PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Kilimanjaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilimanjaro comes to the cage accompanied by SMC LÄHIÖROTAT - Lahden Sininen Feat. El Maestro, Raikka. Kova is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jääkärimarssi. This should be fireworks!

Kilimanjaro
vs
Kova

175 cm
28
165 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

180 cm
27
169 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Kilimanjaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seppo Kova!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilimanjaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kova checks it well.
Kilimanjaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Kova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kova tried to score with a low kick but Kilimanjaro checks it.
Kilimanjaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Kova on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilimanjaro.
Some wild striking there from Kova.
Kova tries to bum rush Kilimanjaro with a series of wild strikes but Kilimanjaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kilimanjaro misses with a body kick.
Kilimanjaro lands a front kick.
Kova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilimanjaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Kilimanjaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kova throws a series of punches but Kilimanjaro moves out of range.
Kova throws a solid leg kick but Kilimanjaro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kova.
Kova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kova misses with a wild combination.
Kilimanjaro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kova tries to avoid it but Kilimanjaro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kova to the ground. Kova escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kilimanjaro shoots in for a double leg but Kova sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kova.
Seppo Kova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilimanjaro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kova takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro misses with a takedown attempt - Kova sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Kilimanjaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilimanjaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilimanjaro throws a sloppy head kick and Kova moves out of range easily.
Kilimanjaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilimanjaro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Kilimanjaro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Kova is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kilimanjaro pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kova tries to roll over but Kilimanjaro keeps him under control.
Kova punching from the bottom.
Kilimanjaro stops Kova from getting back to his feet.

Kilimanjaro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Kilimanjaro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kilimanjaro thows a huge punch but Kova dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kilimanjaro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kilimanjaro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kilimanjaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kova keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kova taking some punishment here, with Kilimanjaro in his half guard.
Kilimanjaro wants to take a breather but Kova is having none of it.
Kilimanjaro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kilimanjaro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Kova pushes Kilimanjaro off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova connects with a nice looking jab.
Kova throws a one two combo.
Kova throws a right and a left that Kilimanjaro avoids nicely.
Kova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilimanjaro with a nice cross.
Kova misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilimanjaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kilimanjaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Kova is just out of range.
Kilimanjaro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kova throws out a leg kick but Kilimanjaro moves out of range and Kova only half commits.
Kilimanjaro slips a jab and a cross from Kova.
Kilimanjaro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kilimanjaro has a takedown stuffed.
Kova lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro dodges the punch combination from Kova.
Kova wants to slow Kilimanjaro down by chopping away at his legs.
Kilimanjaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kova.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kova checks a low kick from Kilimanjaro.
Good standup being displayed there by Kilimanjaro as he connects with a hook.
Kova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilimanjaro closes the distance and clinches up with Kova, looking for a takedown. Kilimanjaro pushes Kova against the cage but Kova circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kova blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro throws a chopping leg kick but Kova manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilimanjaro connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Kilimanjaro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kilimanjaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Kova misses with a few strikes there.
Kilimanjaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kova.

Kilimanjaro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kova is looking to regain half guard here but Kilimanjaro keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Kilimanjaro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kilimanjaro 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.
Kova is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Kova's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Kilimanjaro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kilimanjaro tries to advance to mount but Kova denies him.

Kilimanjaro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kilimanjaro working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kova keeps working.
Kova tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilimanjaro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hector Kilimanjaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kova can't do much from the bottom here.
Kova pushes Kilimanjaro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kilimanjaro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kilimanjaro is chipping away with strikes.
Kova tries to bench press Kilimanjaro off him but Kilimanjaro keeps the position.
Kilimanjaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kilimanjaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kova keeps working.
Kilimanjaro lands some shots froms side control.
Kilimanjaro working the head with strikes.
Kilimanjaro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kova is trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kova tries to bench press Kilimanjaro off him but Kilimanjaro keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kilimanjaro is trying to get an arm triangle but Kova is defending well.
Kilimanjaro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kova is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kova is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kilimanjaro is looking to take a break and control but Kova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilimanjaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kilimanjaro working the ground and pound from side control.
Kova is looking to regain half guard here but Kilimanjaro keeps moving and retains side control.
Kilimanjaro lands an elbow.
Kova is looking for a sweep.
Kilimanjaro has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro blocks Kova's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kilimanjaro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kova looks a forlorn figure.
Kova regains half guard.
Kilimanjaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kova keeps working.
Kilimanjaro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kova tries to get to full guard but Kilimanjaro has control of the leg.

Kova actively working from the bottom here.

Kova looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kova is breathing heavily.
Kilimanjaro moves into full mount! Kova won't be happy about that!
Kilimanjaro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro is landing with some decent strikes but Kova is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kova wants to control but Kilimanjaro is having none of it.

Kilimanjaro looking for a guillotine from mount but Kova is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kilimanjaro trying to control but Kova is having none of it.
Kilimanjaro lands a big shot there that rocks Kova but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilimanjaro landing strikes from the mount.
Kova tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kilimanjaro looking to control but Kova is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kova is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Kilimanjaro dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kova lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kilimanjaro will feel that in the morning.
Kova thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilimanjaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilimanjaro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kova sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Kilimanjaro.
Kova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kova as Kilimanjaro shoots in.
Kova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilimanjaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilimanjaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kova moves away.
Kilimanjaro shoots for a double leg takedown but Kova sprawls well. He's pushed Kilimanjaro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Kilimanjaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilimanjaro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kilimanjaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seppo Kova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kilimanjaro throws out a leg kick but Kova moves out of range and Kilimanjaro only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro scores with a push kick.
Kova stuns Kilimanjaro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kova misses with a wild combination.
Kilimanjaro is looking to wear down Kova with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kilimanjaro tests Kova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilimanjaro throws a push kick but Kova slaps the foot to one side.
Kova throws a leg kick but Kilimanjaro checks it.
Kova displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kilimanjaro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kilimanjaro misses with a straight right.
Kova looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilimanjaro is just out of range.
Kova wants to slow Kilimanjaro down by chopping away at his legs.

Kilimanjaro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kova napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Kilimanjaro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kova knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro is looking to take a break and control but Kova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kova wants to control but Kilimanjaro postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kilimanjaro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kova, who protects the arm well.
Kova is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kilimanjaro is controlling him well.

Kilimanjaro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kilimanjaro controls the position from side control.
Kova managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kilimanjaro.
Seppo Kova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova is looking to reverse the position.
Kova can't do much from the bottom here.
Kova wants to get back to his feet.
Kilimanjaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kova is looking to regain half guard here but Kilimanjaro keeps moving and retains side control.
Kilimanjaro is looking to take a break and control but Kova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kova trying to remain calm as Kilimanjaro controls from the top position.
Kova taking punishment in the form of punches.

Kilimanjaro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kova knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kilimanjaro lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kova is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kilimanjaro's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kilimanjaro is pressing down on Kova's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kova is holding on for now.
Kova wants to control but Kilimanjaro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kova punching from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kova looking for submissions off his back.
Kova tries to kick Kilimanjaro off but Kilimanjaro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kilimanjaro working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilimanjaro lands a nice short elbow.
Kilimanjaro working over Kova with some ground and pound. Kova looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kilimanjaro lands strikes from half guard.
Hector Kilimanjaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kilimanjaro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kilimanjaro blocks the strikes from Kova.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Kilimanjaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kilimanjaro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Hector Kilimanjaro!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Hector Kilimanjaro!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Hector Kilimanjaro!

Hector Kilimanjaro wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Hector Kilimanjaro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.