PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heikkinen
vs
Gregory

190 cm
18
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaino Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Gregory!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Heikkinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gregory wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heikkinen has him pressed against the cage.
Heikkinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gregory taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heikkinen working Gregory over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heikkinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Heikkinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heikkinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gregory in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gregory looks winded!
Heikkinen scores with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen working Gregory over with knees to the body.
Heikkinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen crunches a lovely knee into Gregory's ribcage.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen stalling against the cage.
Heikkinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gregory in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen working Gregory over with knees to the body.
Gregory trying to stall but Heikkinen improves his position.
Heikkinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Gregory won't want to take too many of those.
Heikkinen landing knees to the head.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gregory in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gregory's face.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gregory's face.
Gregory takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gregory tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heikkinen smiles and moves away.
Phil Gregory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregory slips under a jab.

Heikkinen instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Heikkinen.
A knee to the head by Heikkinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.
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!
A bit of stalling here from Heikkinen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.
A bit of stalling here from Heikkinen.
Gregory stalling in the clinch but Heikkinen improves position.
Gregory tries to pull guard but Heikkinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Gregory drops back down to his feet.
Gregory takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heikkinen obliges.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Gregory won't want to take too many of those.
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Phil Gregory has been cut.
Heikkinen crunches a lovely knee into Gregory's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Gregory's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Heikkinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gregory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gregory.
Heikkinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gregory up against the cage.
Gregory tries to pull guard but Heikkinen won't allow it.
Gregory takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heikkinen obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.
Gregory is breathing heavily.
Heikkinen crunches a lovely knee into Gregory's ribcage.
Heikkinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head.
Gregory takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heikkinen crunches a lovely knee into Gregory's ribcage.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the body.
Heikkinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gregory misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gregory takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gregory's face.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gregory lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heikkinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heikkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gregory can do to turn this around?
Heikkinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heikkinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the body.
Heikkinen has Gregory pressed against the cage.
Heikkinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heikkinen crunches a lovely knee into Gregory's ribcage.
Heikkinen is pushing Gregory up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the body.
Heikkinen effectively controlling the action here.
Heikkinen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Heikkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaino Heikkinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Gregory's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Heikkinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Gregory.
Heikkinen throws a series of punches but Gregory moves out of range.

Heikkinen has Gregory up against the cage in a clinch.
Gregory trying to control the position but instead, Heikkinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gregory into the cage.
Heikkinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Gregory won't want to take too many of those.
Gregory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen slows down the pace here.
Gregory takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen with a knee to the head.
Kaino Heikkinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Come on Heikkinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gregory wants to stall.
Heikkinen with a knee to the head.
Gregory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heikkinen working Gregory over with knees to the body.
Heikkinen slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Gregory won't want to take too many of those.
Heikkinen scores with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body.
Heikkinen crunches a lovely knee into Gregory's ribcage.
Heikkinen scores with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Heikkinen landing knees to the head.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head.
Heikkinen with a knee to the head.
Gregory is trying to force a seperation but Heikkinen has the dominant position.
Heikkinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heikkinen as Gregory tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phil Gregory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregory tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Gregory back against the cage.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Gregory jumps guard but Heikkinen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gregory is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heikkinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heikkinen 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
An out of breath Kaino Heikkinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.