PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kake Luikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Kierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Luikku
vs
Kierre

225 cm
25
320 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

225 cm
25
331 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Luikku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmi Kierre!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Luikku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Kierre pushes Luikku off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Kierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kierre wants to control but Luikku is keeping him busy.
Luikku wants to get back to full guard.
Luikku is refusing to be controlled, as Kierre sits in half guard.
Luikku wants to improve his position but Kierre is controlling well.
Luikku trying to control but Kierre postures up.
Luikku tries to roll over but Kierre keeps him under control.
Luikku controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kierre staying out of range there.

Kierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kierre prevents Luikku from getting the reversal.
Kierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Luikku keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kierre lands a big elbow.
Kierre looking to control but Luikku is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kierre landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luikku is looking to improve his position but Kierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Kierre avoids the attempt from Luikku to control.
Luikku is looking to improve his position but Kierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Kierre raining down shots from the mount!
Kierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Luikku manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Luikku wants to control but Kierre is keeping busy.
Luikku is looking for a sweep. Kierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kierre works his way into full mount!
Luikku tries to reverse the position but Kierre maintains control.
Luikku is breathing heavily.
Kierre landing strikes from the mount and Luikku is in trouble!
Kierre lands a nice shot to the head.
Luikku wants to hold on but Kierre pushes him away.
Kierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luikku is looking to escape.
Luikku is working to get back to half guard.
Kierre scoring with strikes but Luikku is staying in there.
Luikku tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luikku tries to lock up and control but Kierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kierre with good strikes from the mount here!
Kierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luikku tries to reverse the position but Kierre maintains control.
Kierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Luikku can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luikku is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kierre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Luikku is rocked!
Kierre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Luikku looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Luikku is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luikku keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Luikku seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kierre with shots to the head and body - Luikku looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kierre landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmi Kierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Luikku with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Luikku's guard now.
Kierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Luikku is trying to keep Kierre in close.
Kierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luikku's head.
Kierre is in close to Luikku's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Luikku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luikku's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kierre stopping the sweep attempt from Luikku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luikku is working hard here to advance position.
Kierre postures up in Luikku's guard and throws a big left but Luikku blocks it.
Kierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Kierre postures up.
Kierre looking to sit in guard and control but Luikku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luikku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Luikku looking to pass the guard.
Luikku stops Kierre from standing up.
Luikku lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Luikku throwing strikes but missing.
Kierre wants to stand but Luikku is controlling the position.
Luikku throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luikku drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Luikku seems to have locked his on tight now - Kierre screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Luikku, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kake Luikku!