PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stillwell (ranked 2902 p4p, 3257 weight class) and Elias Korpela (ranked 353 p4p, 393 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stillwell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Burning Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stillwell
vs
Korpela

170 cm
20
160
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
169
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Stillwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Korpela!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stillwell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Korpela as he avoids it easily.

Stillwell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stillwell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Korpela's head.
Stillwell working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stillwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stillwell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Korpela has momentary wrist control but Stillwell slips an elbow through the middle.
Stillwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stillwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stillwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stillwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korpela works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stillwell throws a big elbow that misses.
Stillwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stillwell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillwell postures up in Korpela's guard and throws a big left but Korpela blocks it.
Stillwell connects with a couple of short punches.
Stillwell throwing strikes from guard but Korpela blocks nicely.
Stillwell lands a couple of digs.
Our spies down at at Finland's Finest MMA Gym inform us that Korpela has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Stillwell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Stillwell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stillwell throws a big elbow that misses.
Korpela working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stillwell.
Stillwell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stillwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stillwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stillwell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stillwell with a nice head shot there.
Stillwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stillwell with a nice head shot there.
Stillwell cracks Korpela with a solid left hand.
Stillwell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stillwell stands up over Korpela, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Korpela being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Korpela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stillwell chips away with some ground and pound.
Stillwell 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.
Stillwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stillwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stillwell throws a big right hand that misses.
Stillwell postures up and lands a big shot to Korpela's brow.
Stillwell is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stillwell is looking to advance position but Korpela has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stillwell working to try and regain half guard.
Korpela controlling from mount.
Korpela avoids the attempt from Stillwell to control.
Stillwell regains half guard.
Stillwell is trying to get back to full guard.
Korpela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stillwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stillwell missing with punches from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Stillwell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stillwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Stillwell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Korpela wants to get back to his feet but Stillwell is dominant here and he's now got Korpela's back!
Stillwell throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Korpela!
Korpela staying busy and making it hard for Stillwell to control.
Stillwell is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Korpela up.
Stillwell trying to control momentarily.
Stillwell scores with punches from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stillwell lands with a hammerfist to the side of Korpela's head.
Stillwell is punishing Korpela with some ground and pound.
Stillwell punches Korpela on the ear.

Korpela is rocked!
Korpela is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpela is trying to remain composed but Stillwell is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Korpela is still in real trouble! Can Stillwell finish him?
Stillwell lands strikes from the back and Korpela isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Stillwell!
Jason Stillwell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.