PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Queen - We are the champions (mariachillout). Carlos Diaz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tyrma
vs
Diaz

188 cm
25
225 lbs
20 - 6 - 1

185 cm
23
220 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurko Tyrma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrma misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrma was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to slow Tyrma down with leg kicks.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyrma misses the jab.
Tyrma throws a big shot that misses.
Tyrma misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrma sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tyrma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Tukkapölly in the buildup to the fight.
A punch combination from Tyrma misses.
Tyrma loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tyrma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Tyrma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Tyrma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Tyrma.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Tyrma's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrma misses the target.
Kurko Tyrma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz slips a straight right by Tyrma.
Nice uppercut there from Tyrma.
Tyrma throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Tyrma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Tyrma saw that one coming.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Tyrma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tyrma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrma swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Tyrma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyrma. That did some damage!
Tyrma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyrma misses the shot to the body.
Tyrma throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Tyrma checks a low kick from Diaz.
Tyrma throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz cracks the inside of Tyrma's front leg.
Tyrma throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Tyrma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Tyrma.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrma misses the target.
Diaz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A swing and a miss from Tyrma.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Tyrma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrma.
Tyrma throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyrma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Tyrma throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyrma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyrma swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tyrma is out of range and Diaz settles back down.
Diaz tries to bum rush Tyrma with a series of wild strikes but Tyrma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyrma lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
Tyrma throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrma throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyrma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
Tyrma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Tyrma misses its intended target.
Tyrma ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrma moves out of range easily.
Tyrma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyrma swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyrma checks a low kick from Diaz.
Tyrma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tyrma misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrma swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyrma with a jab.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyrma to score with a decent uppercut.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyrma at a distance.
Tyrma throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Tyrma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz takes a swing at Tyrma's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a right hand that Tyrma ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyrma also avoids with ease.
Tyrma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kurko Tyrma will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tyrma lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.

Diaz is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Tyrma flashes Diaz a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Diaz's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Diaz crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Tyrma punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurko Tyrma!
Kurko Tyrma retains his light heavyweight title!
Kurko Tyrma seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.