PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horst Scuttlebutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Young Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Il is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: North Korea. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Scuttlebutt
vs
Young Il

185 cm
23
161 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

160 cm
23
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horst Scuttlebutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Young Il!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Il scores with a one two! Scuttlebutt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Horst Scuttlebutt has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Il. Scuttlebutt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scuttlebutt throws a big shot that misses.
Il throws a push kick but Scuttlebutt slaps the foot to one side.
Scuttlebutt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big left from Il misses.
Scuttlebutt wants to clinch up but Il keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Il.
Il lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scuttlebutt circles away quickly and effectively.
Il uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scuttlebutt.
Il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Il throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Scuttlebutt gets tackled into the cage by Il. Il maintains the clinch.
Scuttlebutt prevents a body shot from Il.
Scuttlebutt prevents a body shot from Il.
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!
Il misses with a body punch.
Scuttlebutt has Il pushed against the cage.
Il throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il tries to stall but Scuttlebutt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Scuttlebutt prevents a body shot from Il.
Il managing to block the knees to the body from Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Il tries to work over Scuttlebutt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scuttlebutt tries a knee to the head but Il blocks it.
Il tries a body shot but Scuttlebutt blocks it.
Scuttlebutt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scuttlebutt lands a nice shot to the body.
Il's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scuttlebutt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scuttlebutt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Il misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scuttlebutt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Il misses with a hook to the ribs.
Il lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scuttlebutt.
Il on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt gets through Il's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Il's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt leaning against his opponent.
Scuttlebutt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Il backwards.

Scuttlebutt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Scuttlebutt controls Il momentarily but Il frees himself.
Il seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Scuttlebutt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scuttlebutt trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Il stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scuttlebutt swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il wanted to stand there but Scuttlebutt had control of the position.

Scuttlebutt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Il defends well.

Scuttlebutt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Il defends well.
Scuttlebutt keeping moving, preventing Il from controlling successfully.
Il stays in close to Scuttlebutt's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scuttlebutt swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Scuttlebutt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scuttlebutt controls Il momentarily but Il frees himself.
Il wants to pass the guard but Scuttlebutt is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Scuttlebutt working for a triangle but Il defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kim Young Il will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Horst Scuttlebutt's cut.
That's time! Scuttlebutt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Il motions for Scuttlebutt to come forward. Il throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Il checks a leg kick.
Scuttlebutt throws a right hand that Il ducks under and follows up with a left that Il also avoids with ease.
Il misses with a straight left.
Il throws a body punch but Scuttlebutt moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Il throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scuttlebutt tries to bum rush Il with a series of wild strikes but Il uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scuttlebutt looks to score with a jab to the body but Il is just out of range.
Il throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Scuttlebutt looks to throw the jab but Il is out of range.
Scuttlebutt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scuttlebutt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Il ducks under a wild hook from Scuttlebutt.
Il throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scuttlebutt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Il.
A head kick by Il misses
and Il takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horst Scuttlebutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Il clinches.
Scuttlebutt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Il has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scuttlebutt landing knees to the head.
Scuttlebutt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Il tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scuttlebutt's elbow.

Scuttlebutt gets control of Il's arms and successfully pulls guard. Scuttlebutt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Scuttlebutt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scuttlebutt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Il controls the pace.

Scuttlebutt looking for a guillotine here but Il defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scuttlebutt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Il wants to stand but Scuttlebutt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Il content to stall in guard here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kim Young Il wasn't active enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Il. Scuttlebutt does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scuttlebutt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scuttlebutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Il moves away.
Il throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scuttlebutt, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Scuttlebutt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scuttlebutt. Il does a little dance to reset his feet.

Il has managed to clinch.
Scuttlebutt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Il lands a shoulder strike.
Scuttlebutt is working for takedown but Il is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Scuttlebutt fails to land.
Scuttlebutt lands an elbow that stopped Il in his tracks for a moment.
Horst Scuttlebutt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scuttlebutt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Il creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scuttlebutt misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Il.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Il goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Il swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Il swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scuttlebutt lands a body punch.
Il blocking some punches.
Scuttlebutt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Il misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scuttlebutt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scuttlebutt lands an elbow that stopped Il in his tracks for a moment.
Il is trying to stall.
Il scores with a shot to the side of Scuttlebutt's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kim Young Il will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Horst Scuttlebutt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Il takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scuttlebutt works the jab nicely.
Scuttlebutt misses the shot to the body.
Scuttlebutt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Il has time to react.
Scuttlebutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scuttlebutt throws the kick towards the body but Il avoids it.
Scuttlebutt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Il takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Il stalks Scuttlebutt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scuttlebutt's face. Scuttlebutt staggers backwards, shaken.
Scuttlebutt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scuttlebutt misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scuttlebutt throws a series of punches but Il moves out of range.
Il misses the jab.
A big left from Scuttlebutt misses.
Nice body kick there by Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt looks to land a combination but Il avoids it well.
Scuttlebutt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Il checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il's corner calls for a 1-2. Il obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scuttlebutt blocks a leg kick.
Il steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scuttlebutt.
Il throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Il throws a low kick, looking for Scuttlebutt's leg but Scuttlebutt calmly moves out of range.
Il shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scuttlebutt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Il lands a jab to the head.

Il takes the fight into the clinch.
Scuttlebutt presses Il against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scuttlebutt misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Il.
Scuttlebutt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Il pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Scuttlebutt blocks a body shot from Il.
Il slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il throws a head punch that misses.
Scuttlebutt throws a punch but it's blocked by Il.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Il as the two fighters clinch.
Il's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Il misses with some punches.
Scuttlebutt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Il smiles and moves away.
Il paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scuttlebutt throws a hook but Il avoids it easily.

Il closes the distance and pushes Scuttlebutt back into the cage.
Scuttlebutt working aggressively here.
Il blocks a body shot from Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt being controlled against the cage.
Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt tries a body shot but Il blocks it.
Il tries to work over Scuttlebutt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Il looking to stall.
Scuttlebutt lands an elbow that stopped Il in his tracks for a moment.
Il is leaning against Scuttlebutt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt working aggressively here.
Scuttlebutt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scuttlebutt scores with a nice hook to the head.

Il is rocked!
Scuttlebutt throws a big uppercut that drops Il! More strikes from Scuttlebutt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Il lies dazed against the cage as Scuttlebutt celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horst Scuttlebutt!
After winning the bout, Horst Scuttlebutt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.