PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Muchacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hel Sinki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Muchacho
vs
Sinki

212 cm
21
219 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Muchacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hel Sinki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinki throws a hook but Muchacho blocks it.
Sinki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Sinki - just one landing.
Muchacho throws a head kick but Sinki moves out of range.
A jab-cross combination lands for Sinki and sends Muchacho crashing to the mat! Sinki follows him down to the mat - Muchacho regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Ivan Muchacho has been cut.
Muchacho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Muchacho looking for submissions off his back.
Sinki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muchacho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Muchacho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchacho trying to keep a closed guard but Sinki is proving a slippery customer.
Muchacho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sinki controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muchacho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muchacho is trying to control the position but Sinki postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muchacho is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sinki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sinki won't allow Muchacho to sweep him here.
Muchacho really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Muchacho throws a jab when Sinki was well out of range.
Oooh a lovely combination from Sinki sends Muchacho down but not out. Sinki dives into side control looking to finish.

Muchacho is rocked!
Muchacho is breathing heavily.
Muchacho is looking to reverse the position.
Sinki prevents Muchacho from escaping the position.
Sinki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
A lull in the action here.
Muchacho struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sinki stands up.
Hel Sinki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sinki.
Muchacho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sinki.
Sinki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sinki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Sinki misses its intended target.
Sinki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinki feints and then cracks Muchacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muchacho down.
Sinki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sinki with a jab.

Ivan Muchacho's cut is getting worse.
Muchacho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muchacho throws a sloppy body shot
and Sinki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muchacho blocks a jab.
Sinki misses with a few strikes there.
Sinki avoids the head kick by Muchacho.
Hel Sinki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by Sinki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinki digs a good body shot into Muchacho's ribs.
Sinki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muchacho's sensitive parts.
Sinki looks to land a combination but Muchacho avoids it well.
Sinki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Ivan Muchacho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Muchacho slips a straight right by Sinki.
Sinki throws a shot from downtown. Muchacho moves away and avoids it.
Sinki scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sinki lands a high kick to the side of Muchacho's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Sinki dives into guard, looking to finish.
Oh Muchacho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Muchacho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sinki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sinki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Muchacho seems to have got his legs back now.
Ground and pound from Sinki.
Muchacho wants to control but Sinki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sinki not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muchacho wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Muchacho looking for a sweep. Not yet Muchacho, not yet.
Sinki trying to control but Muchacho is working from the bottom.
Muchacho wants to sweep here but Sinki controlling him for the moment.
Muchacho trying to keep a closed guard but Sinki is proving a slippery customer.
Sinki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Muchacho's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sinki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Muchacho trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Muchacho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sinki landing strikes from the mount and Muchacho is in trouble!

Jeez, Ivan Muchacho's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Muchacho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hel Sinki!