PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Kiilopaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kneeninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiilopaa's entrance music is Extreme Ways. A fine choice. Kneeninen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hotsteppa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pertti Kiilopaa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Seppo Kneeninen's chin.

Kiilopaa
vs
Kneeninen

187 cm
24
211 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

190 cm
18
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kiilopaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kneeninen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiilopaa tries to clinch but Kneeninen moves out of range.
Pertti Kiilopaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiilopaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiilopaa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kneeninen defends it nicely.
Kiilopaa tries to clinch up.
Kneeninen misses with the combination.

Kiilopaa lands a left and a right that send Kneeninen crashing to the mat, dazed. Kiilopaa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kneeninen is rocked!

It looks like Seppo Kneeninen has been cut.

Kneeninen gets a clinch.
Kneeninen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kneeninen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiilopaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kneeninen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kneeninen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kneeninen wants to clinch

and Kiilopaa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kneeninen is trying to stand.

Kiilopaa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kneeninen is just riding it out for now. Kiilopaa eventually gives up the hold.
Kiilopaa is breathing heavily.
Kneeninen trying to hold on to Kiilopaa's head to control him but Kiilopaa postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeninen wants to get back to his feet.

Kiilopaa is trying for a kimura here. Kneeninen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kiilopaa wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pertti Kiilopaa!