PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sova Borgia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuma Krapala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Borgia
vs
Krapala

165 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Red Square Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sova Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuma Krapala!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia throws a head kick that misses
and Krapala counters with an inside leg kick.
Borgia tries to clinch but Krapala is having none of it.
Borgia wants to clinch.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krapala sprawls well. Krapala wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borgia gets slowly back to his feet.
Borgia fails with the takedown
and Krapala counters with a body kick.
Borgia tries to close the distance and clinch but Krapala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borgia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krapala sprawls well. Krapala wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borgia gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sova Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borgia throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krapala counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Borgia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Borgia has a takedown stuffed.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krapala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borgia misses with a combination
and Krapala counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krapala but Krapala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krapala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Borgia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krapala circles away from the clinch attempt
and Krapala counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Borgia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgia shoots and misses
and Krapala counters with a nice body kick.

Krapala moves into the clinch.

Krapala breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia fails with a takedown attempt.
Krapala connects with a leg kick. Borgia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horrible takedown by Borgia or perhaps it was just good defense by Krapala which made him look bad.
Borgia misses with a few strikes there.
Borgia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krapala circles away from the clinch attempt
and Krapala counters with an outside leg kick.
Borgia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia tries to clinch up
and Krapala counters with a leg kick.
Borgia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krapala defends it nicely.
Borgia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borgia throws a head kick that misses
and Krapala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borgia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krapala can pounce on him.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krapala as he jumps to the side.
Borgia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krapala counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Borgia wants to clinch but Krapala slips to the side
and Krapala counters with a solid body kick.
Borgia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krapala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Borgia.
Borgia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krapala avoids it really well and circles away.
Borgia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krapala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borgia with a poor takedown
and Krapala counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sova Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krapala but Krapala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick by Borgia misses
and Krapala counters with a body kick.
Tuma Krapala seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Krapala.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borgia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Borgia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krapala can pounce on him.
Borgia has a takedown stuffed.
Borgia looks for a takedown but Krapala sprawls well.
Krapala scores with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Krapala.
Borgia shoots in and drives through. Krapala sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krapala delivers a nice body kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Borgia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krapala.
Krapala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Borgia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Borgia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krapala's waist but Krapala gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borgia off to one side.
Tuma Krapala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Krapala. Borgia shrugs it off though.
Krapala throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Borgia's head.
Krapala scores with a head kick.

Borgia is rocked!
Borgia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Borgia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krapala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krapala connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krapala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krapala feints a jab and as Borgia dips his head, Krapala unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Borgia right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Borgia falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Krapala smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tuma Krapala!