PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Kaikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Trezeguet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kaikkonen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Duran Duran - WIld Boys. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kaikkonen
vs
Trezeguet

187 cm
38
205 lbs
17 - 31 - 0

193 cm
31
220 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 31 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otto Kaikkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Trezeguet!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trezeguet slips under a jab.
Kaikkonen checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trezeguet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kaikkonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaikkonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trezeguet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Trezeguet instigates a clinch.
Kaikkonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaikkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Trezeguet avoids the damage to the body.
Kaikkonen tries to break the clinch but Trezeguet is controlling the position.
Trezeguet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kaikkonen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trezeguet tries to throw a body punch but Kaikkonen avoids it by throwing Trezeguet back against the cage.
Trezeguet struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaikkonen controls his hands.
Kaikkonen is trying to break the clinch but Trezeguet is controlling him.
Kaikkonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trezeguet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaikkonen working hard to break the clinch.
Trezeguet taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trezeguet is looking for a takedown.
Kaikkonen taking a breather.
Kaikkonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Trezeguet has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Trezeguet.
Trezeguet tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kaikkonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Otto Kaikkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Trezeguet.
Trezeguet misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trezeguet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kaikkonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trezeguet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaikkonen.
Trezeguet struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaikkonen controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kaikkonen up against the cage.
Trezeguet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaikkonen's efforts to push away.
Trezeguet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaikkonen backwards.

Trezeguet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kaikkonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Kaikkonen.
Kaikkonen swinging wildly here.

Kaikkonen drops Trezeguet with a left and a right! Oh, Trezeguet is hurt - Kaikkonen dives into side control looking to finish!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
You can see the frustration on Trezeguet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet is looking to reverse the position.
Kaikkonen wants to stand but Trezeguet is controlling his arm.
Trezeguet sneaks back into half guard.
Trezeguet controlling the position well.
Kaikkonen tries to stand and escape but Trezeguet actually recovers to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet is pulling down on Kaikkonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Kaikkonen, at least for the moment.
Kaikkonen wanted to stand there but Trezeguet had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trezeguet looking for a sweep. Not yet Trezeguet, not yet.
Trezeguet pulls Kaikkonen in close to his closed guard and prevents Kaikkonen from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Kaikkonen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaikkonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trezeguet tries to work over Kaikkonen's front leg with a kick but Kaikkonen checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaikkonen.
Trezeguet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaikkonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kaikkonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaikkonen throws a leg kick but Trezeguet moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trezeguet, right into the meat.
Trezeguet stuffs the takedown attempt from Kaikkonen. Kaikkonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaikkonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trezeguet doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaikkonen misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaikkonen blocks a leg kick.
Trezeguet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trezeguet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trezeguet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaikkonen's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trezeguet, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trezeguet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaikkonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Otto Kaikkonen is winning the standup battle so far.

Trezeguet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trezeguet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trezeguet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kaikkonen up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaikkonen backwards.
Kaikkonen stops a takedown attempt from Trezeguet.
Trezeguet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Trezeguet keeps control of Kaikkonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaikkonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trezeguet stalling.
Trezeguet continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kaikkonen is looking to control Trezeguet's arms but Trezeguet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaikkonen has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kaikkonen tries to break free but Trezeguet pushes him back against the cage.
Trezeguet pressing his opponent against the cage.

Trezeguet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otto Kaikkonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trezeguet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Trezeguet rushes Kaikkonen and presses him up against the cage.
Kaikkonen wants to stall.
Trezeguet slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet digs a right hand into Kaikkonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaikkonen's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Trezeguet pulls guard.
Trezeguet has control of Kaikkonen's left arm, preventing Kaikkonen from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Trezeguet has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Trezeguet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Trezeguet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Trezeguet misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Trezeguet misses
and Kaikkonen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaikkonen checks a leg kick.
Kaikkonen feints and then cracks Trezeguet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trezeguet down.
Kaikkonen throws a right hand that Trezeguet ducks under and follows up with a left that Trezeguet also avoids with ease.
Kaikkonen sizes up Trezeguet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kaikkonen closes the distance and clinches up with Trezeguet, looking for a takedown. Kaikkonen pushes Trezeguet against the cage but Trezeguet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trezeguet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Otto Kaikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kaikkonen clinches up with Trezeguet and pushes him back against the cage.
Trezeguet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaikkonen's efforts to push away.
Kaikkonen missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaikkonen missing with knees to the body.
Trezeguet has Kaikkonen pressed against the cage.
Kaikkonen can't find room to land a body shot as Trezeguet controls the action.
Trezeguet tries for a takedown. No joy.
Trezeguet taking a breather.
Trezeguet jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kaikkonen walks away with a smile on his face. Trezeguet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kaikkonen ducks under a wild hook from Trezeguet.
Kaikkonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kaikkonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Trezeguet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trezeguet.
A shot in the inside from Trezeguet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trezeguet.
Otto Kaikkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Trezeguet.
Trezeguet has Kaikkonen pressed against the cage, preventing Kaikkonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaikkonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Trezeguet taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kaikkonen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kaikkonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaikkonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trezeguet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trezeguet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaikkonen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trezeguet leaves Kaikkonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Trezeguet pushes Kaikkonen up against the cage in a clinch.
David Trezeguet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trezeguet.
The crowd are getting on Trezeguet's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David Trezeguet.
Kaikkonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Trezeguet counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Trezeguet darts in and clinches Kaikkonen up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trezeguet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kaikkonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Trezeguet won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Otto Kaikkonen.
I think Kaikkonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Otto Kaikkonen!