PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 3373 p4p, 4241 weight class) and Ghengis Khan (ranked 402 p4p, 481 weight class). Ghengis Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kyrvänsyylä
vs
Khan

195 cm
19
267
4 - 2 - 0

201 cm
19
265
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

FF Gear
Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ghengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyrvänsyylä circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.

Khan clinches up with Kyrvänsyylä and pushes him back against the cage.
Kyrvänsyylä tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Khan.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyrvänsyylä has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a right to the head.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kyrvänsyylä.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan pushes Kyrvänsyylä back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyrvänsyylä throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kyrvänsyylä pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyrvänsyylä fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kyrvänsyylä struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Kyrvänsyylä working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyrvänsyylä blocking some punches.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kyrvänsyylä as Khan tries to tie him up.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a shoulder strike.
Khan taking a breather.
Kyrvänsyylä wants to break free but Khan has control.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a left hand.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kyrvänsyylä as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kyrvänsyylä breaks from the clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a shot to the body.
Khan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Khan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a straight right hand.

That has opened up Ghengis Khan's cut even more.
Khan darts in trying to clinch
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kyrvänsyylä backwards.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan avoiding damage.

Kyrvänsyylä breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan gets a clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä blocking some punches.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyrvänsyylä backwards.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyrvänsyylä blocking some punches.

Kyrvänsyylä breaks from the clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a series of wild punches.

Khan instigates a clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä trying to stall but Khan improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kyrvänsyylä or not.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyrvänsyylä.
Khan working aggressively here.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a light punch inside.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a body punch.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kyrvänsyylä breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Khan clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kyrvänsyylä swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyrvänsyylä swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kyrvänsyylä pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Einar Kyrvänsyylä dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Khan slips a jab and a cross from Kyrvänsyylä.

Kyrvänsyylä gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghengis Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan cracks Kyrvänsyylä with a nice body shot.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks an uppercut.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan lands a left hand.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
A head punch on the inside from Kyrvänsyylä fails to land.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Kyrvänsyylä.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Kyrvänsyylä softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyrvänsyylä tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan trying to stall but Kyrvänsyylä improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Kyrvänsyylä escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with an uppercut.
Khan tries to clinch but Kyrvänsyylä moves out of range.
Kyrvänsyylä appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kyrvänsyylä circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyrvänsyylä swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan closes the distance but Kyrvänsyylä moves to the side
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan moves to clinch but Kyrvänsyylä breaks away
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Khan gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Khan slowing the pace effectively.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyrvänsyylä creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a light punch inside.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a right to the head.

The cut above Ghengis Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kyrvänsyylä is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kyrvänsyylä pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyrvänsyylä cracks Khan with a good jab.

Kyrvänsyylä gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Ghengis Khan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyrvänsyylä pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a punch to the body.

Kyrvänsyylä breaks the clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Khan rushes Kyrvänsyylä and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Kyrvänsyylä.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan working aggressively here.

Kyrvänsyylä's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan tries to clinch but Kyrvänsyylä is having none of it.

Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kyrvänsyylä breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Khan clinches.
A right hand to the body from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Khan tries to work over Kyrvänsyylä's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Kyrvänsyylä breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Einar Kyrvänsyylä dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Khan tries to clinch up
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kyrvänsyylä lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyrvänsyylä swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan wants to clinch but Kyrvänsyylä slips to the side
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a left to the body.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
Einar Kyrvänsyylä managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FF Gear, into his post fight interview.