PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashe Corven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiliti Mafi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corven might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Escape. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corven
vs
Mafi

194 cm
29
245 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

202 cm
22
281 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashe Corven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kiliti Mafi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Corven misses.
Mafi thows a body shot but no joy.
Mafi fails in his attempt to clinch.

Corven shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mafi is trying to defend but Corven finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Corven trying to control from half guard but Mafi is working away.
Corven thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mafi's head.
Mafi wants to get back to his feet.
Corven has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Corven is looking for a kimura but Mafi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Corven to get the leverage.

Mafi looking for submissions off his back.

Corven is looking for a kimura but Mafi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Corven to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mafi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Corven with the ground and pound but Mafi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Corven won't allow Mafi to sweep him here.
Corven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corven wants to control from the top but Mafi keeps moving.

Corven drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mafi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mafi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mafi!
Corven seems a little lost for a moment, as Mafi dominates the positioning.
Mafi wants to control but Corven is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Corven's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mafi wants to control but Corven is keeping him busy.
Corven is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kiliti Mafi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mafi misses with a head kick.
Mafi thows a body shot but no joy.
Mafi throws a head kick but Corven moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mafi punishes Corven's body with a nice straight punch.
Mafi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Corven counters with a nice body shot.
Mafi wants to clinch

and Corven counters with a takedown into side control.

Corven tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Corven has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Corven tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Corven has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mafi is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mafi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mafi is trying to control Corven's posture but Corven avoids it.
Mafi tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Corven easily slips into full mount!
Mafi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corven controlling from the full mount.
Mafi tries to hold on but Corven postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ashe Corven will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mafi is looking to clinch but Corven is avoiding it.
Mafi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Ashe Corven has been cut.
Mafi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mafi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Corven moves out of range of the strikes.
Mafi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mafi sends Corven crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mafi is motioning to the referee to let Corven up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Corven is rocked!
Corven shoots in looking for a takedown but Mafi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Corven's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oh Corven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mafi sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Corven's defenses. It connects perfectly with Corven's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiliti Mafi!