PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 2342 p4p, 3649 weight class) and Ryland Rasmussen (ranked 272 p4p, 400 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kutvonen
vs
Rasmussen

170 cm
23
162
5 - 3 - 0

167 cm
23
160
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Knockout power

Threads of HARDCORE

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryland Rasmussen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kutvonen scores with a head kick.

Rasmussen rushes Kutvonen and presses him up against the cage.
Rasmussen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rasmussen working hard to break the clinch.
Rasmussen fails to pull guard.
Kutvonen stalling in the clinch but Rasmussen improves position.
Still in the clinch, Kutvonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kutvonen can't find room to land a body shot as Rasmussen controls the action.
Rasmussen misses with a punch to the body.
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Kutvonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasmussen.
A nice left hand lands by Kutvonen.
Kutvonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kutvonen avoids the elbow strike from Rasmussen, against the cage.
Rasmussen is trying to break the clinch but Kutvonen is controlling him.
Kutvonen tries to work over Rasmussen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasmussen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Kutvonen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasmussen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rasmussen told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Rasmussen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kutvonen controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen has a couple of punches blocked by Rasmussen.
Kutvonen trying to control the position but instead, Rasmussen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kutvonen into the cage.
Rasmussen misses with some punches.
Kutvonen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rasmussen tries to pull guard but Kutvonen won't allow it.
Lusmu Kutvonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryland Rasmussen.
Kutvonen blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Rasmussen.
Kutvonen blocks an elbow strike.
Rasmussen tries to pull guard but Kutvonen won't allow it.
Rasmussen is trying to pull guard but Kutvonen has him pressed against the cage.
Rasmussen working aggressively here.
Kutvonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasmussen controls his hands.
Rasmussen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kutvonen's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rasmussen misses with the head strike.
Kutvonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rasmussen is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rasmussen breaks the clinch.
Rasmussen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kutvonen.
Rasmussen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen throws a series of punches but Kutvonen moves out of range.

Rasmussen clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kutvonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kutvonen lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rasmussen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rasmussen misses with some punches.
Rasmussen can't find room to land a body shot as Kutvonen controls the action.
Rasmussen tries to work over Kutvonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kutvonen lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen has Rasmussen pressed against the cage.
Rasmussen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rasmussen misses with some punches.
Rasmussen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kutvonen - that landed with a thud.
Rasmussen misses with a punch to the body.
Rasmussen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kutvonen tries to work over Rasmussen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Rasmussen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kutvonen misses with a low kick.
Rasmussen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Rasmussen has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kutvonen is pushing Rasmussen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rasmussen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasmussen lands a nice uppercut.
Rasmussen tries to work over Kutvonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Rasmussen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rasmussen throws a leg kick
and Kutvonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rasmussen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rasmussen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kutvonen looks to throw the jab but Rasmussen is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rasmussen takes the fight into the clinch.
Rasmussen is trying to break free.
Kutvonen stalling the fight.
Kutvonen scores with a shot to the side of Rasmussen's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kutvonen.
Rasmussen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kutvonen blocks an elbow strike from Rasmussen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rasmussen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rasmussen throws a wild body kick that Kutvonen sees coming a mile off.
Rasmussen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kutvonen manages to avoid it.
Rasmussen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Kutvonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kutvonen lands a really nice looking cross but Rasmussen seems unphased.
Rasmussen cracks a nice hook into Kutvonen's ribs.

Rasmussen moves into the clinch.
Rasmussen blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kutvonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryland Rasmussen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kutvonen tries a low kick but Rasmussen avoids it.
Rasmussen feints a counter leg kick.
Kutvonen lands a nice shot that snaps Rasmussen's head back.
Rasmussen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rasmussen throws a sloppy head kick and Kutvonen moves out of range easily.
Kutvonen blocks a head kick by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kutvonen is just out of range.
As Rasmussen tries to get set, Kutvonen tries to push him back and clinch up but Rasmussen manages to avoid the attempt.
Kutvonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rasmussen motions for Kutvonen to come forward. Rasmussen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Kutvonen closes the distance and clinches.
Rasmussen is trying to break the clinch but Kutvonen has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Kutvonen lands with a light punch inside.
Kutvonen working aggressively here.

Rasmussen jumps into guard, dragging Kutvonen to the mat.

Rasmussen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kutvonen's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen advances position into side control!
Check out the look on Kutvonen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kutvonen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rasmussen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rasmussen is trying to control Kutvonen's posture but Kutvonen avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasmussen manages to get back to half guard.
Kutvonen is controlling the pace.

Rasmussen looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen controlling the pace.
Kutvonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rasmussen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kutvonen winds up and cracks Rasmussen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rasmussen trying to control here.
Kutvonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Rasmussen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kutvonen trying to control the action but Rasmussen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen missing with punches from the bottom.
Kutvonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kutvonen wants to take a breather but Rasmussen is having none of it.
Rasmussen moves into full guard.
Rasmussen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen chips away with some ground and pound.
Rasmussen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Rasmussen wants to pass the guard but Kutvonen is keeping the position.
Rasmussen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen controlling the position.
Rasmussen passes Kutvonen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rasmussen wants to take a breather but Kutvonen is having none of it.
Rasmussen prevents Kutvonen from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasmussen trying to control the action but Kutvonen is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kutvonen is looking for a sweep. Rasmussen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rasmussen not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lusmu Kutvonen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rasmussen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kutvonen.
Ryland Rasmussen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rasmussen throws a head kick but Kutvonen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasmussen. Kutvonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rasmussen throws a head kick that misses.
Kutvonen is looking to counter the offense by Rasmussen and move into the clinch.
Rasmussen misses with a two punch combination.
Rasmussen throws a leg kick which misses Kutvonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kutvonen tries to avoid it.
Kutvonen tests Rasmussen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kutvonen misses with a left hand
and Rasmussen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rasmussen throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rasmussen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rasmussen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kutvonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kutvonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kutvonen throws an off balance right hand
and Rasmussen counters with a left and a right that stings Kutvonen.
Rasmussen throws a combination that misses

and Kutvonen counters with a series of strikes that sends Rasmussen to the canvas! Kutvonen follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Rasmussen is rocked!
Kutvonen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rasmussen is still in real trouble! Can Kutvonen finish him?
Kutvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasmussen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rasmussen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kutvonen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rasmussen is trying to control the position but Kutvonen postures up.
Rasmussen seems to have recovered his senses.
Lusmu Kutvonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kutvonen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rasmussen's guard.
Kutvonen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kutvonen wants to take a breather but Rasmussen is having none of it.
Kutvonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen trying to control the action but Rasmussen is working from the bottom.
Kutvonen wants to pass the guard but Rasmussen is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasmussen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rasmussen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kutvonen trying to control but Rasmussen is working from the bottom.
Kutvonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Rasmussen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kutvonen defends it easily.
Kutvonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasmussen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kutvonen stands and throws Rasmussen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kutvonen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rasmussen some visible discomfort.
Rasmussen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kutvonen off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rasmussen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Rasmussen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Kutvonen showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen is in bad spot here.
Kutvonen manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Kutvonen.
Rasmussen trying to control but Kutvonen is working from the bottom.
Rasmussen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kutvonen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kutvonen pulls Rasmussen in close to his closed guard and prevents Rasmussen from doing any damage or advancing position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kutvonen is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryland Rasmussen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rasmussen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!