PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Attenborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Attenborough comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Kuukkeli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: a-ha - Take On Me. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Attenborough
vs
Kuukkeli

177 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
197 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Control Nutrition

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Attenborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Kuukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Attenborough.
Attenborough is looking to chop away at Kuukkeli's legs.
Attenborough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuukkeli slaps away a takedown attempt from Attenborough, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kuukkeli lunges at Attenborough with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Attenborough's hand.
Kuukkeli checks the leg kick.
Attenborough tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuukkeli swivels and escapes.
Attenborough throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Attenborough shoots for a takedown but Kuukkeli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Attenborough. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuukkeli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David Attenborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuukkeli is looking to clinch.
Kuukkeli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuukkeli looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Attenborough pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Attenborough shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kuukkeli napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli defending against the ground and pound.
Attenborough in side control, throwing shots but Kuukkeli defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuukkeli is looking for a sweep.
Kuukkeli can't do much from the bottom here.
Kuukkeli is looking to regain half guard here but Attenborough keeps moving and retains side control.

Attenborough tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Attenborough has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Attenborough working away.

Attenborough thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Attenborough postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kuukkeli is looking for a sweep.
Attenborough tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attenborough tries to score with some ground and pound. Kuukkeli controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Attenborough in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kuukkeli is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Attenborough!