PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuju Kilju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balor's entrance music is Monster. A fine choice. Kilju has chosen One Of These Mornings as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Balor
vs
Kilju

172 cm
40
152 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

175 cm
35
147 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Sully's Bar & Grill

Perkele!
Bullet Proof System

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 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuju Kilju!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilju throws a counter combo.
Kilju connects with a solid leg kick.

Kilju moves into the clinch successfully.
Balor gets through Kilju's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kilju tries to pull guard but Balor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Balor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilju backwards.

Kilju's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balor misses with a double jab.
Kilju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balor jabs at Kilju's body.
Balor keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Kilju.
Kilju displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
Kilju tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kilju ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
Kilju with the counter takedown but Balor avoids it easily.
Kilju blocks a jab.
Kilju throws a counter combo.
Balor throws a hook but Kilju avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor blocks a head kick by Kilju.
Balor misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kilju.
Kilju takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balor misses with a right hand
and Kilju counters with a straight right hand.
Kilju slips under a jab from Balor.
Nice takedown defense from Balor. No joy for Kilju on that attempt.
Balor quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kilju uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balor just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Kilju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balor throws a sloppy head kick and Kilju moves out of range easily.
Balor throws a lazy head kick
and Kilju cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balor connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilju throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Kilju closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kilju takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Balor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balor.
Balor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Balor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kilju takes a shot to the head.

Balor breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kilju darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Balor moves into full guard.
Kilju seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Balor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kilju manages to get himself to full guard.

Kilju trying to keep a closed guard but Balor is proving a slippery customer.
Kilju has momentary wrist control but Balor slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilju trying to control the position.
Balor looking to sit in guard and control but Kilju gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kilju trying to control but Balor is working from the bottom.
Balor is controlling Kilju's posture.
Kilju missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilju trying to control but Balor is working from the bottom.
Kilju tries to free his leg and advance position but Balor is retaining full guard.
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 Finn Balor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kilju shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balor as he avoids it easily.
Kilju throws a head kick but Balor moves out of range.
Kilju blocks a head kick by Balor.
Kilju staying out of range there.
Finn Balor is winning the standup battle so far.

Kilju shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Balor napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Balor sneaks out the side door and pushes Kilju away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Balor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilju is trying to control Balor's posture but Balor avoids it.
Kilju is being controlled here.
Balor lands an elbow.
Finn Balor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balor trying to control the position but Kilju is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilju on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kilju tries to buck Balor off but Balor is having none of it.
Kilju takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kilju sneaks back into half guard.
Balor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kilju keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilju is trying to stand up here but Balor is controlling him well.
Balor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Balor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kilju tries to roll over but Balor keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kilju kicks Balor off and gets back to his feet.
Kilju tries to clinch
and Balor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Balor.
Balor misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilju displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
Kilju appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kilju throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Balor misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilju with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Balor counter with a right hand.
Balor just misses with a punch to the body.
As Balor backs off Kilju throws a huge counter combo but Balor manages to avoid it all.
Balor tries a head kick but it misses.

Kilju closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Balor to the mat! Balor manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilju throwing strikes from guard but Balor blocks nicely.
Balor wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilju tries to stand but Balor is controlling from the bottom.
Kilju throwing strikes from guard but Balor blocks nicely.
Balor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilju can do to turn this around?
Balor seems keen to control Kilju's posture.
Kilju throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilju would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kilju preventing the sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Balor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kilju.
Finn Balor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuju Kilju.
Balor dips to his left and cracks Kilju with an uppercut!
Balor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilju counters with a body kick.
Balor loads up on a big right hand but Kilju slips the punch.
Balor works Kilju's body with a nice hook.
Balor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilju is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Balor slips a jab and a cross from Kilju.
Balor is looking to counter with head kicks.
Balor lands a high kick!

Kilju is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finn Balor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kilju avoids the body shot from Balor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balor, as that shot connected.
Kilju is still on wobbly legs! Can Balor finish him?
Balor steps in with a hook that catches Kilju right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Balor follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kilju looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finn Balor!
Our winner, Finn Balor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.