PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed In (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Stilies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohamed In has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

In
vs
Stilies

200 cm
23
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 Helsinki, Mohamed In!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Stilies!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
In throws a sloppy head kick and Stilies moves out of range easily.
In tests Stilies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
In showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stilies.
In lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stilies's coach down at Bad Pluto! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stilies's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
In thows a body shot but no joy.
In throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stilies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
In misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stilies.
In is looking to clinch.
In tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
In moves in looking to clinch but Stilies pushes him off.
No joy there for Stilies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stilies shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with In but In pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mohamed In seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
In stuffs the takedown.
In with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
In throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stilies.
In lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Gary Stilies has been cut.
Stilies takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stilies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but In manages to avoid it.
In throws a shot to the body.
Stilies looks winded!
A combination from In does no damage.
In misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from In does no damage.
In lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stilies circles away quickly and effectively.
In stuns Stilies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
In throws a series of punches but Stilies moves out of range.
In scores with a sloppy right hand. Stilies should have avoided that one.
In looks for the body kick but Stilies saw that one coming.
In lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stilies shoots in looking for a takedown but In manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stilies's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mohamed In has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Stilies.
In lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Stilies is rocked!
In displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stilies.
In showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stilies.
Mohamed In is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
In fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stilies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from In.
In lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from In.
In scores with the left hand. Stilies knows he should have avoided that one.

In drops Stilies with a beautiful combination! Stilies stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - In is looking for the KO!
Stilies is still on wobbly legs! Can In finish him?
Nice body punch from In.
Stilies seems to have recovered his senses.

In lands a left and a right that send Stilies crashing to the mat, dazed. In thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
In lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Stilies is looking to close the distance but In sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Stilies crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Stilies is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mohamed In!