PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Kindmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kindmark
vs
Gilas

185 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pekka Kindmark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kindmark tried to score with a low kick but Gilas checks it.
Gilas misses with a wild combination.
Gilas misses the shot to the body.
Kindmark lands with a good body shot.
Gilas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gilas throws a body punch but Kindmark moves out of range.
Kindmark wants to clinch.
Kindmark tries to clinch up but Gilas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kindmark connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Gilas misses its intended target.
Jab from Kindmark.
Kindmark throws a jab when Gilas was well out of range.
A big right from Gilas misses.
Decent striking displayed by Kindmark there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kindmark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kindmark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gilas misses with a double jab.
Pekka Kindmark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kindmark.
Kindmark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gilas throws a poor cross that misses

and Kindmark counters with a nice right hand that sends Gilas toppling to the canvas! Gilas scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kindmark finish him?!

Gilas is rocked!
Pekka Kindmark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kindmark moves into the clinch.
Gilas is still on wobbly legs! Can Kindmark finish him?
Kindmark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gilas misses with an elbow strike.
Kindmark cracks Gilas with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Kindmark's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Kindmark as the two fighters clinch.
Gilas seems to have recovered his senses.
Gilas looks winded!
Gilas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kindmark digs a right hand underneath Gilas's ribcage. Gilas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gilas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kindmark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kindmark fails to land.
Gilas pushes off an throws an elbow but Kindmark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kindmark pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark has a couple of punches blocked by Gilas.
Gilas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gilas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kindmark blocks it with crossed arms.
Kindmark prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gilas blocks a body shot from Kindmark.
Kindmark misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kindmark.
Gilas misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kindmark fails to land.
Kindmark scores with a shot to the side of Gilas's head.
Gilas is working for takedown but Kindmark is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kindmark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gilas backwards.
Gilas throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kindmark.
Kindmark gets through Gilas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kindmark working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gilas's elbow.
Kindmark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gilas working aggressively here.
Kindmark gets underhooks to prevent Gilas's takedown attempt.
Pekka Kindmark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gilas.
Kindmark misses with the head strike.
Gilas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kindmark after a bit of a struggle.
Kindmark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gilas backwards.
Gilas blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kindmark fails to land.
Kindmark has a couple of punches blocked by Gilas.
Gilas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kindmark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kindmark working aggressively here.
Kindmark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gilas tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short left from Kindmark.
A bit of stalling here from Kindmark.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gilas's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gilas drops to his knees and Kindmark pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Kindmark!
Pekka Kindmark retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Pekka Kindmark thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.