PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reto Katnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kylla Ei will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Katnik
vs
Ei

197 cm
18
277 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
19
281 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reto Katnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katnik misses with a body shot
and Ei counters with a nice body kick.
Katnik misses with a double jab.
Ei avoids the body shot from Katnik.

Ei has Katnik up against the cage in a clinch.
Katnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ei.
Katnik trying to stall but Ei improves his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ei dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ei lands a nice uppercut.
Ei throws a head punch that misses.
Ei holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Reto Katnik has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei throws a head punch that misses.
Katnik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Katnik is working for takedown but Ei is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ei misses with a body punch.
Katnik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ei.
Ei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Katnik backwards.

Ei breaks the clinch.

Ei pushes Katnik up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ei.
Ei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ei is pushing Katnik up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ei lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Katnik fails to land.
Katnik lands an uppercut.
A short left from Ei.

Ei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ei moves into range and clinches up with Katnik.
Ei throws a head punch that misses.
Katnik trying to stall but Ei improves his position.
Ei is struggling to control the position.
Ei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ei scores with a shot to the side of Katnik's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ei manages to break the clinch.
Katnik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Katnik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Katnik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ei gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Ei moves into range and clinches up with Katnik.
Katnik looking to stall.
Ei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Katnik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ei displaying some good clinch control by pressing Katnik up against the cage.
Ei tries to throw a body punch but Katnik avoids it by throwing Ei back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ei taking a breather.
Ei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ei cracks Katnik with a nice body shot.
Katnik is looking to break free of the clinch but Ei has double underhooks.

Ei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katnik misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katnik.
Katnik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ei momentarily.
Katnik lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kylla Ei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reto Katnik's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Katnik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katnik on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Ei lands a big uppercut and Katnik crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Katnik looks OK. Ei waves Katnik back to his feet!
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!
Katnik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

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

Katnik is rocked!
Ei lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Katnik is looking to close the distance but Ei sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Katnik crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Katnik is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kylla Ei!