PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi has chosen Metallica - Ride the Lightning as his entrance music. Atlas Kivi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Edilhson
vs
Kivi

175 cm
35
168 lbs
24 - 19 - 1

175 cm
36
160 lbs
28 - 19 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edilhson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kivi.
Kivi throws a head kick but Edilhson moves out of range.
Kivi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Edilhson eats them both and turns towards Kivi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Edilhson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kivi looks to throw the jab but Edilhson is out of range.
Kivi slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Kivi.
Edilhson feints a jab promting Kivi to slip. Edilhson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kivi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Atlas Kivi has been cut.
Edilhson avoids the head kick by Kivi.
Kivi lands a nice shot that snaps Edilhson's head back.
Edilhson tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edilhson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kivi misses with a head kick.
Edilhson throws a right hand that Kivi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kivi also avoids with ease.
Edilhson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kivi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Edilhson.
Edilhson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edilhson.

Edilhson tries to keep at a distance but Kivi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Edilhson is trying to break the clinch but Kivi is controlling him.
Kivi struggles to land a body shot inside as Edilhson controls his hands.
Kivi misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Edilhson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kivi prevents a body shot from Edilhson.
Edilhson letting Kivi take a breather here.

Kivi breaks the clinch.

Kivi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Edilhson bucks up and tries to throw Kivi off but instead Kivi has got his back!

Kivi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi controlling well, preventing Edilhson from escaping the position.
Kivi keeps control of the position easily here as Edilhson tries to buck him off.
Kivi trying to control momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kivi throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
I really don't envy Edilhson right now.

Edilhson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kivi's arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
I really don't envy Edilhson right now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kivi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Good control from Kivi.

That's four 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.
Edilhson is in bad spot here.

Kivi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Edilhson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kivi lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Edilhson wants to get back to his feet.

Edilhson fending off the submission attempt from Kivi.

Kivi looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atlas Kivi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Edilhson looking to score a takedown here. Kivi is defending well but Edilhson drives through and ends up in Kivi's guard.
Edilhson wants to control from the top but Kivi keeps moving.
Edilhson postures up in Kivi's guard and throws a big left but Kivi blocks it.
Edilhson wants to control from the top but Kivi keeps moving.
Kivi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Edilhson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edilhson wants to pass the guard but Kivi is keeping the position.
Edilhson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edilhson wants to control from the top but Kivi keeps moving.
Edilhson won't allow Kivi to sweep him here.
Edilhson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kivi is keeping the position for now.
Atlas Kivi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edilhson being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kivi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edilhson being controlled here momentarily.
Edilhson is working Kivi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Kivi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Kivi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Edilhson is aware though and is defending well.
Kivi is pulling down on Edilhson's head. It's preventing any offense from Edilhson, at least for the moment.
Edilhson throws a big right hand that misses.

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.

Kivi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kivi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Edilhson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kivi's head.
Kivi is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Kivi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Edilhson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Edilhson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kivi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edilhson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edilhson throws a big elbow that misses.
Kivi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edilhson.
Edilhson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kivi is keeping the position for now.
Edilhson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kivi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Edilhson stands up over Kivi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kivi is on top in guard.

In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kivi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kivi distracts Edilhson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kivi trying to control but Edilhson is working from the bottom.
Edilhson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kivi manages to get himself to full guard.

Edilhson 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.
Edilhson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Edilhson works over Kivi with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson trying to control but Kivi is working from the bottom.
Edilhson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Kivi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edilhson preventing the sweep.
Edilhson wants to control from the top but Kivi keeps moving.
Edilhson throwing strikes from guard but Kivi blocks nicely.

Edilhson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kivi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Edilhson has managed to get both his arms back between Kivi's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edilhson cracks Kivi with a solid left hand.
Kivi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edilhson.
Kivi has control of Edilhson's left arm, preventing Edilhson from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmundo Edilhson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kivi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edilhson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edilhson throws a good cross that connects.
Edilhson misses the shot to the body.
Edilhson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kivi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kivi just misses with a punch to the body.
Edilhson is looking for a counter combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Edilhson.
Edilhson misses with a low kick.
Edilhson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Edilhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kivi.
Kivi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kivi throws a body punch but Edilhson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Edilhson misses.
Edilhson dips to his left and cracks Kivi with an uppercut!
Kivi jabs Edilhson right on the nose. Edilhson blinks but takes it well.

Kivi clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edilhson blocks a body shot from Kivi.
Edilhson slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Kivi.
Kivi struggles to land a body shot inside as Edilhson controls his hands.
Kivi throws a punch but it's blocked by Edilhson.
Edilhson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edilhson effectively controlling the action here.
Kivi misses with some punches.
Kivi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kivi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kivi can't break the clinch.

Edilhson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Edilhson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kivi, pushing him back against the cage.
Edilhson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kivi's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Edilhson.
Edilhson letting Kivi take a breather here.
Kivi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edilhson backwards.
Kivi blocks an uppercut.
Kivi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Edilhson.
Edilhson letting Kivi take a breather here.
Kivi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edilhson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kivi controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edilhson is trying to pull guard but Kivi has him pressed against the cage.
Kivi is trying to maintain a safe position but Edilhson gets an underhook and turns Kivi into the cage.
Kivi lands a body shot.
Edilhson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edilhson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kivi is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi tries to throw a body punch but Edilhson avoids it by throwing Kivi back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Edilhson.
Edilhson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kivi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kivi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kivi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kivi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kivi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kivi throws out a powerful jab.
Kivi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edilhson is looking to counter punch.
Kivi misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Kivi.
Edilhson with a poor takedown
and Kivi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Edilhson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edilhson wants to land a leg kick but Kivi is out of range.
Kivi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edilhson is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi slips a jab from Edilhson.
Atlas Kivi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edilhson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kivi eats them both and turns towards Edilhson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edilhson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Edilhson scores with a nice body kick.
Edilhson misses with an attempted mid kick.

Kivi drives through and clinches with Edilhson against the cage.

Edilhson pulls guard.
Edilhson keeping moving, preventing Kivi from controlling successfully.
Kivi looking to sit in guard and control but Edilhson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Edilhson being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Kivi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Atlas Kivi.
I think Kivi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Atlas Kivi!
A victorious Atlas Kivi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Edmundo Edilhson was interviewed post fight and said 'Great fight "The Lone Wolf" Booker McQuade I managed to get you in an armbar the first fight but you won fair and square this time I will be back to get my title tho!'.