PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Kotipelto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotipelto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Peter Cetera & Amy Grant- Next Time I Fall . Le comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ave Maria kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kotipelto
vs
Le

187 cm
28
169 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

188 cm
34
160 lbs
24 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timo Kotipelto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotipelto has a takedown stuffed.
Kotipelto misses with a straight left.
Kotipelto throws a head kick that misses.
Le fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kotipelto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Le dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kotipelto. That did some damage!
Kotipelto throws a right and a left that Le avoids nicely.
Kotipelto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le.
Kotipelto avoids the body shot from Le.
Le takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kotipelto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kotipelto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotipelto throws a leg kick which misses Le's front leg but catches the back leg as Le tries to avoid it.
Timo Kotipelto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotipelto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le checks a leg kick.
Kotipelto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le throws a leg kick but Kotipelto moved away.
Victor Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kotipelto. That did some damage!
Kotipelto looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Kotipelto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Kotipelto darts in and clinches Le up against the cage.
Le lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Le.

Le escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kotipelto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le.
Kotipelto ducks under a wild hook from Le.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le lands a nice shot to the body.
Kotipelto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Le counters with a nice uppercut.
Kotipelto connects with a jab.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Kotipelto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kotipelto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kotipelto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kotipelto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kotipelto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Kotipelto. Beautiful body shot.
Kotipelto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
Le turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Le scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Le fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kotipelto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kotipelto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kotipelto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kotipelto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Le lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kotipelto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le throws an overhand right that lands on Kotipelto's shoulder, as Kotipelto tries to avoid the shot.
Kotipelto misses with a left hand
and Le counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotipelto thumps Le with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Le - just one landing.
Kotipelto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Kotipelto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Le to the mat! Le manages to get full guard.
Kotipelto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le keeping moving, preventing Kotipelto from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Kotipelto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kotipelto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kotipelto finds it's way round the side to connect with Le's head.
Le misses with an uppercut.
Kotipelto is looking to clinch.
Le throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kotipelto.
Kotipelto takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
Le misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Le.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kotipelto.
Kotipelto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kotipelto works Le's body with a nice hook.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Le digs a good hook to Kotipelto's body.

Kotipelto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Le working aggressively here.
Kotipelto is looking to control Le's arms but Le gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kotipelto has his back to the cage.
Kotipelto can't find room to land a body shot as Le controls the action.
Le tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Kotipelto.
Le misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Le.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto controlling the action here for a moment.
Kotipelto throws a punch but it's blocked by Le.
Kotipelto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kotipelto is stalling here.
Le is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le misses with a punch on the inside.
Kotipelto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to stall but Kotipelto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Le scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kotipelto.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Kotipelto avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Kotipelto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kotipelto swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kotipelto breaks the clinch.
Kotipelto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
Kotipelto throws a leg kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Le counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kotipelto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kotipelto connects with a solid leg kick.
Le lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kotipelto scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Le counters with a nice uppercut.
Kotipelto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Le checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kotipelto wants to clinch up but Le keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Le.
Kotipelto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kotipelto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kotipelto misses with a head kick.
Kotipelto missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotipelto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kotipelto misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Kotipelto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kotipelto is looking to clinch but Le is avoiding it.
Kotipelto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Le counters with a stiff right hand.
Kotipelto tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Kotipelto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kotipelto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Le lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Le, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.
Le slaps away a takedown attempt from Kotipelto, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kotipelto.
Le throws a push kick but Kotipelto slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Kotipelto misses.
Kotipelto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kotipelto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Le is rocked!
Le takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Le is still on wobbly legs! Can Kotipelto finish him?
Le chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kotipelto can pounce on him.
Le takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotipelto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Le manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le looks to land a left hand but Kotipelto moved out of range nicely.
Le looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kotipelto lands a right hand from hell, dropping Le. Kotipelto pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Kotipelto!
Timo Kotipelto retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Timo Kotipelto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.