PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Bratcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuohi Kuiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuiva has chosen Killing time as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Damian Bratcher has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Damian Bratcher seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bratcher
vs
Kuiva

192 cm
28
210 lbs
5 - 9 - 1

220 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Bratcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuohi Kuiva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuiva lands a leg kick that knocks Bratcher off balance momentarily.
Bratcher moves in looking to clinch but Kuiva pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bratcher throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bratcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bratcher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bratcher throws a hook but Kuiva avoids it easily.
Kuiva tries to work over Bratcher's front leg with a kick but Bratcher checks it.
Kuiva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bratcher.
Kuiva throws a low kick, looking for Bratcher's leg but Bratcher calmly moves out of range.
Bratcher throws a leg kick but Kuiva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuiva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuiva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bratcher swings for the body but Kuiva moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Kuiva blocks the low kick.
Bratcher lands a nice hook to Kuiva's body. Kuiva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuiva lands a high kick!

It looks like Damian Bratcher has been cut.
Kuiva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuiva misses with a low kick.
Kuiva misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bratcher, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratcher throws a shot from downtown. Kuiva moves away and avoids it.
Bratcher throws a leg kick which misses Kuiva's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuiva tries to avoid it.
Bratcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bratcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuiva.
Bratcher throws a lazy right hand but Kuiva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuiva throws a leg kick but Bratcher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuiva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuiva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bratcher looks to throw the jab but Kuiva is out of range.
Bratcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuiva moves away.
A swing and a miss from Bratcher.
Kuiva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bratcher.
Bratcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bratcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuiva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuiva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bratcher misses.
Kuiva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bratcher.
Good standup being displayed there by Bratcher as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuiva throws a low kick, looking for Bratcher's leg but Bratcher calmly moves out of range.
Bratcher lands with a right hand.
Kuiva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuiva throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuiva throws a leg kick but Bratcher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuiva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bratcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Bratcher blocks the leg kick.
Bratcher misses with a wild combination.
Kuiva motions for Bratcher to come forward. Kuiva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bratcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuiva.
Bratcher checks a low kick from Kuiva.
Kuiva's coach down at LOD Gym Now with StandUP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kuiva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Bratcher misses the target.
Kuiva tried to score with a low kick but Bratcher checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bratcher. Kuiva does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bratcher is looking to land body kicks.
Bratcher dodges the punch combination from Kuiva.
Bratcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bratcher. That's going to slow Kuiva down.
Kuiva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Kuiva misses.
Bratcher wants to clinch.
Bratcher looks to land a left hand but Kuiva moved out of range nicely.
Kuiva throws a leg kick
and Bratcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bratcher moves in looking to clinch but Kuiva pushes him off.
Bratcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuiva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bratcher lands a nice shot that snaps Kuiva's head back.
Bratcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuiva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Bratcher misses.
Bratcher misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva misses with a head kick.
Kuiva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuiva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bratcher is looking to clinch but Kuiva is avoiding it.
Bratcher thuds his shin into the meat of Kuiva's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuiva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bratcher is able to avoid easily.
Kuiva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bratcher throws a leg kick which misses Kuiva's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuiva tries to avoid it.
Bratcher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuiva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bratcher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuiva looks winded!
Bratcher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuiva defending well as Bratcher loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bratcher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuiva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bratcher.
Bratcher misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuiva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bratcher.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bratcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Bratcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Bratcher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kuiva motions for Bratcher to come forward. Kuiva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Bratcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bratcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuiva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bratcher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bratcher throws a body punch but Kuiva moves out of range.

Kuiva closes the distance and clinches.
Bratcher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuiva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bratcher trying to land knees to the body.
Kuiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bratcher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bratcher connects with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bratcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bratcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuiva backwards.
Bratcher blocks an elbow strike from Kuiva.
Bratcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kuiva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kuiva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratcher wants to break free but Kuiva has control.
Bratcher is leaning against Kuiva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuiva throws an elbow that misses.
Bratcher just leaning against Kuiva, taking a breather.
Bratcher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bratcher with a knee to the head.
Bratcher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuiva throws an elbow but misses.
Bratcher avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuiva.
Bratcher lands a knee to the body.
Bratcher misses with a knee to the head.

