PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Yuber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kilpinen
vs
Yuber

184 cm
32
220 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

194 cm
28
265 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Yuber!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuber.
Yuber misses the body punch
and Kilpinen counters with a head kick. That will keep Yuber thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kilpinen lands with a nice body punch.
Yuber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kilpinen lands with a straight right. Yuber didn't see that one coming.
Yuber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kilpinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kilpinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kilpinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yuber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yuber thumps Kilpinen with a low kick.
Yuber tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kilpinen defends well and Yuber ends up having to push Kilpinen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kilpinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yuber avoiding damage as Kilpinen throws knees to the body.
Yuber prevents a body shot from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen pushes Yuber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kilpinen stalling against the cage.
Kilpinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yuber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yuber being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuber is trying to break free.
Kilpinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kilpinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Kilpinen on the inside.
Kilpinen misses with a knee strike.
Kilpinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilpinen stalling.

Yuber tightens his grip and picks Kilpinen up, before dumping him to the ground. Kilpinen manages to land in guard.
Kilpinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kilpinen is adopting a defensive guard.
Yuber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilpinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
My spies in Bi-polar Asylum inform me that Yuber has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuber trying to control but Kilpinen is working from the bottom.
Kilpinen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Yuber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kilpinen controls the pace.
Yuber keeping moving, preventing Kilpinen from controlling successfully.
Yuber trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yuber keeping moving, preventing Kilpinen from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kilpinen avoids the body shot from Yuber.
Yuber throws a leg kick but Kilpinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yuber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kilpinen. Kilpinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kilpinen throws an off balance right hand
and Yuber counters with a straight right hand.
Yuber dives in and grabs Kilpinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kilpinen pushes down on Yuber's head and hops out.
Jaakko Kilpinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Yuber.
Kilpinen cracks Yuber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yuber darts in looking for a takedown but Kilpinen gets double underhooks and turns Yuber into the cage.
Yuber blocks a body shot from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yuber's efforts to push away.
Yuber wants to break free but Kilpinen has control.
Kilpinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Yuber avoids the damage to the body.
Yuber wants a takedown but no success here.
Kilpinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kilpinen is pressed up against the cage. Yuber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kilpinen down to the mat. Kilpinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kilpinen lands a leg kick that knocks Yuber off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Kilpinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Kilpinen.
Yuber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kilpinen's waist but Kilpinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yuber off to one side.

Kilpinen clinches with his opponent.
Kilpinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yuber can do to turn this around?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kilpinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kilpinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Kilpinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilpinen tries a knee to the head but Yuber blocks it.
Kilpinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Yuber turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuber tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Yuber working away.

Yuber tries for a kimura but Kilpinen is defending well.
Yuber takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Kilpinen to pass into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yuber is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kilpinen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yuber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kilpinen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yuber throwing shots but Kilpinen is blocking nicely.
Ivan Yuber has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kilpinen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Yuber manages to pass to mount!

Yuber swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kilpinen is now in Yuber's guard. A big mistake from Yuber there, giving up the dominant position!
Yuber being controlled here, momentarily.
Kilpinen trying to control but Yuber is working from the bottom.
Kilpinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yuber is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen preventing the sweep.
Yuber being controlled here, momentarily.
Yuber lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kilpinen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Kilpinen has his feet on Yuber's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A left lands for Yuber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Jaakko Kilpinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yuber shoots in for a takedown but Kilpinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yuber drops his hands momentarily and Kilpinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kilpinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Kilpinen catches Yuber right on the button with a cross.
Yuber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuber tries to clinch but Kilpinen moves out of range.
Kilpinen lands a nice hook to Yuber's body. Yuber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yuber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kilpinen defends it nicely.
Jaakko Kilpinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Yuber.
Yuber is breathing heavily.
Yuber shoots in looking for a takedown but Kilpinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yuber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kilpinen scores with a leg kick.
No luck for Yuber with that takedown attempt.
Yuber fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Kilpinen tenderised Yuber's leg. Yuber is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Kilpinen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kilpinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kilpinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Yuber slams his shin into Kilpinen's torso.
Yuber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilpinen.
Ivan Yuber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yuber's hands.
Yuber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilpinen as he jumps to the side.
It looks like Kilpinen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jaakko Kilpinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilpinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilpinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuber.
Kilpinen slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yuber shoots in looking for a takedown but Kilpinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yuber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yuber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yuber.
Jaakko Kilpinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Yuber.
Some wild striking there from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen throws a one two combo.
Yuber throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilpinen scores with a leg kick.
Yuber fails with the takedown.
Kilpinen lands with a hook. Yuber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kilpinen tests Yuber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilpinen is looking to slow Yuber down with leg kicks.
Yuber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen jabs Yuber to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpinen thumps Yuber with a low kick.
Yuber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kilpinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yuber. Yuber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yuber shoots in for a takedown but Kilpinen shows good takedown defense.
Kilpinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yuber will feel that in the morning.
Kilpinen connects with a looping right hand.
Yuber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yuber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kilpinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yuber if he has to take too many more of those.
Yuber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilpinen scores with a jab to the head.
Kilpinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Kilpinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yubers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yuber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Kilpinen catches Yuber right on the button with a cross.
Yuber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kilpinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Kilpinen trying to land knees to the body.
Yuber tries to score a body lock takedown but Kilpinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Kilpinen lands a big knee to the head and Yuber goes down! Kilpinen is looking to finish!

Yuber is rocked!

It looks like Ivan Yuber has been cut.
Yuber is trying to escape the position but Kilpinen is controlling the position.
Yuber is still in real trouble! Can Kilpinen finish him?
Yuber is not content to let Kilpinen control the position.
Yuber seems to have recovered his senses.
Kilpinen slows the pace down.
Kilpinen is looking to take a break and control but Yuber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Yuber!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpinen thowing shots but they're missing.
Kilpinen with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Yuber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ivan Yuber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilpinen trying to control but Yuber is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Kilpinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kilpinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Kilpinen!
After winning the bout, Jaakko Kilpinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.