PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlister The Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen's entrance music is Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. A fine choice. The Demon has chosen Demon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lipponen
vs
The Demon

191 cm
30
272 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

190 cm
33
222 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atlister The Demon!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipponen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Demon lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Demon throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
Lipponen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Demon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lipponen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Demon.
The Demon misses with a body kick.
Atlister The Demon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Demon misses with a looping right.
The Demon misses with a kick to the body.
Lipponen misses with a body punch
and The Demon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lipponen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Lipponen got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Demon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lipponen has managed to get both his arms back between The Demon's legs - danger averted.

The Demon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lipponen is aware though and is defending well.
Lipponen 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lipponen trying to control but The Demon is working from the bottom.
Lipponen stays in close to The Demon's body and controls the position.
The Demon trying to control the position here.
The Demon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

We're going to have a standup here because Pekka Lipponen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A slow jab from The Demon misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Demon tries to bum rush Lipponen with a series of wild strikes but Lipponen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Demon staying out of range there.
Lipponen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lipponen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lipponen motions for The Demon to come forward. Lipponen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Demon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lipponen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Demon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lipponen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Demon moves away.
Lipponen 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.
The Demon throws a body punch but Lipponen moves out of range.
Lipponen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Demon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lipponen walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Demon throws a solid leg kick but Lipponen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Demon.
Lipponen throws a wild body kick that The Demon sees coming a mile off.
The Demon looks to land a combination but Lipponen avoids it well.
The Demon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lipponen to score with a decent uppercut.
Lipponen checks a leg kick.
Lipponen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Demon's hands.
The Demon throws a front kick aimed at Lipponen's knee but Lipponen avoids it well.
Lipponen slips under a jab from The Demon.
The Demon throws a head kick but Lipponen moves out of range.
The Demon lands a nice shot to the body.
The Demon connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lipponen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen closes the distance and clinches up with The Demon, looking for a takedown. Lipponen pushes The Demon against the cage but The Demon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big right from The Demon misses.

Lipponen takes the fight into the clinch.
The Demon lands with a left to the head.
The Demon lands a body shot.
Lipponen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lipponen stalling the fight.
The Demon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Demon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lipponen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Demon avoids it.
Lipponen goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Demon prevents it.
Lipponen blocks a body shot from The Demon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Atlister The Demon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lipponen throws an off balance right hand
and The Demon counters with a straight right hand.
The Demon lands a nice looking body shot.
Atlister The Demon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Demon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lipponen.
A low kick from The Demon misses

and Lipponen counters with a takedown into side control.
The Demon is trying to improve his position.
The Demon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Demon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Demon looking for a sweep. Not yet The Demon, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Demon trying to keep a closed guard but Lipponen is proving a slippery customer.

The Demon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lipponen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Demon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lipponen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lipponen passes The Demon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lipponen wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Demon keeps working.
Lipponen is stalling here. The Demon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lipponen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and The Demon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is looking for a sweep.
Lipponen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by The Demon.
Lipponen taking a bit of punishment here - The Demon scoring with strikes.
The Demon trying to control the action but Lipponen is working from the bottom.

The Demon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Demon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lipponen is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is working hard here to advance position.
Lipponen manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Demon's best efforts.

Lipponen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Demon content to control rather than advance.
The Demon prevents Lipponen from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Demon.

The Demon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lipponen sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lipponen trying to control from the bottom.
The Demon is trying to control the action in half guard but Lipponen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lipponen is doing well to control the position and prevent The Demon from advancing to side control.
The Demon stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Demon is trying to control. Lipponen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Atlister The Demon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The Demon scores with a hook to the body. Lipponen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lipponen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lipponen misses with a kick to the body
and The Demon counters with a nice uppercut.
The Demon misses with a hook.
The Demon lands an overhand right.
Lipponen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Demon is fending him off so far but Lipponen persists. Nope, The Demon circles away and we're back to standing.
The Demon checks a low kick from Lipponen.
Lipponen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lipponen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Demon tries to avoid it but Lipponen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Demon to the ground. The Demon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Demon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipponen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Demon.
The Demon moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Demon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lipponen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen tries to land a front kick but The Demon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Demon thows a body shot but no joy.
Atlister The Demon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Demon tried to score with a low kick but Lipponen checks it.
Lipponen looks to land a body kick but The Demon moved away.
The Demon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lipponen.
The Demon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Demon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Demon scores with a jab to the head.
Lipponen misses with a wild combination.
The Demon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lipponen's calf.
The Demon thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is looking to chop away at The Demon's legs.
Lipponen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Demon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lipponen misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as The Demon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lipponen - that will leave a mark!
Lipponen moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Demon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lipponen.
Lipponen blocks the body kick.
The Demon just misses with a punch to the body.
The Demon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lipponen.
Lipponen jabs at The Demon's body.
Lipponen is looking to wear down The Demon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen cracks The Demon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lipponen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Demon.
The Demon misses with a body kick.
Lipponen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Demon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lipponen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Demon's waist but The Demon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lipponen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Lipponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Demon lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from The Demon misses the target.
The Demon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lipponen.
Lipponen blocks a leg kick.
Lipponen misses with a takedown attempt - The Demon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lipponen blocks a head kick by The Demon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Demon scoring well with a low kick there.
The Demon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lipponen tried to score with a low kick but The Demon checks it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lipponen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Lipponen.
Lipponen wants to take a breather but The Demon manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lipponen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Demon controls Lipponen momentarily but Lipponen frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Atlister The Demon.
I've got The Demon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Atlister The Demon!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Atlister The Demon!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Atlister The Demon!

Atlister The Demon wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Atlister The Demon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.