PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Keinänen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Donatan, Petez, Gural, Pih - Budź się. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bukovsky
vs
Keinänen

187 cm
24
197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
190 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ultra Fight Gear
DJs Locker

DJs Locker

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Bukovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Keinänen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keinänen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bukovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Keinänen tenderised Bukovsky's leg. Bukovsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keinänen throws an overhand right that lands on Bukovsky's shoulder, as Bukovsky tries to avoid the shot.
Keinänen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bukovsky takes a step back to recover.
Keinänen shoots for a double leg takedown but Bukovsky sprawls well. He's pushed Keinänen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Osmo Keinänen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keinänen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bukovsky momentarily.
Keinänen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bukovsky is out of range.
Keinänen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keinänen shoots and misses
and Bukovsky counters with an outside leg kick.
Bukovsky shoots for a takedown but Keinänen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Keinänen throws a right hand that Bukovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Bukovsky also avoids with ease.
Bukovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Keinänen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukovsky throws a leg kick but Keinänen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Keinänen throws a head kick but Bukovsky moves out of range.
Bukovsky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keinänen defending well as Bukovsky loads up on a big left hand.

Keinänen instigates a clinch.
Bukovsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Keinänen won't allow it.
Bukovsky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keinänen walks away with a smile on his face. Bukovsky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Keinänen connects with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Keinänen.
Keinänen throws a wild body kick that Bukovsky sees coming a mile off.
Keinänen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bukovsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keinänen circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Bukovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen lands a right hook to the body.
Bukovsky connects with a looping right hand.
Keinänen cracks Bukovsky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keinänen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keinänen takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Keinänen.
Bukovsky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keinänen pinned against the cage. Keinänen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bukovsky lands with a right hand.
Keinänen lands a glancing blow to the side of Bukovsky's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keinänen counters with a stiff right hand.
Keinänen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bukovsky. Bukovsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut lands for Bukovsky. That snapped Keinänen's head back.
Keinänen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bukovsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Keinänen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Keinänen moves out of range as Bukovsky strikes.
Keinänen thuds his shin into the meat of Bukovsky's side.
Keinänen dips to his left and cracks Bukovsky with an uppercut!
Good work by Keinänen as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bukovsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keinänen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keinänen.
Bukovsky throws a leg kick
and Keinänen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Keinänen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Bukovsky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keinänen tries to roll over but Bukovsky keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keinänen regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Osmo Keinänen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bukovsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Keinänen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Keinänen.
Keinänen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bukovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bukovsky wants to sweep but no luck.
Keinänen looking to pass the guard.
Bukovsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Keinänen wants to control from the top but Bukovsky keeps moving.

Bukovsky has his foot on Keinänen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Keinänen works his way back into a safe position though.
Keinänen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bukovsky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keinänen regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keinänen has hold of Bukovsky's hands but Bukovsky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keinänen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bukovsky.

Bukovsky is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Keinänen defends it well.
Bukovsky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Keinänen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bukovsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keinänen defending well though.
Keinänen tries to get to full guard but Bukovsky has control of the leg.

Bukovsky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Keinänen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Keinänen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bukovsky stopping the sweep attempt from Keinänen.

Keinänen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bukovsky defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky lands a couple of elbows.
Bukovsky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bukovsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bukovsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keinänen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bukovsky distracts Keinänen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bukovsky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Keinänen looking for a sweep. Not yet Keinänen, not yet.
Keinänen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bukovsky!
Keinänen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Keinänen is landing with some decent strikes but Bukovsky is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Keinänen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Keinänen prevents Bukovsky from getting the reversal.
Keinänen thowing shots but they're missing.

Keinänen goes for an armbar but Bukovsky turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky stands and throws Keinänen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bukovsky is putting a hurting on Keinänen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Keinänen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bukovsky connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keinänen is looking for a sweep.
Bukovsky is putting a hurting on Keinänen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bukovsky cracks Keinänen with a big right hand but Keinänen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Bukovsky's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Keinänen struggling a bit here.
Keinänen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bukovsky cracks Keinänen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Keinänen is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukovsky working the head and body with strikes.

Keinänen is rocked!
Bukovsky in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Keinänen looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bukovsky turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Bukovsky!
Tommy Bukovsky made sure to mention his sponsor, Ultra Fight Gear in his post fight interview.