PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Rytkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ko King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jouni Rytkonen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rytkonen
vs
King

190 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouni Rytkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ko King!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Rytkonen. Those never looked like landing.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rytkonen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rytkonen walks into a stiff left hand from King.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Rytkonen misses.
King throws the left hand but Rytkonen avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Rytkonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King slips a jab and a cross from Rytkonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rytkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rytkonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rytkonen.
Rytkonen tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rytkonen misses with a wild combination.
Rytkonen is breathing heavily.
Rytkonen misses with a shot to the body
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to land a right hand but Rytkonen moved out of range.
King scores with a hook to the body. Rytkonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rytkonen.
Rytkonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Rytkonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King jabs Rytkonen right on the nose. Rytkonen blinks but takes it well.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rytkonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rytkonen.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rytkonen. Rytkonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Rytkonen is rocked!
King cracks Rytkonen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rytkonen falls to his knees and King doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ko King!