PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Multtuli Margabiaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ei
vs
Margabiaru

210 cm
25
289 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

225 cm
29
299 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

The Knot

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Multtuli Margabiaru!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ei has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Margabiaru's calf.
Ei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Margabiaru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ei tries to clinch up but Margabiaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Margabiaru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ei with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Margabiaru - just one landing.
Margabiaru misses the shot to the body.
Ei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Ei drives through and clinches with Margabiaru against the cage.
A short right from Ei on the inside.
Margabiaru tries to break free but Ei pushes him back against the cage.
Ei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ei taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ei scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margabiaru tries to break the clinch but Ei is controlling the position.
Margabiaru is trying to push Ei away but Ei has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Margabiaru working hard to break the clinch.
Margabiaru looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Margabiaru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ei can't find room to land a body shot as Margabiaru controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Margabiaru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Margabiaru letting Ei take a breather here.
Margabiaru tries to break the clinch but Ei is controlling the position.
Ei misses with a knee to the head.
Margabiaru is trying to break the clinch but Ei is controlling him.
Ei taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ei throws a head punch that misses.
Ei is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ei.
Ei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Margabiaru tries to circle away but Ei has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch but Ei keeps him there for the moment.
Margabiaru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ei.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei is leaning against Margabiaru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Margabiaru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch but Ei keeps him there for the moment.
Margabiaru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ei lands with a short shot to the head.
Ei lands a good knee to the midsection. Margabiaru won't want to take too many of those.
Ei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Margabiaru is trying to break the clinch but Ei has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ei.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ei - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Margabiaru backwards.
Margabiaru is trying to break the clinch but Ei has him pressed against the cage.
Margabiaru wants to get back to striking at distance but Ei won't allow it.
Ei gets through Margabiaru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Ei.
Margabiaru looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Ei.
A short right from Ei on the inside.
Ei landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei is working Margabiaru over against the cage.
Ei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Margabiaru's face.

It looks like Multtuli Margabiaru has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Margabiaru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ei cracks Margabiaru with a nice body shot.
Ei lands a nice shot to the body.
Ei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ei.
Ei scores with a knee to the head.
Ei with a knee to the head.
Ei landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch but Ei keeps him there for the moment.
Ei leaning against his opponent.
Margabiaru can't break the clinch.
Margabiaru working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ei.
Good body shot from Ei.
A knee to the head by Ei.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ei pushes Margabiaru back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Margabiaru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ei content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ei landing knees to the head.
A hook to the body from Ei.

Ei has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Margabiaru goes down! Ei pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!

Margabiaru is rocked!
Margabiaru being controlled for a moment.
Margabiaru is still in real trouble! Can Ei finish him?
Margabiaru wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Margabiaru is letting Ei control him for a moment.
Margabiaru seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Margabiaru is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ei is looking to take a break and control but Margabiaru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kylla Ei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Multtuli Margabiaru's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ei swinging wildly here.
Ei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Margabiaru can do to turn this around?

Ei drops Margabiaru with a left and a right! Oh, Margabiaru is hurt - Ei dives into side control looking to finish!

Margabiaru is rocked!
Margabiaru prevents Ei from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ei is looking to take a break and control but Margabiaru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Margabiaru wants to get back to his feet.
Ei remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margabiaru tries to escape but Ei is in control.
Margabiaru is not content to let Ei control the position.
Margabiaru is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ei is controlling him well.
Ei trying to control the action but Margabiaru is working from the bottom.
Margabiaru wants to get back to his feet but Ei drags him back down.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kylla Ei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Ei.
Margabiaru lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Ei misses
and Margabiaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ei lands a body shot.
Ei misses with a few strikes there.
Ei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Margabiaru throws out a loose jab but Ei uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ei darts in and clinches Margabiaru up against the cage.
Ei working Margabiaru over with knees to the body.
Margabiaru is breathing heavily.
Ei lands a knee to the body.
Ei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ei lands a good knee to the midsection. Margabiaru won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Ei.
Ei lands with a right to the head.
Ei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ei lands a left hand.
Ei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Margabiaru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Margabiaru letting Ei take a breather here.
Ei landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kylla Ei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ei lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Ei.
A knee to the head by Ei.
Margabiaru is still on wobbly legs! Can Ei finish him?
Ei landing knees to the body.
Margabiaru seems to have recovered his senses.
Ei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Margabiaru's face.
Ei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Margabiaru's efforts to push away.
Ei is struggling to control the position.
Margabiaru tries to break the clinch but Ei is controlling the position.
Margabiaru takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Ei.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ei has Margabiaru pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Margabiaru is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ei - that's hurt Margabiaru badly! Oh, another knee lands and Margabiaru is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Margabiaru doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kylla Ei!
Kylla Ei took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.