PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Kuusisto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by System of a down - Chop Suey. Armas Kuusisto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Finn
vs
Kuusisto

182 cm
31
200 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

179 cm
33
192 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finn.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finn, right into the meat.
Kuusisto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finn is out of range.
Kuusisto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Finn fails with the takedown.
Armas Kuusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finn works the jab nicely.

It looks like Armas Kuusisto has been cut.
Finn with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn thuds a left hand into Kuusisto's body.
Kuusisto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finn. That did some damage!
Kuusisto throws the kick towards the body but Finn avoids it.
Kuusisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusisto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Finn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn misses with an uppercut.
Finn thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuusisto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finn misses with a hook. Kuusisto ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn throws a body punch but Kuusisto moves out of range.
Kuusisto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Finn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Finn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuusisto walks into a jab.
Kuusisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuusisto lands with a nice body punch.
Kuusisto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuusisto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Finn is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusisto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Finn is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuusisto keeps Finn at a distance using the push kick.
Kuusisto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Kuusisto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kuusisto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kuusisto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finn is looking to escape.
Kuusisto controlling from the full mount.
Kuusisto looking to control but Finn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Finn is looking to improve his position but Kuusisto isn't that keen on the idea.
Kuusisto lands a nice shot to the head.
Kuusisto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Finn because Kuusisto loaded up on that one.
Kuusisto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kuusisto unloading with bombs!

Mickey Finn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mickey Finn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Armas Kuusisto!
A relieved looking Armas Kuusisto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.