Bratcher breaks from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kuiva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bratcher explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuiva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bratcher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bratcher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bratcher is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bratcher, right into the meat.
Kuiva throws a head kick that misses.
Bratcher throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Bratcher tenderised Kuiva's leg. Kuiva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuiva walks into a stiff left hand from Bratcher.
Bratcher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bratcher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuiva avoids the body shot from Bratcher.
Damian Bratcher is winning the standup battle so far.
Bratcher scores with a jab. Kuiva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bratcher lands with a straight right. Kuiva didn't see that one coming.
Kuiva thows a leg kick but Bratcher checks it
and Bratcher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bratcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuiva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuiva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bratcher tries to clinch but Kuiva is having none of it.
Bratcher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Bratcher.
Bratcher connects with a jab.
Bratcher connects with a single shot there.
Bratcher fails to land the takedown.
Bratcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuiva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bratcher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Bratcher blocks the leg kick.
Kuiva throws a leg kick that misses.
Bratcher connects with a body shot that sends Kuiva's belly button to the back.
Kuiva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bratcher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bratcher tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kuiva defends well and Bratcher ends up having to push Kuiva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Bratcher blocks it.
Bratcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bratcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bratcher looking to throw knees to the head but Kuiva is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bratcher misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bratcher obliges.
Bratcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bratcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuiva can do to turn this around?
Bratcher lands a nice knee to the body.
Damian Bratcher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bratcher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kuiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuiva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuiva misses with an elbow over the top.
Bratcher misses with a knee to the head.
Kuiva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bratcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuiva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Bratcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bratcher.
Bratcher tries to clinch up but Kuiva circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Bratcher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian Bratcher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kuiva tries to clinch up.
Bratcher thumps Kuiva with a low kick.
Kuiva throws a leg kick
and Bratcher counters with a leg kick.
Tuohi Kuiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bratcher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bratcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuiva.
Kuiva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bratcher.
A slow jab from Bratcher misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Bratcher finds it's target.
Kuiva walks into a straight right hand from Bratcher.
Kuiva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuiva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuiva moves away from the strike by Bratcher.
A head kick from Kuiva lands but Bratcher takes it in his stride.
A big left from Bratcher misses.
Kuiva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bratcher throws a shot to the body.
Kuiva wants to slow Bratcher down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuiva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuiva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bratcher. Bratcher obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bratcher.
Bratcher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuiva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bratcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bratcher connects with a high kick.
Kuiva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuiva takes one to the chin there.
Bratcher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bratcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuiva.
A head kick misses from Bratcher.
Bratcher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuiva.
Kuiva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bratcher misses the shot to the body.
Kuiva misses with a low kick.
Kuiva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bratcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bratcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bratcher throws a body punch but Kuiva moves out of range.
Kuiva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bratcher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Kuiva.
Bratcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuiva misses with a low kick.
Kuiva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bratcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuiva.
Nice straight punches there by Bratcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bratcher.
Kuiva stalks Bratcher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bratcher's face. Bratcher staggers backwards, shaken.
Bratcher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuiva.
Kuiva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuiva throws a leg kick
and Bratcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bratcher throws a right and a left that Kuiva avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bratcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuiva moves away.
Bratcher takes a swing at Kuiva's ribcage but misses.
Kuiva moves out of range as Bratcher strikes.
Kuiva tries a low kick but Bratcher avoids it.
Kuiva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuiva misses with a head kick.
Kuiva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Bratcher.
Bratcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bratcher jabs Kuiva right on the nose. Kuiva blinks but takes it well.
Kuiva lands a leg kick that knocks Bratcher off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bratcher, right into the meat.
Bratcher tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kuiva defends well and Bratcher ends up having to push Kuiva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kuiva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuiva throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bratcher tries to break free but Kuiva pushes him back against the cage.
Bratcher dodges an elbow strike from Kuiva.
Bratcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bratcher connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Kuiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Bratcher blocks with his arms.

Bratcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tuohi Kuiva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuiva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bratcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bratcher scores with a leg kick.
Damian Bratcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bratcher connects with a body shot that sends Kuiva's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuiva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bratcher can pounce on him.

Kuiva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bratcher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bratcher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Bratcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bratcher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Bratcher!
During a confident post fight interview, Damian Bratcher thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tuohi Kuiva was interviewed post fight and said 'He got lucky.'.