PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyov Kirijenko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kirijenko
vs
Jutila

195 cm
23
220 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

198 cm
21
218 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyov Kirijenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Jutila!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jutila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirijenko. That did some damage!
Kirijenko misses with a wild body shot.
Kirijenko throws a wild body kick that Jutila sees coming a mile off.
Jutila throws a head kick that misses.
Kirijenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jutila's waist but Jutila gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirijenko off to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jutila lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kirijenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirijenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jutila wants to land a leg kick but Kirijenko is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jutila.
Jutila throws a leg kick but Kirijenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kirijenko blocks a head kick by Jutila.
Kirijenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jutila can pounce on him.
Jutila tries to clinch but Kirijenko moves out of range.
Jutila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kirijenko is out of range and Jutila settles back down.
Kirijenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jutila sprawls well. Jutila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kirijenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Jutila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirijenko throws out the jab.
Timo Jutila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jutila lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Kirijenko as he connects with a hook.
Jutila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jutila connects with a leg kick. Kirijenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirijenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Jutila.
Jutila tries to clinch there but Kirijenko circles away.
Jutila tries to clinch up but Kirijenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirijenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jutila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kirijenko is out of range and Jutila settles back down.
Kirijenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jutila looks for the body kick but Kirijenko saw that one coming.
Kirijenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jutila.
Kirijenko misses with a wild body shot.
Jutila scores with a head kick. Kirijenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jutila moves in looking to clinch but Kirijenko pushes him off.
Kirijenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Kirijenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jutila. Jutila obviously looking to wear him down.
Kirijenko lands a nice hook to Jutila's body. Jutila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirijenko throws a hook but Jutila avoids it easily.
Jutila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jutila misses with a wild combination.
Kirijenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jutila.

Kirijenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kirijenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jutila is looking for a sweep. Kirijenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutila blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko misses with a head shot. Jutila uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kirijenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jutila is keeping the position for now.
Kirijenko trying to control but Jutila is working from the bottom.
Jutila is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kirijenko distracts Jutila with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kirijenko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kirijenko throwing strikes from guard but Jutila blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jutila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kirijenko content to stall in guard here.
Kirijenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kirijenko working the ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirijenko working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirijenko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jutila sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jutila tries to bench press Kirijenko off him but Kirijenko keeps the position.
Kirijenko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jutila rushes Kirijenko and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jutila pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jutila lands an elbow just above Kirijenko 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jutila.
Kirijenko tries to stall but Jutila uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jutila content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jutila missing with knees to the body.
Jutila gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Kirijenko works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kirijenko 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.
Kirijenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jutila wants to improve his position but instead Kirijenko has moved into half guard.
Jutila tries to roll over but Kirijenko keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jutila's head.
Kirijenko working Jutila over with strikes.
Jutila is trying to maintain the position but Kirijenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Jutila wants to get back to full guard.
Jutila has hold of Kirijenko's hands but Kirijenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Kirijenko.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jutila trying to control here.
Kirijenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kirijenko is thwarting Jutila's attempts to control the position.
Jutila scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kirijenko manages to mount him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutila is looking to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirijenko looking to control but Jutila is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kirijenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jutila is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kirijenko working the ground and pound effectively.
Jutila takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jutila wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Kirijenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jutila can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kirijenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kirijenko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jutila manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ground and pound from Kirijenko.
Jutila is trying to stand back up but Kirijenko is controlling him
Jutila has hold of Kirijenko's hands but Kirijenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kirijenko is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kirijenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko won't allow Jutila to sweep him here.
Kirijenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jutila looking to control but Kirijenko passes into half guard.
Kirijenko prevents Jutila from improving his position.
Kirijenko working over Jutila with some ground and pound. Jutila looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jutila is looking for a sweep. Kirijenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jutila keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kirijenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kirijenko lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyov Kirijenko dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kirijenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jutila.
Kirijenko throws a front kick aimed at Jutila's knee but Jutila avoids it well.
Timo Jutila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirijenko looks to land a left hand but Jutila moved out of range nicely.
Kirijenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jutila throws a sloppy head kick and Kirijenko moves out of range easily.
Jutila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jutila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirijenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Jutila checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jutila.
Jutila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirijenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Jutila.
Kirijenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jutila manages to avoid it.
Timo Jutila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirijenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jutila.
Kirijenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Jutila misses the target.
Kirijenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jutila wants to slow Kirijenko down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jutila wants it to stay on the feet.
Jutila tries a low kick but Kirijenko avoids it.
Jutila misses with a takedown attempt

and Kirijenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jutila is trying to stand back up but Kirijenko is controlling him
Jutila tries to get to full guard but Kirijenko has control of the leg.
Kirijenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jutila knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kirijenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Jutila is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jutila controlling the position for now.
Kirijenko prevents Jutila from improving his position.
Kirijenko wants to pass the guard but Jutila is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko drops an elbow to the side of Jutila's head.
Jutila wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kirijenko lands a nice short elbow.
Kirijenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kirijenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jutila keeps working.
Jutila trying to control here.
Jutila wants to get back to full guard.
Kirijenko is taking a breather. Jutila says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kirijenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jutila with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kirijenko prevents Jutila from improving his position.
Kirijenko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Timo Jutila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirijenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kirijenko prevents Jutila from getting the reversal.
Lyov Kirijenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kirijenko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kirijenko with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jutila is looking to improve his position but Kirijenko isn't that keen on the idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jutila's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kirijenko is landing with some decent strikes but Jutila is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kirijenko lands a heavy elbow.
Kirijenko with the ground and pound from mount.
Kirijenko tries to control but Jutila wriggling away.
Kirijenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jutila?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirijenko looking to control but Jutila is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Jutila that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kirijenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jutila can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyov Kirijenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kirijenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Lyov Kirijenko!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Lyov Kirijenko!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Lyov Kirijenko!

Lyov Kirijenko wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Lyov Kirijenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.