PBP Commentary

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

Robbis
vs
Koivenen

168 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Robbis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saku Koivenen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robbis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koivenen avoids the head kick by Robbis.
Robbis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Robbis throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Robbis.
A left lands for Robbis.
Robbis thows a body kick. Koivenen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Robbis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koivenen fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koivenen misses with a kick to the body
and Robbis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Robbis.
Koivenen looks gassed!
Koivenen closes the distance and clinches up with Robbis, looking for a takedown. Koivenen pushes Robbis against the cage but Robbis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Robbis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Koivenen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robbis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbis feints and then cracks Koivenen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koivenen down.
Robbis really is a fat lump.
Robbis connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body kick from Robbis.
Robbis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robbis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koivenen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koivenen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robbis can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Robbis.
Robbis feints and then cracks Koivenen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koivenen down.
Robbis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koivenen's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot lands for Robbis.
Robbis wants to clinch up but Koivenen keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Robbis. That's going to slow Koivenen down.
The Robbis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koivenen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koivenen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Robbis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Koivenen.
Robbis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Robbis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koivenen at a distance.
Robbis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robbis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Robbis - that will leave a mark!
Robbis doesn't manage to clinch there - Koivenen circles away.
Koivenen ducks right into an uppercut from Robbis.
Robbis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koivenen's head.
Robbis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Robbis throws a head kick that Koivenen semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbis clobbers Koivenen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Koivenen is rocked!
Robbis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koivenen is still on wobbly legs! Can Robbis finish him?
Robbis feints and then cracks Koivenen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koivenen down.
Koivenen seems to have recovered his senses.
Robbis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koivenen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robbis. Robbis obviously looking to wear him down.
Robbis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robbis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koivenen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbis misses with the combination.
Koivenen avoids the head kick by Robbis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robbis.
A head kick misses from Robbis.
Koivenen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Robbis. That one must have hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Robbis. Koivenen shrugs it off though.
Robbis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robbis feints and then cracks Koivenen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koivenen down.
Robbis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robbis throws a head kick but Koivenen moves out of range.
Robbis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koivenen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robbis scores with a shot to the body.
Robbis throws a sloppy head kick and Koivenen moves out of range easily.
Robbis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Robbis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick misses from Robbis.
That kick from Robbis tenderised Koivenen's leg. Koivenen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robbis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robbis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koivenen can do to turn this around?
A thudding body kick lands there by Robbis!
Robbis throws a leg kick which misses Koivenen's front leg but catches the back leg as Koivenen tries to avoid it.
Robbis scores with a push kick.
Koivenen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robbis. Robbis obviously looking to wear him down.
Koivenen blocks a head kick by Robbis.
Robbis lands a nice looking body shot.
Koivenen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robbis.
Koivenen is breathing heavily.
Robbis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Robbis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbis throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Robbis.
Robbis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robbis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saku Koivenen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robbis scores with a spinning back kick!
Koivenen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robbis fakes the leg kick and cracks Koivenen in the body.
Robbis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Robbis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robbis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Robbis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robbis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robbis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivenen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robbis.
Koivenen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robbis scores with a push kick.
Robbis lands a head kick!
Robbis digs a good hook to Koivenen's body.
Saku Koivenen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robbis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Robbis lands a high kick!
Robbis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Koivenen will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbis scores with a nice strike.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robbis.
A head kick misses from Robbis.
Koivenen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koivenen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Robbis.
Robbis thows a body kick. Koivenen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koivenen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robbis can pounce on him.
Robbis feints and then cracks Koivenen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koivenen down.
Robbis connects with an inside leg kick.
Robbis pushes Koivenen away with a front kick.
Koivenen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Robbis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbis thumps Koivenen with a low kick.
Robbis scores with a leg kick.
Koivenen walks into a left hand.
Robbis lands with a kick to the temple. Koivenen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koivenen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koivenen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Robbis throws a leg kick which misses Koivenen's front leg but catches the back leg as Koivenen tries to avoid it.

Robbis lands a big head kick that sends Koivenen tumbling to the mat! Robbis takes a step backwards and waves Koivenen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Robbis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koivenen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Robbis.
Robbis throws a sloppy head kick and Koivenen moves out of range easily.
Robbis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Robbis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Robbis lands a jab to the head.
Robbis lands a brutal head kick. Koivenen looks out on his feet and Robbis throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). The Robbis!