PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Kirppu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long comes to the cage accompanied by Hallowed Ground - WASP. The key to victory for Steve Long has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Long
vs
Kirppu

170 cm
20
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Kirppu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirppu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kirppu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Long misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Kirppu misses.

Kirppu rushes Long and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kirppu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Long misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirppu.
A body shot lands from Kirppu.
Kirppu avoids the elbow strike from Long, against the cage.
Kirppu swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long lands a nice knee to the body.
Kirppu works on Long's body with a couple of short punches.
Long lands an elbow inside that Kirppu shrugs off.
Kirppu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Long lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Long throws an elbow but misses.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirppu avoids the damage to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Kirppu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kirppu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
A shot in the inside from Long.
Kirppu stalling against the cage.
Long trying to land knees to the body.
Kirppu taking a breather.
Long goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kirppu prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kirppu.
Long drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Long is breathing heavily.
Kirppu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirppu has Long pressed against the cage.
Kirppu avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
Kirppu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
Kirppu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kirppu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Kirppu as the two fighters clinch.
Long lands an elbow just above Kirppu 's eye.
Long missing with knees to the body.
Kirppu scores with a hook to the body.
Kirppu leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirppu.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kirppu scores with a hook to the body.
Kirppu stalling against the cage.
Kirppu digs a right hand underneath Long's ribcage. Long let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kirppu controlling the action here for a moment.
Long wants to stall.
Kirppu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Long is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kirppu misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long scores a nice knee to the body.
Kirppu tries a body shot but Long blocks it.
Kirppu misses with a punch on the inside.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Long misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirppu.
Kirppu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long digs a right hand underneath Kirppu's ribcage. Kirppu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long pushes off an throws an elbow but Kirppu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Long.
Kirppu jumps guard but Long stands there with Kirppu around his waist. Kirppu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Long.
Kirppu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Kirppu managing to block the knees to the body from Long.
Long landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Long.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Long.
Long misses with an elbow over the top.
Kirppu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but Kirppu blocks with his arms.
Kirppu avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
Long unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kirppu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Long missing with knees to the body.
Kirppu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long trying to land knees to the body.
Long lands an elbow inside that Kirppu shrugs off.
Kirppu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirppu.
Kirppu tries to throw a body punch but Long avoids it by throwing Kirppu back against the cage.
Long looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kirppu tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Long lands a hook that snaps the head of Kirppu backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirppu avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
Kirppu avoids the elbow strike from Long, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Long.
Long is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirppu managing to block the knees to the body from Long.
Long misses with an elbow over the top.
Long misses with a knee strike.
Long throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Long blocks a body shot from Kirppu.
Kirppu trying to stall but Long improves his position.

Long turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kirppu is trying to improve his position.
Kirppu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Well, if Long is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kirppu is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kirppu is defending against the submission attempts here by Long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirppu trying to hold on to Long's head to control him but Long postures up.

Kirppu is defending against the submission attempts here by Long.
Kirppu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Long's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Long's back!
Long breaks Kirppu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirppu keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Kirppu tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Long drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kirppu dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mika Kirppu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Long tries to score with a low kick but Kirppu moves his leg out of the way.
Kirppu tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Kirppu swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Long throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kirppu misses with a double jab.
Steve Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirppu.
Long lands with a nice combination. Kirppu backs away looking to recover.
Steve Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long throws a low kick, looking for Kirppu's leg but Kirppu calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirppu moves out of range as Long strikes.
Long finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kirppu tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Good work by Kirppu as he checks the leg kick.
Long throws a leg kick but Kirppu sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long wants to clinch up but Kirppu keeps it at a distance.
Long lands with a slapping head kick.
Kirppu digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Kirppu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Kirppu is rocked!

It looks like Mika Kirppu has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirppu is holding his hands too far apart here. Long throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Kirppu is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Long!