PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smith Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Kiilopaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesson comes to the cage accompanied by Annie Get Your Gun. Kiilopaa has chosen Extreme Ways as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wesson
vs
Kiilopaa

188 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

187 cm
26
211 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

1337 ANZAC - New Designs In Store

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smith Wesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kiilopaa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wesson clinches.

Wesson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Kiilopaa looking for subs off his back but Wesson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wesson trying to control the action but Kiilopaa is working from the bottom.

Kiilopaa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wesson pulls his head out easily.
Kiilopaa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wesson looking to pass the guard.
Kiilopaa keeping moving, preventing Wesson from controlling successfully.

Kiilopaa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wesson has picked Kiilopaa up and slammed him! Kiilopaa can't keep hold of the triangle and Wesson manages to pass to side control!
Kiilopaa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wesson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kiilopaa pulls his head out easily.

Kiilopaa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiilopaa is trying to control the action in half guard but Wesson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Wesson actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kiilopaa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wesson trying to control but Kiilopaa postures up.

Wesson looking for submissions off his back.
Wesson trying to control but Kiilopaa postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kiilopaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wesson is keeping the position for now.
Kiilopaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Wesson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wesson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Wesson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kiilopaa wants to pass the guard but Wesson is keeping the position.
Wesson keeping moving, preventing Kiilopaa from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kiilopaa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wesson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kiilopaa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wesson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Kiilopaa seems to be working for a kimura but Wesson defends the submission attempt.
Kiilopaa prevents Wesson from improving his position.

Kiilopaa is looking for a kimura but Wesson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kiilopaa to get the leverage.
Wesson missing with punches from the bottom.

Kiilopaa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Kiilopaa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wesson manages to get to full guard.
Kiilopaa connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kiilopaa wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Wesson's closed guard. He's half up but Wesson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Wesson pivots and extends the arm, Kiilopaa falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Wesson! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Smith Wesson!