PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Kilat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephoune Father (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kilat
vs
Father

175 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
182 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Kilat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephoune Father!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kilat drives through and clinches with Father against the ropes.
Father jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kilat walks away with a smile on his face. Father gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Father fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kilat avoids it really well and circles away.
Kilat throws a push kick but Father slaps the foot to one side.
Kilat jabs Father to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Father misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilat.

Kilat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Father, pushing him back against the ropes.

Father pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Father escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kilat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Father looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilat is one step ahead there.
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.
Kilat postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilat won't allow Father to sweep him here.
Father can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kilat controls the pace.
Kilat trying to control but Father is working from the bottom.
Father looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Junior Kilat has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Father swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilat.
Kilat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kilat wants it to stay on the feet.
Junior Kilat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephoune Father.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Father moves away.
Father is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kilat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kilat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Father swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kilat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kilat working Father over with knees to the body.
Kilat prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kilat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Father.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilat lands a good knee to the midsection. Father won't want to take too many of those.
Father looks gassed!
Kilat working Father over with knees to the body.
Kilat lands a knee to the body.
Kilat lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kilat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilat looking to stall.
Good body shot from Kilat.
Kilat struggles to land a body shot inside as Father controls his hands.
Kilat can't find room to land a body shot as Father controls the action.
Kilat wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kilat obliges.
Kilat lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kilat lands a knee to the body.
Kilat scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Kilat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kilat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilat crunches a lovely knee into Father's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilat avoiding damage.
Kilat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Father in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kilat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kilat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kilat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Father takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kilat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kilat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kilat misses with a punch to the body.
Kilat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Kilat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Father takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Stephoune Father has been cut.
Kilat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kilat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Father or not.
Knees to the body from Kilat.
Kilat will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Father up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Kilat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephoune Father's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kilat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilat connects with a single shot there.
Kilat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilat lands with a shot to the body.
Father misses with a body shot.
Kilat misses with a wild body shot.
Kilat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Father paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kilat.
Father shoots in for a takedown but Kilat shows good takedown defense.
Kilat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Father throws out the jab.
Father is breathing heavily.
Kilat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junior Kilat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Father manages to avoid it.
Father looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kilat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Father swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilat wants to clinch
letting Father counter with a right hand.
Kilat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Father keeps the fight on the outside.

Father tries to keep at a distance but Kilat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Junior Kilat has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Father pulls guard.
Father looking for a sweep. Not yet Father, not yet.
Father can't keep his opponent in guard - Kilat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kilat tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Father.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Father trying to control but Kilat postures up.
Kilat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Father can do to turn this around?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Father is trying to control but Kilat manages to pass to mount!
Kilat trying to control but Father is having none of it.
Kilat controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Father wants to control but Kilat is having none of it.
Kilat controlling from the full mount.
Kilat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Father on the ground.
Father is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kilat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilat prevents Father from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Kilat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephoune Father's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kilat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kilat wants to clinch
and Father counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilat tries to close the distance and clinch but Father swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Father misses the target.
Father tries for a takedown but Kilat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilat.
Kilat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Father.
Kilat cracks Father with an open hand slap.
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!
Kilat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That has opened up Stephoune Father's cut even more.
Kilat swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Father tries to keep at a distance but Kilat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Father takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilat lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kilat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Father.
Kilat is pushing Father up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kilat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kilat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilat taking a breather.
Kilat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kilat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Father lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Kilat.
Father takes an elbow to the temple.
Father fails to pull guard.
Junior Kilat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephoune Father.
A right hand to the body from Kilat.
Kilat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Father takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kilat misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Father jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kilat walks away with a smile on his face. Father gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kilat tries to clinch there but Father circles away.
Kilat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Father. That did some damage!
Father takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Kilat closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kilat.
Kilat lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The cut above Stephoune Father's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kilat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Father's defenses.
Kilat landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kilat.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kilat obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kilat.

Stephoune Father's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kilat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stephoune Father's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Junior Kilat!
A relieved looking Junior Kilat thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.