PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lipsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tolkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipsky comes to the cage accompanied by Das Spiel Ist Aust. Matt Lipsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lipsky
vs
Tolkki

184 cm
26
215 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

194 cm
22
221 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Lipsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tolkki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolkki misses with a left hand
and Lipsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Lipsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tolkki connects with an inside leg kick.
Lipsky misses with a low kick as Tolkki jumps back.
Lipsky moves out of range as Tolkki throws a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Lipsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tolkki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lipsky thows a leg kick but Tolkki checks it
and Tolkki counters with an inside leg kick.
Lipsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tolkki.
Tolkki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lipsky is out of range.
Lipsky throws a solid leg kick but Tolkki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lipsky.
A low kick from Tolkki misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tolkki feints and then cracks Lipsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lipsky down.
Lipsky connects with a leg kick. Tolkki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lipsky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tolkki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lipsky avoids the head kick by Tolkki.
Lipsky pushes Tolkki away with a front kick.
Tolkki misses with a leg kick
and Lipsky counters with a thumping low kick.
Good work by Tolkki as he checks the leg kick.
Lipsky throws a low kick, looking for Tolkki's leg but Tolkki calmly moves out of range.
Tolkki throws a leg kick
and Lipsky counters with a good low kick that Tolkki was not able to check.

Lipsky forces Tolkki back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolkki's defenses.

It looks like Teppo Tolkki has been cut.
Tolkki avoids a wild elbow strike from Lipsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolkki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lipsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tolkki's face.
Tolkki with a knee to the head.
Tolkki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lipsky throws an elbow but misses.
Tolkki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lipsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tolkki is defending well for now.
Tolkki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lipsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tolkki is defending well for now.
Tolkki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lipsky.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolkki's defenses.
Lipsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolkki.
Tolkki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Tolkki.
Tolkki looks gassed!
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Tolkki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Tolkki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolkki trying to land knees to the body.
Lipsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lipsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Tolkki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Tolkki shrugs off.

That has opened up Teppo Tolkki's cut even more.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lipsky throws an elbow but misses.
Lipsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tolkki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lipsky trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lipsky throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lipsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Lipsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lipsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lipsky obliges.
Tolkki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lipsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tolkki can't find room to land a body shot as Lipsky controls the action.
Tolkki trying to land knees to the body.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tolkki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lipsky blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolkki takes an elbow to the temple.
Tolkki avoids a wild elbow strike from Lipsky.
Tolkki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lipsky.
Lipsky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tolkki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Teppo Tolkki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lipsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Lipsky working Tolkki over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lipsky.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lipsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tolkki's brow.
Tolkki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lipsky prevents Tolkki from breaking the clinch.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tolkki is trying to push Lipsky away but Lipsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky misses with an elbow strike.
Tolkki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lipsky avoids it.
Tolkki avoiding damage as Lipsky throws knees to the body.
Lipsky avoiding damage as Tolkki throws knees to the body.
Tolkki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Tolkki shrugs off.
Lipsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lipsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tolkki avoids the elbow strike from Lipsky, against the cage.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.

Teppo Tolkki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tolkki tries a body shot but Lipsky blocks it.
Tolkki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lipsky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tolkki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lipsky has him pressed against the cage.
Tolkki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolkki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tolkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Lipsky controls his hands.
Tolkki blocks the elbow strike.
Tolkki tries to land knees in the clinch but Lipsky avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Lipsky.
Lipsky misses with an elbow strike.
Tolkki throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lipsky throws an elbow but misses.
Lipsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Lipsky!