PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanerva comes to the cage accompanied by Sultans of Swing. Belt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Black Belt enters the cage!

Kanerva
vs
Belt

180 cm
25
280 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

225 cm
29
289 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Belt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanerva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belt's sensitive parts.
Belt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Belt clinches up against the cage.
Belt misses with a punch to the body.
Belt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Belt.
Kanerva lands an uppercut.
Kanerva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanerva tries to stall but Belt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Belt can't find room to land a body shot as Kanerva controls the action.
Belt lands a hook that snaps the head of Kanerva backwards.

It looks like Ilkka Kanerva has been cut.
Kanerva presses Belt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanerva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kanerva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kanerva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanerva stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt tries a knee to the head but Kanerva blocks it.
Kanerva lands a body punch in the clinch.

Kanerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kanerva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kanerva misses with a two punch combination.
Kanerva tries to clinch there but Belt circles away.
Kanerva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanerva wants to clinch.
Ilkka Kanerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanerva misses with a straight right.
Belt tries to work over Kanerva's front leg with a kick but Kanerva checks it.
Belt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanerva.
Kanerva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Belt throws a low kick but Kanerva avoids it.
Belt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kanerva in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belt.
Kanerva throws a lazy right hand but Belt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Kanerva there.
Kanerva tries to clinch up.
Belt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belt misses with a leg kick.
Belt throws a leg kick but Kanerva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kanerva tries to clinch there but Belt circles away.
Kanerva misses with a low kick.
Belt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kanerva. Kanerva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Belt misses.
Belt throws a leg kick but Kanerva sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick by Kanerva misses
and Belt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva misses with a looping left.
Belt thows a body shot but no joy.
Kanerva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Belt pushes Kanerva up against the cage in a clinch.
Belt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanerva slowing the pace effectively.
Belt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belt working aggressively here.
Kanerva lands a body shot.
Belt looks gassed!
Belt lands a knee to the body.
Belt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanerva is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanerva digs a right hand into Belt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belt's gas tank.
Kanerva lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Kanerva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kanerva lands with a left to the head.
Kanerva lands a right hand.
Belt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanerva is defending well for now.
Kanerva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short uppercut from Kanerva.
Belt letting Kanerva take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belt throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanerva.
Belt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kanerva.
Belt prevents a body shot from Kanerva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilkka Kanerva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilkka Kanerva'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.

Belt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanerva moves away.
Belt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanerva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Belt will feel that in the morning.
Kanerva misses with a body kick.
Belt misses with a straight right.
Belt misses with a wild body shot.
Kanerva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kanerva throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanerva misses with a body kick.
Kanerva dips to his left and cracks Belt with an uppercut!
Kanerva misses with a hook. Belt ducked under it nicely.
Kanerva throws a body punch but Belt moves out of range.
Belt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanerva.
Belt blocks a head kick by Kanerva.
Belt just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt tries to clinch but Kanerva moves away
and Kanerva counters with an inside leg kick.
Belt is breathing heavily.
Kanerva connects with an inside leg kick.
Kanerva throws a shot to the body.
Kanerva throws the kick towards the body but Belt avoids it.
Kanerva cracks Belt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kanerva.
Kanerva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanerva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belt slips under a jab.

Kanerva closes the distance and clinches.
Belt working aggressively here.

Kanerva drops Belt onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Belt is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Belt is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Belt is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanerva finish him?

Kanerva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kanerva throws a shot from downtown. Belt moves away and avoids it.
Kanerva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belt seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kanerva misses.
Kanerva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belt manages to avoid it.
Kanerva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belt doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanerva misses the target.
Belt misses with a looping left.
Kanerva misses with a body kick.
Belt throws a shot from downtown. Kanerva moves away and avoids it.
Kanerva looks to land a combination but Belt avoids it well.
Kanerva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kanerva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belt can do to turn this around?
Kanerva throws a series of punches but Belt avoids them all with ease.
Kanerva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick lands from Kanerva.
Kanerva throws a nice looking combination but Belt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belt moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Kanerva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kanerva, pushing him back against the cage.
Kanerva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Belt up against the cage.
Kanerva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanerva avoids it.
Belt looking to throw knees to the head but Kanerva is blocking nicely.

Kanerva breaks the clinch.
Belt takes a jab right on the kisser.
A cross from Kanerva lands.
Kanerva scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kanerva. Kanerva obviously looking to wear him down.
Kanerva throws a right and a left that Belt avoids nicely.
Kanerva slips a straight right by Belt.
Kanerva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva thuds his right hand into Belt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belt tries to move into range but Kanerva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kanerva cracks Belt on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Belt falls backwards against the cage. Kanerva follows up with more strikes that drop Belt to his knees. Kanerva keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Belt! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Kanerva!
Ilkka Kanerva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.