PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allen Brown (ranked 4290 p4p, 5390 weight class) and Jimi Korpela (ranked 481 p4p, 546 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Korpela

180 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
165
0 - 0 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Allen Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Korpela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a combination

and Korpela counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korpela misses with a body punch.
Korpela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown prevents a body shot from Korpela.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown tries to break free but Korpela pushes him back against the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Korpela with the inside leg kick.
Korpela lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Korpela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Korpela.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korpela manages to avoid it.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Korpela throws a front kick that sends Brown stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korpela throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Korpela counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Korpela counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Korpela.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korpela.
Korpela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Korpela - that will leave a mark!
Brown is looking to wear down Korpela with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korpela circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korpela was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Korpela thumps Brown with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Korpela slips the punch.
Brown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Korpela, right into the meat of the thigh.
Korpela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Korpela blocks the leg kick.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Korpela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Korpela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Korpela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Korpela takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Korpela thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown tries to clinch there but Korpela circles away.
Korpela steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brown.
Brown throws a body punch but Korpela moves out of range.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korpela was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Korpela replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brown blocks it well.
Korpela tries a head kick but it misses.
Korpela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Korpela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Korpela moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown takes a swing at Korpela's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpela scores with a nice body kick.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Korpela.
Korpela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Korpela closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korpela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Korpela throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Korpela counters by clinching up.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Korpela has double underhooks.
Korpela with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Korpela has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Korpela scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korpela lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpela lands a shoulder strike.
Korpela lands with a left to the head.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Korpela has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Korpela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Korpela.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Korpela has double underhooks.
Brown wants to break free but Korpela has control.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Korpela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Korpela. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korpela.
Korpela throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimi Korpela dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Korpela connects with an inside leg kick.
Korpela lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Korpela swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Korpela scores with a push kick.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Korpela counters with a solid body kick.
Nice defenses there by Korpela.
Korpela steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brown.
Korpela defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Korpela is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Korpela counters with a slapping leg kick.
Korpela with a nice calf kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Korpela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korpela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korpela steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brown.
Korpela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Brown is rocked!

It looks like Allen Brown has been cut.
A low kick lands for Korpela.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Korpela.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Crack! A monster head kick from Korpela and Brown falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Korpela!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimi Korpela!
Jimi Korpela made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.