PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kivi Kasvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Skarface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kasvo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danzig Mother. Skarface has chosen where all the good people go? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kasvo
vs
Skarface

190 cm
38
300 lbs
25 - 23 - 1

191 cm
28
278 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kasvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Skarface!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarface connects with the punch.
Skarface dips to his left and cracks Kasvo with an uppercut!
Skarface smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Skarface scores with the left hand. Kasvo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kasvo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Skarface throws a jab when Kasvo was well out of range.

Skarface shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skarface showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Kasvo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skarface.
Kasvo is trying to maintain the position but Skarface is very close to passing his half guard.
Kasvo is refusing to be controlled, as Skarface sits in half guard.
Kasvo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Skarface's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Skarface's back!
Kasvo misses with a punch to the head.

Kasvo looking for the RNC.
Skarface told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarface trying to control the hands but Kasvo breaks the grip.

Kasvo is persistently looking for the submission but Skarface is defending it well.
Kasvo keeps control of the position as Skarface tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasvo wants to control but Skarface is keeping busy.
Skarface is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Skarface turns into Kasvo and is now in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarface makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Skarface sitting in guard here, content to control.
Skarface is working Kasvo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasvo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Skarface working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kasvo's head.
Skarface stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasvo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Skarface's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skarface is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kasvo keeping full guard, as Skarface tries to pass.
Kasvo keeping moving, preventing Skarface from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarface postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Skarface trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasvo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skarface being controlled here momentarily.
Kasvo trying to keep a closed guard but Skarface is proving a slippery customer.
Skarface looking to pass the guard.
Kasvo wants to control the position but Skarface says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kasvo is staying active underneath Skarface, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo wants to control but Skarface is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kasvo manages to get to full guard.
Skarface throws a big elbow that misses.
Kasvo has momentary wrist control but Skarface slips an elbow through the middle.
Skarface slips nicely into half guard.
Skarface keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarface trying to control from half guard but Kasvo is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skarface scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Skarface wants to control but Kasvo is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Skarface dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Kasvo.
Skarface fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasvo manages to avoid it.
Skarface blocks a head kick by Kasvo.
Skarface misses with the combination.
Skarface lands with a nice body kick.
No luck for Kasvo with that takedown attempt.
Kasvo misses with a looping right.
Kasvo wants to clinch up but Skarface keeps it at a distance.
Skarface connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kasvo. Kasvo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kasvo.
Crunch! Skarface slams his shin into Kasvo's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kasvo looks to throw the jab but Skarface is out of range.
Kasvo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skarface.
Kasvo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Skarface closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kasvo to the mat! Kasvo manages to get full guard.
Skarface pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kasvo is keeping the position for now.
Skarface trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kasvo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kasvo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Skarface holds on and takes a little breather.
Kasvo trying to control the position from guard on top but Skarface is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skarface is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasvo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Skarface content to stall in guard here.
Skarface cracks Kasvo with a solid left hand.
Skarface working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Skarface wants to control from the top but Kasvo keeps moving.
Tony Skarface has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarface is working Kasvo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kasvo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skarface is one step ahead there.
Skarface loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kasvo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skarface's guard.
Kasvo tries to free his leg and advance position but Skarface is retaining full guard.
Skarface has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skarface tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Skarface is adopting a defensive guard.
Kasvo postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Skarface was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kasvo misses the jab.
Kasvo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasvo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasvo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasvo tries to close the distance and clinch but Skarface swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasvo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kasvo shoots in looking for a takedown but Skarface manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kasvo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kivi Kasvo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Skarface feints and as Kasvo raises his hands in defense, Skarface changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Skarface stays in close to Kasvo's body and controls the position.
Skarface trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasvo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Skarface showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Skarface keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasvo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasvo misses with a takedown
and Skarface counters with a two punch combo.
Skarface misses with a body kick.

Skarface drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Skarface slips nicely into half guard.
Skarface is trying to control. Kasvo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kasvo wants to get back to full guard.
Skarface wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasvo keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kasvo actively working from the bottom here.
Skarface moves into full mount! Kasvo won't be happy about that!
Skarface tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kasvo is looking to get to half guard.
Skarface with good strikes from the mount here!
Skarface looking to control but Kasvo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Skarface unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarface takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Skarface is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kasvo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Skarface working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Skarface wants to control the pace but Kasvo is squirming around nicely.
Skarface lands a big elbow.
Kasvo tries to reverse the position but Skarface maintains control.
Skarface loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kasvo scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Skarface land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Skarface stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Skarface!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tony Skarface waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.