PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stoneface McGillicutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGillicutty is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let me clear my throat!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Apila
vs
McGillicutty

210 cm
29
281 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

200 cm
30
255 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Apila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stoneface McGillicutty!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGillicutty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGillicutty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGillicutty throws a series of punches but Apila moves out of range.
Apila connects with a looping right hand.
McGillicutty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGillicutty misses with a right hand
and Apila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Apila sizes up McGillicutty with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGillicutty slips a jab from Apila.
Apila slips a jab and a cross from McGillicutty.
Apila dodges the punch combination from McGillicutty.
McGillicutty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Apila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGillicutty.
McGillicutty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGillicutty lands a glancing blow to the side of Apila's head.
Apila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicutty misses with a hook to the body
and Apila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGillicutty takes a swing at Apila's ribcage but misses.

Apila takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Apila.
Apila prevents McGillicutty from breaking the clinch.
McGillicutty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Apila working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Apila lands a left hand.

Apila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apila lands an overhand right.
Apila jabs McGillicutty right on the nose. McGillicutty blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGillicutty cracks a nice hook into Apila's ribs.
A nice combination there by McGillicutty.

It looks like Pertti Apila has been cut.
A slow jab from McGillicutty misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGillicutty lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGillicutty misses with a right hand
enabling Apila to counter with a crisp jab.
Apila scoring well with a low kick there.
Apila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Apila throws a head kick that McGillicutty semi-blocks.
Sloppy strikes from McGillicutty. Those never looked like landing.
McGillicutty fails to land with a series of punches.

Apila closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Apila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGillicutty looks gassed!
Apila dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Apila is controlling the position.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Apila keeps him there for the moment.
McGillicutty working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McGillicutty takes a knee to the side of the body.
Apila has McGillicutty pressed against the cage, preventing McGillicutty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGillicutty is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Apila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Apila has him pressed against the cage.
McGillicutty is trying to break free.
Apila lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Apila lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apila crunches a lovely knee into McGillicutty's ribcage.
Apila landing knees to the head.
Apila lands a body punch.
Apila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Apila.
A body shot lands from Apila.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Apila stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Apila with a knee to the head.
Apila works on McGillicutty's body with a couple of short punches.
Apila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Apila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGillicutty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Apila lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGillicutty or not.
Apila connects with a knee to the head.
Apila is leaning against McGillicutty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Apila works on McGillicutty's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Apila.
Apila scores a nice knee to the body.
Apila unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apila crunches a lovely knee into McGillicutty's ribcage.

Apila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from McGillicutty.
Apila scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Apila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pertti Apila's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McGillicutty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Apila.
Nice body kick from Apila.
Apila delivers a nice body kick.
Apila connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGillicutty. McGillicutty circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGillicutty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGillicutty walks into a straight right hand from Apila.
Apila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGillicuttys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Apila drops McGillicutty with a huge uppercut! McGillicutty drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Apila is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Apila!