PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Crashing Mashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Crashing Mashin
vs
Kilpinen

196 cm
40
257 lbs
26 - 19 - 0

184 cm
32
220 lbs
25 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Crashing Mashin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kilpinen gets caught napping as Crashing Mashin dives in and scores a takedown. Kilpinen manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilpinen keeping moving, preventing Crashing Mashin from controlling successfully.
Crashing Mashin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crashing Mashin tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilpinen is retaining full guard.
Crashing Mashin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crashing Mashin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crashing Mashin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crashing Mashin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crashing Mashin stops Kilpinen from standing up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Crashing Mashin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kilpinen closes the distance and pushes Crashing Mashin back into the cage.
Kilpinen slowing the pace effectively.
Crashing Mashin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crashing Mashin jumps guard but Kilpinen stands there with Crashing Mashin around his waist. Crashing Mashin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kilpinen missing with knees to the body.
Kilpinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crashing Mashin's elbow.
Kilpinen misses with a punch to the body.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but Kilpinen won't allow it.
Crashing Mashin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kilpinen to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Crashing Mashin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilpinen has a couple of punches blocked by Crashing Mashin.
Kilpinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kilpinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Renato Crashing Mashin has been cut.
Kilpinen holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen scores with a knee to the head.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kilpinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Crashing Mashin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crashing Mashin is trying to break free.
Kilpinen pushes Crashing Mashin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crashing Mashin is breathing heavily.
Kilpinen misses with a knee to the head.
Crashing Mashin avoiding damage as Kilpinen throws knees to the body.
Kilpinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kilpinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Kilpinen scores with a knee to the head.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but Kilpinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Crashing Mashin drops back down to his feet.
Crashing Mashin fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands a knee to the body.
Crashing Mashin managing to block the knees to the body from Kilpinen.
Crashing Mashin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kilpinen to keep the fight standing.
Kilpinen tries to stall but Crashing Mashin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kilpinen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crashing Mashin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilpinen misses with a knee to the head.
Kilpinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilpinen working aggressively here.
Kilpinen wants to stall.
Kilpinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Kilpinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kilpinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilpinen tries a knee to the head but Crashing Mashin blocks it.
Kilpinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crashing Mashin blocks it with crossed arms.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but Kilpinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Crashing Mashin drops back down to his feet.
Kilpinen stalling the fight.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but Kilpinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Crashing Mashin drops back down to his feet.
Kilpinen tries to throw a body punch but Crashing Mashin avoids it by throwing Kilpinen back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Kilpinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Crashing Mashin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Crashing Mashin 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 Crashing Mashin off to one side.

Crashing Mashin gets tackled into the cage by Kilpinen. Kilpinen maintains the clinch.
Kilpinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Crashing Mashin controls his hands.
Crashing Mashin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crashing Mashin blocking some punches.
Kilpinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilpinen stalling the fight.
Kilpinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crashing Mashin.
Crashing Mashin takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crashing Mashin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kilpinen to keep the fight standing.
Kilpinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crashing Mashin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kilpinen tries to land a knee to the head but Crashing Mashin blocks with his arms.
Kilpinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kilpinen misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crashing Mashin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Crashing Mashin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crashing Mashin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kilpinen walks away with a smile on his face. Crashing Mashin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kilpinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilpinen throws the kick towards the body but Crashing Mashin avoids it.
Renato Crashing Mashin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kilpinen gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kilpinen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilpinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crashing Mashin backwards.
Crashing Mashin fails to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Crashing Mashin prevents a body shot from Kilpinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen is leaning against Crashing Mashin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilpinen.
Crashing Mashin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crashing Mashin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crashing Mashin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kilpinen to keep the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Kilpinen.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kilpinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kilpinen lands a knee to the head.
Kilpinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Come on Kilpinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crashing Mashin blocks a body shot from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crashing Mashin.
Kilpinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Kilpinen tries to land a knee to the head but Crashing Mashin blocks with his arms.
Kilpinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kilpinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kilpinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kilpinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaakko Kilpinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kilpinen lands a shoulder strike.
Kilpinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crashing Mashin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kilpinen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kilpinen.

Renato Crashing Mashin's cut is getting worse.
Still in the clinch, Kilpinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crashing Mashin blocks an uppercut.
Crashing Mashin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kilpinen smiles and moves away.
Jaakko Kilpinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpinen tests Crashing Mashin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilpinen lands a head shot.

Crashing Mashin is rocked!
Kilpinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crashing Mashin will feel that in the morning.
Kilpinen scores with a jab.
Oh Crashing Mashin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpinen throws a powerful right kick. Crashing Mashin tried to block low but the kick was high! Crashing Mashin was taken right off of his feet! Kilpinen jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jaakko Kilpinen!
A relieved looking Jaakko Kilpinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.