PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Nilkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBain comes to the cage accompanied by Harder Than You Think by Public Enemy. Nilkki has chosen Fintelligens - Sori as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McBain
vs
Nilkki

182 cm
40
154 lbs
27 - 17 - 1

154 cm
32
145 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter McBain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pikku Nilkki!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nilkki takes one to the chin there.
Nilkki avoids the body shot from McBain.
Nilkki tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nilkki misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from McBain misses.
Nilkki slips under a jab.
Nilkki throws a wild body kick that McBain sees coming a mile off.
McBain motions for Nilkki to come forward. McBain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McBain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nilkki tries to close the distance and clinch but McBain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nilkki on the side of the head.
Nilkki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nilkki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McBain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McBain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McBain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nilkki in his tracks.
McBain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McBain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McBain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilkki.
McBain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McBain throws a hook but Nilkki avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki throws a low kick, looking for McBain's leg but McBain calmly moves out of range.
McBain misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nilkki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for McBain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Nilkki blocks the low kick.
Nilkki misses with a head kick.
McBain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nilkki missing with a left hand there. McBain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Nilkki.
Peter McBain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBain digs a good hook to Nilkki's body.
Nilkki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McBain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nilkki scrambles back to his feet.
Nilkki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBain.
McBain connects with the punch.
A big left from McBain misses.
McBain tries to score with a low kick but Nilkki moves his leg out of the way.
Nilkki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nilkki cracks McBain with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McBain sets himself, and Nilkki steps forward looking for the clinch! McBain avoids it this time.
McBain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nilkki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nilkki connects with a jab.
McBain looks to land a left hand but Nilkki moved out of range nicely.
McBain misses the shot to the body.
Nilkki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McBain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nilkki looks to land a right hand but McBain moved out of range.
Nilkki throws out a loose jab but McBain uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBain throws a jab but it's blocked by Nilkki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nilkki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McBain throws a sloppy head kick and Nilkki moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for McBain.
Nilkki drops his hands momentarily and McBain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nilkki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nilkki blocks a head kick by McBain.
Nilkki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McBain.
Nilkki looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain checks a low kick from Nilkki.
McBain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nilkki. Nilkki obviously looking to wear him down.
Nilkki throws a body kick that misses
and McBain counters with a nice body shot.
McBain shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nilkki eats them both and turns towards McBain to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nilkki slips a jab from McBain.
Nilkki misses with a body kick.
McBain throws a leg kick which misses Nilkki's front leg but catches the back leg as Nilkki tries to avoid it.
Nilkki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nilkki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nilkki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McBain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nilkki throws out the jab.
Nilkki checks a leg kick.
Nilkki misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Nilkki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body kick from McBain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilkki walks into a left hand.
A big right from McBain misses.
McBain lands with a nice body kick.
Nilkki misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nilkki avoids the body shot from McBain.
Nilkki tries a head kick but it misses.
McBain throws a push kick but Nilkki slaps the foot to one side.
Nilkki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McBain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McBain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McBain tests Nilkki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nilkki slips a straight right by McBain.
McBain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nilkki misses with a kick to the body.
McBain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nilkki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBain feints and then cracks Nilkki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nilkki down.
McBain circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilkki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nilkki motions for McBain to come forward. Nilkki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McBain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nilkki scores with a leg kick.
McBain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nilkki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter McBain dominated that round.
That's time! McBain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A chopping leg kick lands by McBain.
McBain cracks Nilkki with a good jab.
McBain slips a straight right by Nilkki.
Peter McBain is winning the standup battle so far.
McBain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McBain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nilkki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for McBain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good work by Nilkki as he checks the leg kick.
Nilkki checks a leg kick nicely.
McBain lands a head kick. Nilkki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McBain avoids the body shot from Nilkki.
McBain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McBain tries to bum rush Nilkki with a series of wild strikes but Nilkki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBain's corner calls for a 1-2. McBain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
A swing and a miss from Nilkki.
McBain dips to his left and cracks Nilkki with an uppercut!
McBain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nilkki. Nilkki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki misses with a wild body shot.
McBain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nilkki throws a jab when McBain was well out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nilkki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McBain has got the better of the exchanges.
Nilkki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McBain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nilkki can do to turn this around?
McBain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nilkki throws a body shot but no joy.
Nilkki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nilkki scores with a kick to the body.
McBain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Nilkki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nilkki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McBain's calf.
McBain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nilkki cracks McBain with a good jab.
It looks like McBain has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nilkki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nilkki lunges at McBain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McBain's hand.
McBain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Nilkki to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilkki moves out of range as McBain throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McBain, right into the meat.
Nilkki slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McBain throws a low kick but Nilkki avoids it.
Nilkki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nilkki throws the kick towards the body but McBain avoids it.

