PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aamo Kaira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okko Ukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kaira
vs
Ukkonen

175 cm
24
151 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

178 cm
24
153 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aamo Kaira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Okko Ukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ukkonen lands with a nice combination. Kaira backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Kaira finds it's way through Ukkonen's defenses.
Kaira checks a low kick from Ukkonen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kaira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ukkonen.
Ukkonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaira.
Kaira lands a nice shot to the body.

Ukkonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kaira did well to prevent Ukkonen getting side control.
Kaira is looking for a sweep. Ukkonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Kaira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ukkonen is working for a submission of some sort.
Ukkonen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kaira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ukkonen wants to control the pace but Kaira is squirming around nicely.

Ukkonen has hold of Kaira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kaira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kaira throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kaira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ukkonen on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Ukkonen.

Ukkonen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kaira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ukkonen blocks Kaira's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Ukkonen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kaira manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kaira tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Kaira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ukkonen blocks the strikes from Kaira.
Kaira misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ukkonen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ukkonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaira keeps working.
Kaira punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ukkonen lands a nice short elbow.
Kaira misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ukkonen passes to full mount!
Kaira throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ukkonen blocks Kaira's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kaira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kaira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kaira swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kaira can't escape the position.
Ukkonen tries to control but Kaira wriggling away.
Kaira is looking to improve his position but Ukkonen isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaira taking shots to the head.
Ukkonen trying to control but Kaira is having none of it.
Ukkonen landing strikes from the mount and Kaira is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen lands a big elbow.
Kaira working to try and regain half guard.
Ukkonen looking to control but Kaira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ukkonen lands a nice shot to the head.
Ukkonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kaira's face.

It looks like Aamo Kaira has been cut.
Ukkonen blocks Kaira's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kaira takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ukkonen's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Okko Ukkonen!