PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmo Stasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pitbull
vs
Stasi

180 cm
19
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Stasi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stasi is looking to score with low kicks.
Kimmo Stasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stasi scoring well with a low kick there.
Pitbull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stasi moves out of range of the strikes.
Stasi cracks the inside of Pitbull's front leg.
Pitbull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stasi throws a series of punches but Pitbull moves out of range.
Pitbull throws a hook but Stasi avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Stasi.
Pitbull throws a hook to the side of Stasi's head but Stasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitbull misses with a hook. Stasi ducked under it nicely.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitbull looks to throw the jab but Stasi is out of range.
Stasi loads up on a big right hand but Pitbull slips the punch.
Stasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Stasi forces Pitbull back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Stasi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitbull.
Pitbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Stasi.
Stasi is working Pitbull over against the cage.
Pitbull working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Stasi as the two fighters clinch.
Stasi stalls.
A right handed body shot lands from Stasi.
Stasi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stasi scores with a shot to the side of Pitbull's head.
Pitbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stasi has Pitbull pressed against the cage, preventing Pitbull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stasi lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Stasi - that landed with a thud.
Stasi effectively controlling the action here.
Stasi blocking some punches.
Stasi lands with a left to the head.
Pitbull misses with the head strike.
Pitbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pitbull avoids it.
Stasi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Stasi on the inside.
Stasi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stasi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stasi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stasi scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to pull guard but Stasi won't allow it.
Pitbull being controlled against the cage.
Stasi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stasi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Pitbull.
Stasi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stasi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stasi lands a hook that snaps the head of Pitbull backwards.
Stasi stalling the fight.
Pitbull is looking to control Stasi's arms but Stasi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pitbull has his back to the cage.
Pitbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitbull wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stasi has him pressed against the cage.
Pitbull misses with some punches.
Pitbull being controlled against the cage.
Stasi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pitbull working hard to break the clinch.
Pitbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Stasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stasi lands a hook that snaps the head of Pitbull backwards.
Pitbull is trying to break the clinch but Stasi has him pressed against the cage.
Stasi prevents Pitbull from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull fails to pull guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stasi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stasi presses Pitbull against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stasi digs a right hand into Pitbull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pitbull's gas tank.
Pitbull tries to pull guard but Stasi won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Stasi.
Pitbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stasi digs a right hand into Pitbull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pitbull's gas tank.
Pitbull is breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stasi lands a left hand.
Pitbull tries to break the clinch but Stasi is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Stasi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pitbull backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pitbull fails to land.
Stasi lands an uppercut.
Stasi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stasi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stasi blocks an uppercut.
Pitbull is looking to break free of the clinch but Stasi has double underhooks.
Stasi controlling the action here for a moment.
Stasi blocking some punches.
Stasi missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Stasi on the inside.
Stasi is working Pitbull over against the cage.
Pitbull has had enough of the clinch but Stasi keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stasi - that landed with a thud.
Stasi scores with a shot to the side of Pitbull's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull stalling in the clinch but Stasi improves position.
Stasi keeps control of Pitbull as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a head punch that misses.
Stasi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitbulls head.
A hook to the body from Stasi.
Stasi landing knees to the body.
Stasi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stasi presses Pitbull against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stasi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stasi lands a body punch.
Stasi stalling.
Pitbull fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stasi has Pitbull pressed against the cage, preventing Pitbull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stasi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stasi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Stasi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stasi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pitbull being controlled against the cage.
Stasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stasi digs a right hand underneath Pitbull's ribcage. Pitbull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stasi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimmo Stasi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stasi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitbull.
Pitbull walks into a jab.
Stasi blocks a jab.
Pitbull cracks Stasi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pitbull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stasi looks to throw the jab but Pitbull is out of range.
Stasi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitbull slips a jab from Stasi.

Pitbull gets tackled into the cage by Stasi. Stasi maintains the clinch.
Stasi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stasi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stasi continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stasi has Pitbull pressed against the cage, preventing Pitbull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stasi blocking some punches.
Stasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Stasi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stasi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Stasi as the two fighters clinch.
