PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Eerkilaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovich has chosen Rammstein - Sehnsucht as his entrance music. Alexander Ivanovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eerkilaa
vs
Ivanovich

207 cm
23
300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
285 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

No Contest Clothing

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Eerkilaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Ivanovich!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eerkilaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Ivanovich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eerkilaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ivanovich on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Eerkilaa.
Ivanovich misses with a takedown attempt - Eerkilaa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eerkilaa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Eerkilaa.

Ivanovich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Eerkilaa regains half guard.
Ivanovich stops Eerkilaa from getting back to his feet.
Eerkilaa is pressing down on Ivanovich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ivanovich won't allow Eerkilaa to get back to his feet.
Ivanovich with a nice head shot there.
Ivanovich postures up in Eerkilaa's guard and throws a big left but Eerkilaa blocks it.
Eerkilaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ivanovich's guard.
Ivanovich keeping moving, preventing Eerkilaa from controlling successfully.
Eerkilaa pushing down on Ivanovich's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Eerkilaa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eerkilaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ivanovich defending well though.
Eerkilaa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like Eerkilaa is going to stand back up.
Ivanovich is trying to maintain the position but Eerkilaa is very close to passing his half guard.
Eerkilaa seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ivanovich trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eerkilaa passes into side control, despite Ivanovich's attempt to control the position.
Ivanovich is trying to escape the position but Eerkilaa is controlling the position.

Eerkilaa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ivanovich to his feet.
Ivanovich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toni Eerkilaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Ivanovich.
Ivanovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eerkilaa lands with a right hand.
Ivanovich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eerkilaa digs a good hook to Ivanovich's body.
Eerkilaa stalks Ivanovich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ivanovich's face. Ivanovich staggers backwards, shaken.
Eerkilaa cracks Ivanovich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ivanovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eerkilaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Eerkilaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eerkilaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanovich looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eerkilaa scores with a three punch combo!
Eerkilaa feints with a jab and clips Ivanovich right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Ivanovich is sent crashing into the canvas and Eerkilaa leaps in for the kill! Ivanovich tries to get to his feet but Eerkilaa is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Ivanovich is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toni Eerkilaa!
Toni Eerkilaa retains his super heavyweight title!