PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jevgeni Iljin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yli Voimaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Iljin
vs
Voimaa

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jevgeni Iljin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yli Voimaa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iljin tries to clinch there but Voimaa circles away.
Voimaa closes the distance looking to clinch

and Iljin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Voimaa!
Voimaa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Voimaa gets back to half guard.
Voimaa tries to kick Iljin off but Iljin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Iljin wants to take a breather but Voimaa is having none of it.
Voimaa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Voimaa wants to stand up but Iljin is controlling him.
Voimaa keeping moving, preventing Iljin from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voimaa wants to stand but Iljin is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Iljin darts in trying to clinch
and Voimaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Iljin misses with a head kick.
Yli Voimaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iljin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iljin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Voimaa's waist but Voimaa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Iljin off to one side.
Jevgeni Iljin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voimaa tries to clinch up but Iljin circles away and keeps his distance.
Voimaa fails with the takedown

so Iljin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voimaa wants to get back to his feet but Iljin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Iljin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Voimaa is proving hard to escape from.
Iljin won't allow Voimaa to get back to his feet.
Iljin is breathing heavily.
Iljin postures up.
Iljin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Voimaa wants to stand and escape but Iljin is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voimaa is pulling down on Iljin's head to control his posture.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Iljin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Voimaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Iljin.
Voimaa tries to clinch up

and Iljin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Voimaa moves into full guard.
Iljin wants to control from the top but Voimaa keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voimaa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Voimaa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Iljin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Voimaa clinches with his opponent.
Voimaa lands a knee to the head.
Voimaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Iljin's face.
Voimaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iljin is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iljin tries to pull guard but Voimaa won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jevgeni Iljin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iljin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Voimaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Iljin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Voimaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Iljin managing to block the knees to the body from Voimaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jevgeni Iljin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Iljin darts in and clinches Voimaa up against the cage.
Voimaa misses with a knee strike.
Voimaa looking to slow down the pace here.
Voimaa lands an elbow just above Iljin 's eye.
Voimaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iljin is keeping busy.
Voimaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iljin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Voimaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iljin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Voimaa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Voimaa scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Voimaa.
Voimaa is trying to stall.
Iljin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jevgeni Iljin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voimaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Iljin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Voimaa with a knee to the head.
Iljin takes a knee right on the jaw!

Iljin is rocked!
Voimaa crunches a lovely knee into Iljin's ribcage.
Oh Iljin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Voimaa taking a breather.
Voimaa tries to land a knee to the head but Iljin blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voimaa misses with a knee to the head.
Iljin seems to have got his legs back now.
Voimaa wants to stall.
A knee to the head by Voimaa.
Voimaa has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Iljin - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Voimaa, and another! Iljin is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Yli Voimaa!