PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris. Kincaid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Converge - . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jalo
vs
Kincaid

203 cm
28
254 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

201 cm
35
270 lbs
27 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Jalo.
Kincaid slips under a jab from Jalo.
Kincaid missing with a left hand there. Jalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jalo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Jalo's head coaches at Bad Pluto! (17 Elite Coach) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jalo but Jalo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jalo throws a shot to the body.
Jalo takes a swing at Kincaid's ribcage but misses.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch but Jalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jalo misses with a right hand
and Kincaid counters with a body kick that stops Jalo in his tracks momentarily.
Jalo cracks a nice hook into Kincaid's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut.
Kincaid connects with an inside leg kick.
Jalo scores with a hook.
Kincaid lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kincaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kincaid throws a jab when Jalo was well out of range.
Kincaid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jalo.
Jalo misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Jalo misses.
Kincaid cracks Jalo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kincaid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been informed that Kincaid has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kincaid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jalo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kincaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jalo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kincaid.
Kincaid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jalo circles away quickly and effectively.
Jalo is looking to counter punch.
Jalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kincaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jalo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jalo looks to land a left hand but Kincaid moved out of range nicely.
Kincaid throws a body punch but Jalo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kincaid momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Kincaid.
Kincaid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kincaid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jalo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iivana Jalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jalo throws an off balance right hand
letting Kincaid counter with a right hand.
Jalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kincaid.
Nice takedown defense from Jalo. No joy for Kincaid on that attempt.
Jalo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jalo misses with a wild body shot.
Jalo moves out of range as Kincaid strikes.
Jalo throws a big shot that misses.
Kincaid throws a counter combo.
Kincaid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jalo in his tracks.
Jalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Kincaid closes the distance and clinches.
Kincaid has had enough of the clinch but Jalo keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo stalling.
Jalo blocks an uppercut.
Jalo tries a body shot but Kincaid blocks it.
Jalo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kincaid backwards.
Kincaid wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
Kincaid tries to pull guard but Jalo won't allow it.
Jalo misses with a body punch.
Jalo working aggressively here.
Kincaid lands a nice uppercut.
Kincaid blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kincaid.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kincaid.

Kincaid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jalo looks to land a left hand but Kincaid moved out of range nicely.
Kincaid dodges the punch combination from Jalo.
Kincaid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jalo lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalo. Kincaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jalo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kincaid staying out of range there.
Kincaid lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kincaid steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Jalo.
Kincaid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Iivana Jalo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jalo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kincaid.

Jalo gets caught flat footed, as Kincaid shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kincaid throws an elbow that misses. Jalo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kincaid's guard. Nice move by Jalo!

Kincaid looking for a sweep. Not yet Kincaid, not yet.
Kincaid is trying to keep Jalo in close.
Kincaid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jalo is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jalo won't allow Kincaid to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kincaid is trying to control the position but Jalo postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Kincaid clinches up with Jalo and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jalo tries a body shot but Kincaid blocks it.
Kincaid is looking to control Jalo's arms but Jalo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kincaid has his back to the cage.
Kincaid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalo.
Kincaid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jalo taking a breather.
Kincaid leaning against his opponent.
Jalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jalo throws a head punch that misses.
Kincaid is trying to pull guard but Jalo has him pressed against the cage.
Kincaid prevents a body shot from Jalo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is trying to stall.
Kincaid trying to stall but Jalo improves his position.
Kincaid seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Jalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kincaid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jalo prevents Kincaid from breaking the clinch.
Kincaid misses with a punch on the inside.
Jalo is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jalo.
Iivana Jalo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kincaid is looking to break free of the clinch but Jalo has double underhooks.
Jalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kincaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kincaid manages to break the clinch.
Jalo misses the shot to the body.
Kincaid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jalo throws a combination that misses
and Kincaid counters with a series of strikes. Jalo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kincaid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jalo throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Billy Kincaid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jalo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kincaid throws the left hand but Jalo avoids the punch easily.
Kincaid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kincaid misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Jalo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kincaid looks to land a body kick but Jalo moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kincaid moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kincaid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jalo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iivana Jalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kincaid throws a front kick that sends Jalo stumbling back into the cage.
Kincaid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jalo at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Kincaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kincaid misses with a wild combination.
Jalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kincaid is just out of range.
Kincaid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kincaid takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kincaid dodges the punch combination from Jalo.
Kincaid tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jalo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kincaid somewhat.
Jalo scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jalo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kincaid scores with a hook to the body. Jalo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jalo takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kincaid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kincaid throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kincaid throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jalo's waist but Jalo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kincaid off to one side.
Jalo throwing a counter right hand but Kincaid manages to avoid it.
Jalo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jalo scores with a one two! Kincaid had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kincaid looks to land a left hand but Jalo moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Kincaid misses.
Kincaid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with a shot to the body
and Jalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jalo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jalo fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Jalo does no damage.
Jalo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Jalo - just one landing.
Jalo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jalo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kincaid thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jalo if he has to take too many more of those.

Kincaid moves into the clinch.
Kincaid is trying to break the clinch but Jalo is controlling him.
Kincaid tries to pull guard but Jalo won't allow it.
Iivana Jalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Kincaid.
Kincaid stalls.
Jalo just leaning against Kincaid, taking a breather.
Kincaid trying to control the position but instead, Jalo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kincaid into the cage.
Jalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kincaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Jalo controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jalo misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Jalo.
Kincaid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jalo.
Kincaid pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kincaid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jalo lands a right hand.
Kincaid is trying to maintain a safe position but Jalo gets an underhook and turns Kincaid into the cage.
Jalo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kincaid.
Kincaid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kincaid controls his hands.
Jalo wants to stall.
Jalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kincaids head.
Stalling in the clinch from Kincaid.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jalo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jalo has a couple of punches blocked by Kincaid.
Jalo tries to work over Kincaid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kincaid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iivana Jalo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jalo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iivana Jalo!
A very excited looking Iivana Jalo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.