PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Black Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Kiviluola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Kiviluola has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Billy Black Cat's chin.

Black Cat
vs
Kiviluola

174 cm
22
162 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

177 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Black Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marko Kiviluola!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiviluola shoots in but no luck this time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black Cat.
Black Cat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black Cat throws a head kick that half lands.

Kiviluola is rocked!
Black Cat wants to clinch up but Kiviluola keeps it at a distance.
Kiviluola is still on wobbly legs! Can Black Cat finish him?
Black Cat tries to clinch but Kiviluola moves out of range.
Kiviluola seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Black Cat does no damage.
Black Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiviluola.
Black Cat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black Cat misses with a few strikes there.
Black Cat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black Cat fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kiviluola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black Cat, pushing him back against the cage.
Black Cat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Kiviluola decides to pull guard.
Kiviluola wants to stand and escape but Black Cat is having none of it.
Black Cat trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kiviluola's guard.
Kiviluola pulls Black Cat in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiviluola controls Black Cat momentarily but Black Cat frees himself.

Black Cat stands and steps away. Kiviluola gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Black Cat tries to clinch but Kiviluola is having none of it.
Black Cat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiviluola paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black Cat is looking to clinch.
Black Cat throws a head kick that misses.
Kiviluola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black Cat moves away.
Kiviluola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black Cat as he avoids it easily.
Billy Black Cat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiviluola looks gassed!
Kiviluola sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Black Cat wants to clinch but Kiviluola slips to the side
enabling Kiviluola to counter with a crisp jab.
Black Cat is looking to clinch but Kiviluola is avoiding it.
Kiviluola avoids the body shot from Black Cat.

Black Cat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Black Cat misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Kiviluola.
Black Cat lands an elbow just above Kiviluola 's eye.
Black Cat is looking to control Kiviluola's arms but Kiviluola gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black Cat has his back to the cage.
Black Cat lands an elbow just above Kiviluola 's eye.
Black Cat crunches a lovely knee into Kiviluola's ribcage.
Black Cat scores a nice knee to the body.
Black Cat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Black Cat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black Cat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiviluola.
Kiviluola prevents Black Cat from breaking the clinch.
Kiviluola managing to block the knees to the body from Black Cat.

Kiviluola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black Cat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black Cat throws a leg kick which misses Kiviluola's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiviluola tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Cat looks to throw the jab but Kiviluola is out of range.
Black Cat clinches but Kiviluola breaks the clinch
and Kiviluola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Black Cat drives through and clinches with Kiviluola against the cage.

Kiviluola breaks from the clinch.
Billy Black Cat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Black Cat darts in and clinches Kiviluola up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Black Cat.
Black Cat stalls.
Black Cat landing knees to the head.
Black Cat tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiviluola avoids the damage to the body.
Black Cat connects with a knee to the head.

Kiviluola pulls guard successfully.
Black Cat preventing the sweep.
Kiviluola is wriggling around but Black Cat manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Black Cat escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiviluola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiviluola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black Cat has time to react.
Kiviluola swats away the attempt to clinch by Black Cat.
Black Cat looks to land a combination but Kiviluola avoids it well.
Black Cat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Kiviluola with that takedown attempt.
Billy Black Cat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Kiviluola.
Black Cat tries to clinch but Kiviluola moves out of range.
Black Cat fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiviluola slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Black Cat is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiviluola throws a hook to the side of Black Cat's head but Black Cat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Black Cat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiviluola takes one on the button.
Black Cat seems to have got his legs back now.

Kiviluola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Black Cat dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Black Cat clinches but Kiviluola breaks the clinch
and Kiviluola counters with a two punch combo.
Black Cat tries to clinch

and Kiviluola holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kiviluola tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Black Cat just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Black Cat.
Kiviluola is stalling here.
Black Cat landing knees to the body.
Black Cat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiviluola blocks it with crossed arms.
Black Cat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kiviluola fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Black Cat.
Come on Black Cat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Black Cat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kiviluola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kiviluola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black Cat backwards.
Black Cat trying to land knees to the body.
Kiviluola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Black Cat.
Kiviluola fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Billy Black Cat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Kiviluola.
Kiviluola managing to block the knees to the body from Black Cat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiviluola wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kiviluola has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Black Cat uses from the top position.
Kiviluola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black Cat is one step ahead there.
Kiviluola wants to stand but Black Cat is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiviluola controls Black Cat momentarily but Black Cat frees himself.

Kiviluola had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Black Cat is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kiviluola Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Black Cat's back instead.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kiviluola's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Black Cat is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kiviluola.
Black Cat wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Kiviluola seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Black Cat's chin but Black Cat turns very nicely into Kiviluola's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Black Cat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Black Cat gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marko Kiviluola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Black Cat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black Cat tries to clinch there but Kiviluola circles away.
Black Cat tries to clinch up
and Kiviluola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiviluola sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Black Cat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiviluola counters with a two punch combo.
Kiviluola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiviluola avoids a kick to the body.
Kiviluola tries for a takedown but Black Cat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Black Cat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black Cat throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Kiviluola.
Billy Black Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black Cat. That's going to slow Kiviluola down.
Black Cat looks to land a combination but Kiviluola avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black Cat closes the distance but Kiviluola moves to the side

and Kiviluola counters with a single leg into guard. Black Cat didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Black Cat wants to get back to his feet but Kiviluola passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kiviluola decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Black Cat tries to clinch but Kiviluola moves away

and Kiviluola counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Black Cat is trying to stand back up but Kiviluola is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiviluola wants to stand up but Black Cat manages to regain full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black Cat misses with a wild combination.
Kiviluola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiviluola scores with a nice right hand.
Kiviluola fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Black Cat square on the jaw! Damn, Black Cat is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Kiviluola!