.
Check out the look on Andersson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Andersson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kuivanen struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here as Andersson stalls from top position.
Check out the look on Andersson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Andersson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Andersson fakes the body blow, causing Kuivanen to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Kuivanen goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Filip Andersson!
After winning the bout, Filip Andersson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.