PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kiiruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kiiruna
vs
Hughes

180 cm
27
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

174 cm
27
170 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimmo Kiiruna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georges Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiiruna scores with a hook to the body. Hughes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiiruna feints a jab promting Hughes to slip. Kiiruna then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hughes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Georges Hughes has been cut.
Kiiruna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hughes has time to react.

Kiiruna darts in and clinches Hughes up against the cage.
Hughes is working for takedown but Kiiruna is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiiruna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kiiruna stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Hughes wants to take the fight to the mat but Kiiruna manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kimmo Kiiruna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Hughes.
Kiiruna lands with a left to the head.
Kiiruna is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Kiiruna manages to get underhooks.
Hughes takes a shot to the head.
Kiiruna stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kiiruna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hughes pushes off an throws an elbow but Kiiruna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kiiruna is leaning against Hughes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hughes looks winded!
Kiiruna leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hughes misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiiruna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Kiiruna to work.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Kiiruna stalling.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiiruna.
Nice body punch from Kiiruna.
Hughes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiiruna lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiiruna scores with a hook to the body.
Kiiruna lands a hook that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
A body shot lands from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna scores with a shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Kiiruna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kiiruna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiiruna is leaning against Hughes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kiiruna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiiruna.
Kiiruna effectively controlling the action here.
Kiiruna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands a body punch.
Kiiruna cracks Hughes with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Kiiruna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiiruna.
Hughes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kiiruna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiiruna is leaning against Hughes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kiiruna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiiruna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiiruna scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Hughes is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiiruna lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiiruna lands an uppercut.
Kiiruna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiiruna finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands a big right hand that drops Hughes! The killer instinct kicks in and Kiiruna finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kiiruna!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimmo Kiiruna!
Kimmo Kiiruna really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Highland Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.