PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avitan comes to the cage accompanied by Tagidi Li Masheu. The key to victory for Yossi Avitan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Avitan
vs
Kastinen

191 cm
23
203 lbs
19 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Avitan tries to sprawl out of it but Kastinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Avitan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kastinen misses with a takedown attempt - Avitan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kastinen has a takedown stuffed.
Yossi Avitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Kastinen.
Avitan lands with a hook. Kastinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Avitan throws a wild body kick that Kastinen sees coming a mile off.
Avitan avoids the body shot from Kastinen.
Avitan misses with a body kick.
Kastinen looks for a takedown but Avitan sprawls well.
Avitan misses with a body shot.

Kastinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Avitan is refusing to be controlled, as Kastinen sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan tries to get to full guard but Kastinen has control of the leg.
Avitan is trying to control but can't.
Kastinen wants to pass the guard but Avitan is defending well.

Kastinen is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Avitan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Avitan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kastinen wants to control but Avitan postures up.
Kastinen tries to bench press Avitan off him but Avitan keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Avitan staying calm.
Kastinen is not content to let Avitan control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kastinen is trying to control Avitan's posture but Avitan avoids it.
Kastinen gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Avitan not doing much here.
Kastinen is looking to control Avitan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kastinen avoid being mounted?
Kastinen gets back to full guard.
Avitan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kastinen looking to control.

Kastinen is looking to sinch up a triangle. Avitan throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kastinen's body to avoid the submission. Kastinen has instead reached around Avitan's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kastinen arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Seppo Kastinen!
Seppo Kastinen is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Seppo Kastinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.