PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Pilvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilvi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Faded. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

McLovin
vs
Pilvi

178 cm
36
176 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

188 cm
30
180 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Amped Performance

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Bob McLovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veikko Pilvi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLovin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McLovin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pilvi. Pilvi obviously looking to wear him down.
McLovin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Veikko Pilvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLovin takes one to the side of the head.
McLovin checks a low kick from Pilvi.
McLovin throwing a counter right hand but Pilvi manages to avoid it.
Pilvi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pilvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McLovin.
Pilvi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McLovin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pilvi throws a quick inside leg kick.
McLovin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pilvi lands a nice leg kick that just misses McLovin's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLovin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pilvi throws a leg kick which misses McLovin's front leg but catches the back leg as McLovin tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McLovin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pilvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McLovin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pilvi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pilvi, as that shot connected.
Pilvi misses the jab.
McLovin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McLovin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pilvi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McLovin. That did some damage!
McLovin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HAWK Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pilvi wants to clinch up but McLovin keeps it at a distance.
McLovin circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLovin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pilvi.

Pilvi pushes McLovin up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilvi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLovin.
McLovin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pilvi blocks it with crossed arms.

Pilvi breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Pilvi.
Pilvi tries a low kick but McLovin avoids it.
McLovin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pilvi misses with a wild body shot.
McLovin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from McLovin misses its target.
Pilvi scores with a jab to the body.
Pilvi tries to clinch there but McLovin circles away.
Pilvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLovin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pilvi misses with a double jab
and McLovin counters with a straight right hand.
Pilvi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McLovin's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McLovin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pilvi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pilvi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from McLovin misses.
Pilvi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pilvi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McLovin's head backwards.
Pilvi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLovin circles away quickly and effectively.
McLovin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pilvi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McLovin slips under a jab.
McLovin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Pilvi.

Pilvi clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Pilvi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pilvi is working McLovin over against the cage.
Pilvi scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi blocks an elbow strike.
Pilvi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pilvi throws a head punch that misses.
McLovin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McLovin misses with some punches.
McLovin blocks a body shot from Pilvi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLovin.
McLovin swings wildly with an uppercut but Pilvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLovin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLovin misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pilvi.
Pilvi throws a punch but it's blocked by McLovin.
McLovin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Pilvi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pilvi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pilvi misses with a double jab.
McLovin is looking to counter punch.
Pilvi works McLovin's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veikko Pilvi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McLovin has Pilvi up against the cage in a clinch.
Pilvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLovin lands a left hand.
McLovin misses with a knee strike.
Pilvi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McLovin digs a right hand underneath Pilvi's ribcage. Pilvi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pilvi throws a punch but it's blocked by McLovin.
McLovin lands a body punch in the clinch.
McLovin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pilvi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McLovin blocking some punches.
Pilvi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Pilvi fails to land.
McLovin throws a knee to the head but misses.

Pilvi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McLovin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pilvi wants to clinch but McLovin slips to the side
and McLovin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bob McLovin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi throws a hook but McLovin avoids it easily.

Pilvi clinches.
Pilvi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pilvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pilvi tries a body shot but McLovin blocks it.
McLovin tries to land knees in the clinch but Pilvi avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pilvi gets through McLovin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McLovin pushes off an throws an elbow but Pilvi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McLovin obliges.
McLovin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pilvi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McLovin.

Pilvi breaks from the clinch.
Pilvi throws a leg kick which misses McLovin's front leg but catches the back leg as McLovin tries to avoid it.
Pilvi misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McLovin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pilvi scores with a sloppy right hand. McLovin should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilvi works over McLovin's head and body with a nice combination.

Pilvi tries to keep at a distance but McLovin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pilvi lands with a right to the head.
Pilvi tries to work over McLovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pilvi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLovin.
Pilvi throws a head punch that misses.

Pilvi breaks from the clinch.
Pilvi digs a good body shot into McLovin's ribs.
Pilvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pilvi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi jabs McLovin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pilvi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McLovin's head backwards.
Pilvi throws a low kick but McLovin avoids it.
A head kick misses from Pilvi.
Pilvi misses with a body shot.
McLovin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McLovin looks to throw the jab but Pilvi is out of range.
Pilvi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McLovin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pilvi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pilvi.
Pilvi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pilvi tests McLovin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pilvi thuds his right hand into McLovin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pilvi closes the distance and clinches.
McLovin stalls.
Veikko Pilvi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McLovin blocks an uppercut.
McLovin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McLovin trying to land knees to the body.
McLovin misses with an elbow strike.
McLovin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pilvi.
McLovin wants to stall.
Pilvi lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLovin backwards.
The referee calls for McLovin to work.

Pilvi manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veikko Pilvi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McLovin looks to land a combination. Pilvi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pilvi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McLovin closes the distance but Pilvi moves to the side
letting Pilvi counter with a right hand.

Pilvi closes the distance and clinches.
McLovin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLovin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pilvi blocks an elbow strike.
McLovin misses with a knee to the head.
Pilvi managing to block the knees to the body from McLovin.
Pilvi working aggressively here.
Pilvi managing to block the knees to the body from McLovin.
Nice body punch from Pilvi.
Still in the clinch, Pilvi scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pilvi.
McLovin takes a shot to the head.
McLovin lands a nice uppercut.
McLovin missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Pilvi.
Pilvi avoiding damage as McLovin throws knees to the body.

Pilvi manages to break the clinch.
Pilvi swings for the body but McLovin moves out of range.
McLovin throws a big counter combination but Pilvi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McLovin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pilvi throws a jab when McLovin was well out of range.
Pilvi throws a leg kick but McLovin checks it.
Pilvi tests McLovin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pilvi throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pilvi tries to clinch but McLovin moves out of range.
Pilvi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McLovin on the side of the head.
Pilvi lands a glancing blow to the side of McLovin's head.
Pilvi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Veikko Pilvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pilvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pilvi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pilvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McLovin.
McLovin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McLovin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McLovin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Pilvi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi cracks the inside of McLovin's front leg.
Pilvi scores with a nice head shot.
McLovin throws a hook but Pilvi avoids it easily.
Pilvi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pilvi is looking to slow McLovin down with leg kicks.
Pilvi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like McLovin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pilvi.
McLovin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pilvi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Pilvi - just one landing.
McLovin misses with the combination.
Pilvi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McLovin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi swings for the body but McLovin moves out of range.
Pilvi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bob McLovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McLovin misses with a few strikes there.
Pilvi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pilvi scores with a one two! McLovin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McLovin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Pilvi misses.
McLovin throwing a counter right hand but Pilvi manages to avoid it.
Pilvi misses with a straight right.
Pilvi scores with the left hand. McLovin knows he should have avoided that one.
Pilvi connects with a good right hand that stumbles McLovin. McLovin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pilvi cracks McLovin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pilvi connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Veikko Pilvi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pilvi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Veikko Pilvi!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Veikko Pilvi!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Veikko Pilvi!

Veikko Pilvi wins by unanimous decision!
Veikko Pilvi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.