Stasi scores with a hook to the body.
Stasi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pitbull up against the cage.
Stasi lands a body shot.
Stasi works on Pitbull's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stasi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Stasi.
Pitbull wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stasi has him pressed against the cage.
Pitbull takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stasi stalling against the cage.
Kimmo Stasi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pitbull's efforts to push away.
Stasi digs a right hand underneath Pitbull's ribcage. Pitbull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stasi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pitbull misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stasi blocks a body shot from Pitbull.
Pitbull gets through Stasi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stasi is looking to control Pitbull's arms but Pitbull gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stasi has his back to the cage.
Stasi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pitbull fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stasi lands with a left to the head.
Pitbull misses with some punches.
Pitbull wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stasi tries to stall but Pitbull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stasi lands a right hand.
Pitbull has had enough of the clinch but Stasi keeps him there for the moment.
Pitbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Stasi.
Pitbull is trying to force a seperation but Stasi has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stasi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stasi lands a nice shot to the body.
Stasi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitbull avoids the damage to the body.
Stasi is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stasi.
Stasi lands a shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stasi.
Stasi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stasi.
A shot in the inside from Stasi.
Good body shot from Stasi.
Stasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Pitbull's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pitbull working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitbull.
Pitbull has a couple of punches blocked by Stasi.
Pitbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Stasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stasi stalls.
Pitbull has had enough of the clinch but Stasi keeps him there for the moment.
Stasi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stasi lands a nice shot to the body.
Stasi avoiding damage.
Stasi lands with a right to the head.
Stasi pushes Pitbull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitbull misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stasi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stasi lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stasi looking to slow down the pace here.
Stasi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kimmo Stasi.
Pitbull throws a hook to the side of Stasi's head but Stasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Stasi misses.
Pitbull throws a looping overhand right but Stasi ducks down to avoid it.
Stasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A cross from Stasi lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stasi lands a jab to the nose.
Pitbull misses with a double jab
and Stasi counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimmo Stasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stasi feints and then cracks Pitbull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pitbull down.
Stasi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pitbull.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stasi.
A swing and a miss from Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stasi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pitbull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pitbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stasi.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut.
Stasi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stasi staying out of range there.
Pitbull throws a hook but Stasi avoids it easily.
Pitbull slips a straight right by Stasi.
Stasi throws a hook but Pitbull blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stasi misses with a body shot
and Pitbull counters with a straight right hand.
Stasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitbull.
Stasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitbull.
Pitbull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pitbull takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Pitbull misses.
Pitbull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stasi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pitbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Stasi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stasi.
Stasi scores with a jab to the body.
Pitbull sizes up Stasi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pitbull throws a lazy right hand but Stasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stasi connects with a leg kick. Pitbull looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Stasi moves away and avoids it.
Pitbull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stasi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stasi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitbull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stasi scores with a jab to the body.
Pitbull is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pitbull loads up on a big right hand but Stasi slips the punch.
Pitbull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stasi.
Pitbull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a looping overhand right but Stasi ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stasi lands a jab to Pitbull's midsection.
Pitbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Stasi has managed to clinch.
Pitbull lands a right hand.
Stasi blocks a body shot from Pitbull.
Stasi just leaning against Pitbull, taking a breather.
Kimmo Stasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left hand lands to the body for Stasi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Roy Pitbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stasi.
Pitbull fails to pull guard.
Stasi missing with knees to the body.
Pitbull is trying to break free.
Pitbull working aggressively here.
Pitbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitbull is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pitbull tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stasi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stasi walks away with a smile on his face. Pitbull gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitbull throws an overhand right that lands on Stasi's shoulder, as Stasi tries to avoid the shot.
Stasi misses with the combination.
Pitbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitbull throws a hook but Stasi blocks it.
Pitbull misses with a shot to the body
and Stasi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pitbull is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pitbull throws a lazy right hand but Stasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitbull scores with a hook to the body. Stasi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot lands for Stasi.
Stasi throws a hook but Pitbull avoids it easily.
Stasi clobbers Pitbull with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stasi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimmo Stasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stasi 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimmo Stasi!