PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Kauri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Kiilopaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiilopaa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Extreme Ways. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kauri
vs
Kiilopaa

194 cm
22
217 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

187 cm
25
211 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Kauri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kiilopaa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kiilopaa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kauri keeping hold of Kiilopaa's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kiilopaa seems to be looking for submissions.
Kauri is trying is best to control the position here.

Kiilopaa is trying to work for a kimura but Kauri is defending well.
Kauri manages to get to full guard.
Kauri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kiilopaa wants to control from the top but Kauri keeps moving.

Kiilopaa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kiilopaa has gone for a leg lock! Kauri slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kiilopaa's guard.
Kauri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kiilopaa's head.
Kauri landing with the ground and pound.
Kiilopaa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Kiilopaa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kiilopaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kauri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Kiilopaa working for a triangle but Kauri defends it easily.
Kiilopaa has momentary wrist control but Kauri slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauri throwing strikes from guard but Kiilopaa blocks nicely.

Kiilopaa is looking for a triangle here but Kauri uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kauri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kiilopaa keeps working.
Kauri working the ground and pound.
Kiilopaa is looking for a sweep.
Kauri scoring with punches and elbows.
Kauri working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Kauri's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kiilopaa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kauri off and has taken his back!

Kiilopaa looking for the RNC.
Kauri breaks Kiilopaa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauri passes into half guard.
Kauri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kauri working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Kiilopaa looking for submissions off his back.
Kauri tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kiilopaa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kiilopaa trying to control from the bottom.
Kauri looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kauri wants to control but Kiilopaa is keeping him busy.
Kauri is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauri is keen to just control but Kiilopaa is a slippery customer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Kiilopaa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kauri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kiilopaa wants to control but Kauri is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kiilopaa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kauri working Kiilopaa over with strikes.
Kauri lands strikes from half guard.
Kiilopaa regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kiilopaa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kiilopaa looks gassed!
Kauri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiilopaa has momentary wrist control but Kauri slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommi Kauri 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.

Kauri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kiilopaa throws a combination that misses
and Kauri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kauri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiilopaa moves away.
Kauri misses with a two punch combination.
Kiilopaa closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kauri counters with a single leg into guard. Kiilopaa didn't expect that.

Kiilopaa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kiilopaa looking to control.
Kiilopaa is trying to hold Kauri in close to prevent damage but Kauri has managed to pass into half guard.
Kauri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kiilopaa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Kiilopaa actively working from the bottom here.
Kiilopaa is breathing heavily.
Kauri working Kiilopaa over with strikes.
Well, if Kauri is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kauri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kauri controlling the action here.
Kauri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kiilopaa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kauri pulls his head out easily.
Kauri moves into full mount! Kiilopaa won't be happy about that!
Kauri scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Pertti Kiilopaa has been cut.
Kauri lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiilopaa can't escape the position.
Kauri landing shots from mount.

The cut above Pertti Kiilopaa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kiilopaa is in a horrible position here. Kauri smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Pertti Kiilopaa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pertti Kiilopaa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommi Kauri!