PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Keijo Harkimo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ivanovits
vs
Harkimo

220 cm
36
277 lbs
28 - 20 - 0

214 cm
27
285 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkimo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harkimo blocks a head kick by Ivanovits.
Harkimo tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Harkimo. Beautiful body shot.
Harkimo lands the left hand.
Ivanovits waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harkimo.

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

It looks like Keijo Harkimo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanovits tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harkimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanovits takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harkimo lands with a good body shot.
Ivanovits is breathing heavily.
Harkimo throws a big shot that misses.
Ivanovits circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ivanovits counters with a nice body shot.
Harkimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harkimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanovits manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Harkimo darts in and clinches Ivanovits up against the cage.
Ivanovits blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harkimo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanovits blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harkimo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harkimo misses with the head strike.
Ivanovits lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harkimo backwards.
Harkimo scores with a shot to the side of Ivanovits's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovits misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harkimo.
Harkimo scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Sergei Ivanovits has been cut.
Harkimo tries to throw a body punch but Ivanovits avoids it by throwing Harkimo back against the cage.
Ivanovits blocks an elbow strike from Harkimo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ivanovits lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ivanovits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ivanovits working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harkimo lands with a right to the head.
Ivanovits misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanovits blocking some punches.
Ivanovits lands a nice shot to the body.
Harkimo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ivanovits seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harkimo can turn it around.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harkimo.
Harkimo prevents a body shot from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits prevents a body shot from Harkimo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harkimo.
Ivanovits tries to throw a body punch but Harkimo avoids it by throwing Ivanovits back against the cage.
Harkimo misses with the head strike.
Ivanovits swings wildly with an uppercut but Harkimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harkimo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanovits backwards.

Ivanovits is rocked!
Harkimo creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ivanovits's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ivanovits drops to his knees and Harkimo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Harkimo!
Keijo Harkimo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.