PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Kiiveri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiiveri has chosen Mad Sin - Speak No Evil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eino Kiiveri will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Stehling
vs
Kiiveri

191 cm
20
284 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

202 cm
19
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Kiiveri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiiveri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stehling keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiiveri moves in looking to clinch but Stehling pushes him off.
Eino Kiiveri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stehling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stehling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiiveri moves out of range of the leg kick from Stehling.
A big left from Kiiveri misses.
Kiiveri throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Kiiveri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiiveri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stehling throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kiiveri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stehling misses with a low kick.

Stehling drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stehling looking to pass the guard.
Kiiveri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stehling won't allow Kiiveri to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiiveri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kiiveri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kiiveri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stehling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stehling swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiiveri.
Kiiveri tries to clinch up but Stehling circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Stehling with that takedown attempt.
Eino Kiiveri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiiveri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stehling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stehling misses with a low kick.
Kiiveri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stehling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stehling keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiiveri fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stehling tried to score with a low kick but Kiiveri checks it.
Kiiveri doesn't manage to clinch there - Stehling circles away.
Kiiveri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiiveri is looking to clinch.

Stehling shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kiiveri manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stehling working some strikes from top position.
Kiiveri is looking to stand up but Stehling isn't so interested in that idea.
Stehling chips away with some ground and pound.

Kiiveri is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kiiveri pushes off an throws an elbow but Stehling leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Stehling breaks the clinch.
Kiiveri wants to clinch up but Stehling keeps it at a distance.
Kiiveri throws the left hand but Stehling avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling misses with an uppercut.

Stehling shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stehling showed some decent athleticism there.
Kiiveri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stehling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stehling prevents Kiiveri from standing back up.
Stehling is looking to take a break and control but Kiiveri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiiveri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kiiveri is trying to stand.
Stehling drops an elbow to the side of Kiiveri's head.
Stehling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kiiveri does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kiiveri is trying to stand up here but Stehling is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling wants to control but Kiiveri is keeping him busy.
Stehling throwing shots but Kiiveri is blocking nicely.
Kiiveri wants to stand back up but Stehling manages to pass into side control.
Stehling taking a breather here.
Kiiveri is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stehling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kiiveri misses with a wild body shot.
Stehling staying out of range there.
Stehling misses with an uppercut. Kiiveri saw that one coming.
Stehling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiiveri tries to clinch but Stehling moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stehling fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiiveri is out of range.
Kiiveri tries to clinch there but Stehling circles away.
Kiiveri tries to clinch but Stehling is having none of it.

Stehling gets a takedown into half guard.
Kiiveri is not content to let Stehling control the position.
Kiiveri wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stehling is trying to control the action in half guard but Kiiveri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kiiveri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stehling.
Kiiveri wants to get back to his feet.
Stehling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stehling seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stehling thows a huge punch but Kiiveri dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kiiveri can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stehling trying to control the action but Kiiveri is working from the bottom.
Kiiveri tries to kick Stehling off but Stehling keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stehling works Kiiveri's body with a nice hook.
Kiiveri misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiiveri.
Stehling throws out a leg kick but Kiiveri moves out of range and Stehling only half commits.
Stehling scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiiveri should have avoided that one.
Kiiveri throws a series of punches but Stehling avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiiveri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiiveri wants to clinch.
Stehling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiiveri misses with a hook. Stehling ducked under it nicely.
Stehling throws a lazy right hand but Kiiveri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiiveri moves in looking to clinch but Stehling pushes him off.
Kiiveri wants to clinch up but Stehling keeps it at a distance.
Eino Kiiveri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling fails with a takedown attempt.
Kiiveri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stehling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiiveri is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stehling lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kiiveri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiiveri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kiiveri doesn't manage to clinch there - Stehling circles away.

Stehling looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kiiveri!
Kiiveri is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Stehling working Kiiveri over with strikes here.
Stehling with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiiveri is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Stehling wants to control the pace but Kiiveri is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling landing strikes from the mount.

Kiiveri is rocked!
Stehling drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kiiveri! More shots from Stehling and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Stehling!