PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Kiilopaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiilopaa's entrance music is Extreme Ways. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kiilopaa
vs
Murphy

187 cm
34
211 lbs
22 - 20 - 1

188 cm
28
213 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 22 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kiilopaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiilopaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Kiilopaa.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Kiilopaa looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Kiilopaa throws a head kick that misses
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kiilopaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Kiilopaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Kiilopaa.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Kiilopaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kiilopaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Kiilopaa throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Kiilopaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiilopaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiilopaa.
Kiilopaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Kiilopaa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Kiilopaa is controlling well.
Kiilopaa controlling the pace.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to control but can't.
Kiilopaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
Kiilopaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kiilopaa.
Murphy trying to control from the bottom.
Kiilopaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kiilopaa trying to pass the guard but Murphy defending well.

Kiilopaa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Murphy is just riding it out for now. Kiilopaa eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kiilopaa working Murphy over with strikes.
Kiilopaa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Kiilopaa prevents Murphy from standing back up.
Kiilopaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kiilopaa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kiilopaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murphy has hold of Kiilopaa's hands but Kiilopaa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kiilopaa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kiilopaa working Murphy over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiilopaa stops Murphy from getting back to his feet.

Kiilopaa seems to be working for a kimura but Murphy defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Kiilopaa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kiilopaa throws a head kick that misses.
Kiilopaa misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiilopaa. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Kiilopaa - just one landing.
Kiilopaa sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Kiilopaa misses its intended target.
Kiilopaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murphy avoids it really well and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiilopaa, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiilopaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Pertti Kiilopaa has been cut.
Kiilopaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiilopaa tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Kiilopaa misses with a body shot.
Kiilopaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiilopaa misses with a straight right.
Kiilopaa throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Kiilopaa tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiilopaa throws a head kick that misses
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiilopaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Kiilopaa throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiilopaa throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Kiilopaa misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pertti Kiilopaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Kiilopaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brian Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiilopaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Kiilopaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Kiilopaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy slips a straight right by Kiilopaa.
Kiilopaa looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
A head kick by Kiilopaa misses
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Kiilopaa 's knee.
Kiilopaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Pertti Kiilopaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Kiilopaa misses
and Murphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kiilopaa's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiilopaa misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiilopaa misses the target.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Kiilopaa had a free shot at his head there.
Kiilopaa misses with a straight right.
Kiilopaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Kiilopaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Kiilopaa moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiilopaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiilopaa throws a combination that misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Kiilopaa moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brian Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pertti Kiilopaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kiilopaa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kiilopaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Kiilopaa or perhaps it was just good defense by Murphy which made him look bad.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Kiilopaa throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Kiilopaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiilopaa missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiilopaa lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiilopaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brian Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiilopaa misses with a looping left.
Kiilopaa shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiilopaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Kiilopaa looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Kiilopaa avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Kiilopaa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murphy. That one must have hurt.
Kiilopaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiilopaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Kiilopaa shrugs it off.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kiilopaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiilopaa misses with a wild body shot.
Kiilopaa looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiilopaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Kiilopaa moves out of range easily.
Kiilopaa throws a head kick that misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiilopaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy throws a head kick that Kiilopaa semi-blocks.
Kiilopaa misses with a looping left.
Kiilopaa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiilopaa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy lands an overhand right.

Pertti Kiilopaa's cut is getting worse.
Kiilopaa looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Kiilopaa shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Kiilopaa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murphy throws a nice head kick!
Kiilopaa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy lands a high kick!

Pertti Kiilopaa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Kiilopaa tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Kiilopaa back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kiilopaa is rocked!
Kiilopaa swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh Kiilopaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Kiilopaa seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiilopaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiilopaa is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Kiilopaa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the cage. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!