Nilkki pushes McBain up against the cage in a clinch.
McBain managing to block the knees to the body from Nilkki.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McBain can't break the clinch.
Nilkki misses with an elbow over the top.
McBain tries to break the clinch but Nilkki is controlling the position.
McBain wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilkki won't allow it.
Nilkki missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nilkki obliges.
McBain wants to break the clinch but can't.
McBain is trying to break free.
McBain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McBain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on McBain's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Peter McBain has been cut.
McBain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McBain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nilkki lands a right hand that snaps the head of McBain backwards.
Nilkki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBain is trying to break free.

McBain manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by McBain. That's going to slow Nilkki down.
McBain tries a head kick but it misses.
Nilkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McBain can pounce on him.
McBain looks to land a body kick but Nilkki moved away.
Nilkki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McBain avoids a kick to the body.
Nilkki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McBain misses with a hook.
McBain throws an off balance right hand

and Nilkki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McBain is trying to break the clinch but Nilkki has him pressed against the cage.
Nilkki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain has had enough of the clinch but Nilkki keeps him there for the moment.
McBain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McBain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McBain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nilkki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nilkki lands a slapping body shot.
McBain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nilkki lands a nice looking kick to the body. McBain takes a step back to recover.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nilkki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McBain.

Nilkki pushes McBain up against the cage in a clinch.
Nilkki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nilkki tries to land knees in the clinch but McBain avoids the damage to the body.
McBain wants to break free but Nilkki has control.
Nilkki scores with a shoulder strike.

McBain breaks the clinch.
Nilkki throws a hook to the side of McBain's head but McBain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McBain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nilkki.
Left hook, right uppercut from McBain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pikku Nilkki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter McBain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

McBain lands with a nice body punch.
McBain throws a head kick that misses.
McBain lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick from McBain misses.
McBain misses with a left hand
and Nilkki counters with a straight right hand.
McBain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McBain throws a body punch but Nilkki moves out of range.
McBain throws a big shot that misses.
Nilkki misses with a wild combination.
McBain misses with an uppercut.
McBain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nilkki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for McBain.
Nilkki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McBain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nilkki blocks a jab.
Nilkki connects with a leg kick. McBain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
McBain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McBain throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki misses with a body kick.
Nilkki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McBain is out of range.
Nilkki throws out a loose jab but McBain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilkki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nilkki tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nilkki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McBain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nilkki checks it well.
Nice uppercut there from McBain.
Nilkki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nilkki tries to clinch but McBain is having none of it.
McBain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nilkki checks a leg kick.
Nilkki looks to land a right hand but McBain moved out of range.
McBain is looking to counter punch.
McBain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nilkki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McBain avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from McBain misses the target.
McBain throws a leg kick but Nilkki moved away.
McBain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nilkki sizes up McBain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilkki cracks McBain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McBain throws a body shot but no joy.
Nilkki throws a good cross that connects.
Nilkki throws a hook but McBain blocks it.
McBain looks to land a body kick but Nilkki moved away.
McBain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McBain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nilkki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McBain throws a hook but Nilkki blocks it.
McBain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nilkki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McBain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McBain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McBain avoids a kick to the body.
Nilkki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McBain.
Nilkki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McBain blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki avoids the body shot from McBain.
McBain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBain with a jab.
Nilkki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McBain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McBain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nilkki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McBain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilkki manages to avoid it.
Nilkki throws out a counter right but McBain avoids it with no problem.
Nilkki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nilkki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nilkki lands with a good body shot.
McBain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBain checks the leg kick.
Nilkki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McBain is able to avoid easily.
Nilkki throws a leg kick which misses McBain's front leg but catches the back leg as McBain tries to avoid it.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses.
Nilkki misses with a body kick.
McBain scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McBain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nilkki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Nilkki pushes McBain up against the cage in a clinch.
Nilkki lands a nice uppercut.
McBain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McBain working hard to break the clinch.
McBain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nilkki has him pressed against the cage.

McBain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McBain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nilkki can pounce on him.
McBain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nilkki scores with a nice head shot.
Nilkki connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilkki swinging wildly here.
Nilkki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nilkki lands a slapping body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Nilkki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nilkki 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pikku Nilkki!
Pikku Nilkki tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.