PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horse's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Otis. Kanerva has chosen Sultans of Swing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Horse
vs
Kanerva

200 cm
30
278 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

180 cm
27
280 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER
Brute

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krazy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse moves out of range of the body kick from Kanerva.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanerva misses the target.
A big right from Kanerva misses.
A clash of legs there as Horse blocks the low kick.
Kanerva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kanerva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kanerva tries to move into range but Horse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Ilkka Kanerva has been cut.
Kanerva misses with a hook
and Horse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horse is looking to slow Kanerva down with leg kicks.
Ilkka Kanerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanerva misses with an uppercut
enabling Horse to counter with a crisp jab.
Kanerva is looking to land body kicks.
Horse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick there by Horse.
Horse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kanerva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Horse.
Horse blocks a leg kick.
Horse throws a head kick but Kanerva moves out of range.
Horse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanerva was well out of range. Poor timing from Horse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ilkka Kanerva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanerva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kanerva checks a low kick from Horse.
Horse lands with a right hand.
Kanerva throws a shot to the body.
Horse sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - Kanerva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kanerva throws out a loose jab but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanerva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Kanerva blocks the leg kick.
Kanerva throws a shot from downtown. Horse moves away and avoids it.
Kanerva misses with a straight left.
Horse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kanerva avoids the head kick by Horse.
Horse is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanerva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kanerva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanerva misses with a lunging right hand

and Horse counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Horse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kanerva is proving hard to escape from.
Horse tries to free his leg and advance position but Kanerva is retaining full guard.
Horse is looking to stand up but Kanerva won't let him.
Horse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kanerva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kanerva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horse is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horse lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanerva misses with a hook to the body
and Horse counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kanerva misses the shot to the body.
Kanerva misses with a hook.
Horse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanerva.
Horse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horse scores with a nice strike.
Horse loads up on a big right hand but Kanerva slips the punch.
Horse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kanerva. Kanerva obviously looking to wear him down.
Kanerva misses with a left hand
and Horse counters with a straight right hand.
Horse is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kanerva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horse avoids a kick to the body.
Horse walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horse is looking to chop away at Kanerva's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kanerva feints and then cracks Horse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horse down.
Horse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanerva circles away quickly and effectively.
Kanerva scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Kanerva.
Horse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kanerva.
A big left from Horse misses.
Kanerva looks to score with a jab to the body but Horse is just out of range.
Horse blocks a low kick nicely.
Horse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kanerva takes one to the side of the head.

Kanerva is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horse looks to land a right hand but Kanerva moved out of range.
Kanerva is still on wobbly legs! Can Horse finish him?
Horse looks to land a left hand but Kanerva moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Horse misses the target.
Horse throws a powerful right kick. Kanerva tried to block low but the kick was high! Kanerva was taken right off of his feet! Horse jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Krazy Horse!
Krazy Horse thanked the fans post fight for their support.