PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban comes to the cage accompanied by Ana Tijoux - 1977. Kimmo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roni Size-Bite The Bullet. Mirko Boban could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Kimmo's chin.

Boban
vs
Kimmo

182 cm
33
184 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

188 cm
36
194 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Sydney BEAST Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boban tries to keep at a distance but Kimmo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boban jumps guard but Kimmo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kimmo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kimmo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kimmo stalling.
Kimmo blocks an elbow strike from Boban.
Kimmo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boban avoids it.
Kimmo lands a right hand.
Kimmo blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kimmo.
Kimmo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boban lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boban wants to stall.
Kimmo crunches a lovely knee into Boban's ribcage.
Kimmo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimmo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boban in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boban is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo pushes Boban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kimmo is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimmo.
Boban has Kimmo pushed against the cage.
Kimmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boban throws a head punch that misses.
Boban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kimmo scores with a shot to the side of Boban's head.
Boban misses with the head strike.
Kimmo tries to land a knee to the head but Boban blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kimmo as Boban tries to tie him up.
Kimmo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boban.
Kimmo connects with a knee to the head.
Boban tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kimmo lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo blocks an elbow strike from Boban.
Boban letting Kimmo take a breather here.
Kimmo lands a knee to the head.
Boban being controlled against the cage.
Kimmo tries a knee to the head but Boban blocks it.
Kimmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boban tries to land a knee to the head but Kimmo blocks with his arms.
Boban missing with knees to the body.
Boban tries to pull guard but Kimmo won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimmo obliges.
Kimmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kimmo gets through Boban's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Kimmo.
Boban wants to stall.
Kimmo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kimmo tries to land knees in the clinch but Boban avoids the damage to the body.
Boban wants to take the fight to the mat but Kimmo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Boban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boban managing to block the knees to the body from Kimmo.
Boban tries to land knees in the clinch but Kimmo avoids the damage to the body.
Kimmo with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimmo.
Kimmo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kimmo trying to land knees to the body.
Kimmo scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boban is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boban lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kimmo misses with a knee to the head.
Kimmo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimmo crunches a lovely knee into Boban's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Kimmo.
Boban letting Kimmo take a breather here.
Kimmo lands an uppercut.
Boban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kimmo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Kimmo.
Kimmo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boban looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Kimmo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kimmo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Boban to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Boban looks to clinch but Kimmo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Boban taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Kimmo!
Michael Kimmo thanked the fans post fight for their support.