PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kilpinen
vs
Zhandunka

184 cm
32
220 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

220 cm
41
291 lbs
34 - 25 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhandunka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilpinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zhandunka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilpinen tries to work over Zhandunka's front leg with a kick but Zhandunka checks it.
Zhandunka ducks right into an uppercut from Kilpinen.
A big left from Kilpinen misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilpinen.
Good leg kick by Kilpinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kilpinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zhandunka dodges the punch combination from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhandunka avoids the body shot from Kilpinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilpinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Zhandunka blocks a low kick nicely.
Zhandunka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zhandunka throws a body punch but Kilpinen moves out of range.
Kilpinen delivers a nice body kick.
Kilpinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhandunka misses with a wild body shot.
Zhandunka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilpinen can pounce on him.
We've been told by Kilpinen's head coaches at Bi-polar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zhandunka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilpinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhandunka checks a low kick from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kilpinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka checks a low kick from Kilpinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kilpinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaakko Kilpinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpinen misses with a straight right.
Kilpinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhandunka.
Kilpinen throws a chopping leg kick but Zhandunka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilpinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhandunka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhandunka missing with a left hand there. Kilpinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhandunka throws a body punch but Kilpinen moves out of range.
Kilpinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhandunka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kilpinen misses with a looping left.
Kilpinen misses with the combination.
Nice body kick from Kilpinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kilpinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zhandunka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zhandunka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kilpinen misses the body punch
and Zhandunka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zhandunka misses with a looping left.
Zhandunka scores with a body shot.
Kilpinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhandunka cracks a nice hook into Kilpinen's ribs.
Kilpinen throws a low kick, looking for Zhandunka's leg but Zhandunka calmly moves out of range.
Zhandunka moves out of range of the body kick.
Kilpinen throws a hook but Zhandunka avoids it easily.
Kilpinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zhandunka lands with a good body shot.
Zhandunka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhandunka.
Kilpinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zhandunka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kilpinen scrambles back to his feet.
Kilpinen lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhandunka.
Kilpinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhandunka was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhandunka slips a jab from Kilpinen.
A jab from Kilpinen misses.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick but Zhandunka moved away.
Kilpinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhandunka misses with the combination.
Kilpinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Zhandunka misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Kilpinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zhandunka misses with a left hand
and Kilpinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zhandunka misses the shot to the body.
Zhandunka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhandunka can do to turn this around?
Kilpinen throws a looping overhand right but Zhandunka ducks down to avoid it.
Zhandunka moves out of range as Kilpinen strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Zhandunka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zhandunka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilpinen throws out the jab.
Kilpinen misses with a wild body shot.
Zhandunka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhandunka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kilpinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zhandunka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kilpinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Kilpinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zhandunka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zhandunka.
Kilpinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhandunka was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick but Zhandunka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick which misses Zhandunka's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhandunka tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Kilpinen.
Good work by Zhandunka as he checks the leg kick.
Kilpinen lands a head shot.
Kilpinen scores with a shot to the body.
Zhandunka misses with a body shot.
Kilpinen avoids the body shot from Zhandunka.
A slow jab from Kilpinen misses its intended target.
Zhandunka ducks under a wild hook from Kilpinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka throws a series of punches but Kilpinen avoids them all with ease.
Kilpinen throws a head kick that misses.
Zhandunka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhandunka.
Kilpinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilpinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhandunka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhandunka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kilpinen momentarily.
Kilpinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kilpinen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kilpinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Kilpinen is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Zhandunka! Kilpinen is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ales Zhandunka!
Ales Zhandunka thanked the fans post fight for their support.