PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Apila
vs
Red

210 cm
25
281 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
275 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Frank`s TASTE

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Apila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Red!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apila.
A big left from Apila misses.
Red fails in his attempt to clinch.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Red throws a body punch but Apila moves out of range.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Red doesn't seem bothered though.
Red misses with a head kick.
Apila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Apila checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to de liver by Apila. Beautiful body shot.
Apila swings away with a body shot that misses
and Red counters with a thumping low kick.
Red will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Red moves out of range as Apila strikes.
Red doesn't manage to clinch there - Apila circles away.
Red looks to score with a jab to the body but Apila is just out of range.
Red misses with a kick to the body.
Red lets loose with a powerful body kick. Apila will feel that in the morning.
The fight stays on the outside here - Red looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Red drives through and clinches with Apila against the cage.
Apila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Red.
Apila misses with a punch on the inside.

Red pulls Apila into guard.
Apila not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Red is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Apila is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Red has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Apila has passed into side control.
Red is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Red is being controlled here.

Apila stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Apila connects with a looping right hand.
Red lands with a hook. Apila tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Apila uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Red has time to react.
Apila scores with a decent looking hook.
Apila lands with an overhand left.
Apila tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Red scores with a leg kick.
Apila just misses with a punch to the body.
Red scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pertti Apila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apila just misses with a punch to the body.
Red scores with a punch to the head.
Red throws out a leg kick but Apila moves out of range and Red only half commits.
Apila clobbers Red with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Apila is predictable there
and Red counters with a head kick. That will keep Apila thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Red attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Red attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Red is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Apila rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apila checks it well.
Red is trying hard to land a takedown here. Apila sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Red throws a chopping leg kick but Apila manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Apila is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Apila lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apila was well out of range. Poor timing from Red.
Red misses with a low kick.
Apila is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Apila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Red dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Apila. That did some damage!
Apila looks to land a combination but Red avoids it well.
A jab from Apila misses.
Apila tries to bum rush Red with a series of wild strikes but Red uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Apila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Red throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Red swings for the body but Apila moves out of range.
Red slips a straight right by Apila.
Apila walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Red will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Red throws a head kick that misses.
Red bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Red throws a shot from downtown. Apila moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Apila lands an impressive looking overhand right. Red doesn't seem phased though.
Red takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Red misses with a low kick as Apila jumps back.
Apila slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Apila walks into a left hand.
Apila looks to land a right hand but Red moved out of range.
Apila swats away the attempt to clinch by Red.
Apila lands a jab to the head.
Red tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimmy Red seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Apila misses with a body shot
and Red counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Apila thinking.
Apila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red.
Apila changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Apila looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red takes a swing at Apila's ribcage but misses.
Red goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Apila checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Apila misses the jab.
Apila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Red throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Apila slips a jab from Red.
An inside leg kick from Red misses.
Red closes this distance looking for a takedown but Apila circles away.
Apila misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Red. That's going to slow Apila down.
Red wants to slow Apila down by chopping away at his legs.
Red misses with a body shot.
Apila scores with a one two! Red had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Red. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Red.
Red throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Apila connects with a good right hand that stumbles Red. Red circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Apila takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Apila takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Apila wants to land a leg kick but Red is out of range.
Apila throws a hook to the side of Red's head but Red sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Red takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Red.
A jab lands there for Red.
Red misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Apila checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Red.
Red throws a head kick but Apila moves out of range.
Red chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Apila misses with a two punch combination.
Red pushes Apila away with a front kick.

Red closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Red swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Red lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Apila lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Red backwards.
Red lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Apila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Red digs a right hand into Apila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Apila's gas tank.
Red lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Red misses with a body punch.
Red blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Red tries a body shot but Apila blocks it.
Apila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red's elbow.
Red tries to throw a body punch but Apila avoids it by throwing Red back against the cage.
Red lands a shot to the body.
Apila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Apila tries a body shot but Red blocks it.
Red cracks Apila with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apila has a couple of punches blocked by Red.
Apila being controlled against the cage.
Red lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apila or not.
Red goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Red.
Apila misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Red manages to break the clinch.
Apila defending well as Red loads up on a big left hand.
Red turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Apila tries to close the distance and clinch but Red swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Red catches Apila right on the button with a cross.
Red lands with a kick to the temple. Apila shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Red feints and then cracks Apila's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Apila down.
Red throws a quick inside leg kick.
Red looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Red instigates a clinch.
Red holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Red tries to throw a body punch but Apila avoids it by throwing Red back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red stalling the fight.
Apila lands a body shot.
Red has a couple of punches blocked by Apila.
Apila takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Red showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Red throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Apila's head.
Red avoids the body shot from Apila.
Red chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Red slips under a jab.
Red scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Apila doesn't seem bothered though.
Red throws a head kick but Apila moves out of range.
Apila is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Apila swats away the attempt to clinch by Red.
Red walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Apila checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Red throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apila misses with a wild combination.
Red throws a body punch but Apila moves out of range.
Red throws a wild body kick that Apila sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Red.
A nice combination there by Red.
Red throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Apila blocks a jab.
Red misses the body punch
and Red takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Red throws out a leg kick but Apila moves out of range and Red only half commits.
Red throws a leg kick that misses.
Red tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apila is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Apila blocks the leg kick.
Red fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Apila is out of range.
Red moves out of range of the strikes.
Apila misses with a low kick.

Red gets the takedown into side control.
Red wants to control but Apila is keeping him busy.
Red throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pertti Apila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Red misses with the ground and pound.
Red fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Apila parries the strikes from Red easily there. Red is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Apila to escape.
Red is staying tight to Apila's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Red in side control lands a decent elbow.
Red working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apila regains half guard.
Apila tries to roll over but Red keeps him under control.
Apila keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Apila is looking to control Red's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Apila avoid being mounted?
Red takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jimmy Red is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red is just content to waste time from the top position. Apila takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Apila can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Red controls the pace.
Red pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Apila is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Red comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Red has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Red!