PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antero Kuusivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusivaara comes to the cage accompanied by O Fortuna. Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Put a Doink On It. Nathan Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antero Kuusivaara's chin.

Kuusivaara
vs
Williams

225 cm
22
290 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
285 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

2KMMA Ultimate Nutrition 152 Quality

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Antero Kuusivaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuusivaara as he avoids it easily.
Williams looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams shoots in but Kuusivaara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Nathan Williams has been cut.
Kuusivaara shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Kuusivaara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Kuusivaara shoots in.
Kuusivaara lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuusivaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuusivaara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antero Kuusivaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuusivaara wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusivaara with a nice cross.

Kuusivaara pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Kuusivaara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kuusivaara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams prevents Kuusivaara from breaking the clinch.
Kuusivaara wants a takedown.

Kuusivaara wants the takedown. Williams is fighting it off but Kuusivaara persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Williams's guard against the cage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kuusivaara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kuusivaara is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
Kuusivaara 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusivaara distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusivaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusivaara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Kuusivaara connects with a couple of short punches.
Kuusivaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Kuusivaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuusivaara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.

Kuusivaara gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice combo by Kuusivaara! Oh, that's hurt him - Williams falls to the canvas and Kuusivaara follows him into side control.
Williams taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kuusivaara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusivaara is chipping away with strikes.
Kuusivaara lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kuusivaara landing a few strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kuusivaara working the ground and pound.
Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kuusivaara connects with a decent elbow.
Kuusivaara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kuusivaara scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Williams to see if he's OK.
Kuusivaara lands a nice forearm strike.
Kuusivaara trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Kuusivaara connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Williams some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusivaara tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kuusivaara cracks Williams with a big elbow.
Kuusivaara scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Williams to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kuusivaara trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Williams takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kuusivaara working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Kuusivaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kuusivaara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kuusivaara working the head and body with strikes.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kuusivaara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Kuusivaara is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuusivaara to get the leverage.
Kuusivaara lands strikes from half guard.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Kuusivaara trying to mount his opponent but Williams defends it.
Kuusivaara is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Williams!
Kuusivaara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuusivaara with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusivaara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Kuusivaara looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kuusivaara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Kuusivaara.
Kuusivaara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kuusivaara scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Kuusivaara has control of Williams's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Williams regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kuusivaara landing strikes from the mount and Williams is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusivaara has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
Kuusivaara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Antero Kuusivaara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuusivaara raining down shots from the mount!
Kuusivaara dominating with strikes here.
Kuusivaara looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusivaara looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Kuusivaara.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuusivaara working the ground and pound effectively.
Kuusivaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusivaara landing punches.
Kuusivaara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kuusivaara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kuusivaara with a couple of short strikes.
Kuusivaara lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Kuusivaara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kuusivaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kuusivaara lands a heavy elbow.
Kuusivaara lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusivaara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kuusivaara with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Kuusivaara raining down shots from the mount!
Williams is looking to improve his position but Kuusivaara isn't that keen on the idea.
Kuusivaara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kuusivaara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kuusivaara with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusivaara with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kuusivaara pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kuusivaara working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Kuusivaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Williams misses with a takedown
and Kuusivaara counters with a nice kick to the body.

Kuusivaara moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Kuusivaara changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kuusivaara drops Williams with a big left hand and mounts him. Williams is in big trouble!

Williams is rocked!
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusivaara lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kuusivaara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kuusivaara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kuusivaara trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kuusivaara pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kuusivaara lands a nice shot to the head.
Kuusivaara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Kuusivaara raining down shots from the mount!
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Kuusivaara finish him?
Kuusivaara loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Williams scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kuusivaara land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kuusivaara stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Kuusivaara!