PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bumboclot Poonhole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bumboclot Poonhole will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ewing
vs
Poonhole

191 cm
19
218 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bumboclot Poonhole!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poonhole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poonhole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poonhole is looking to clinch.

Ewing scores a takedown into full mount!
Ewing sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ewing working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ewing sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poonhole wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ewing controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ewing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ewing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ewing takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ewing has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ken Ewing just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ewing throws a leg kick
and Poonhole finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ewing shoots in looking for a takedown. Poonhole tries to sprawl out of it but Ewing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poonhole manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing misses with a takedown attempt - Poonhole sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ewing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poonhole swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ewing looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ewing perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ewing is trying to work for a kimura but Poonhole is defending well.
Ewing is trying to control the action in half guard but Poonhole is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ewing not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Ewing dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Poonhole scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ken Ewing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ewing has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poonhole looks to land a combination but Ewing avoids it well.
Poonhole stalks Ewing and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ewing's face. Ewing staggers backwards, shaken.
Poonhole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown but Poonhole shows good takedown defense.
Poonhole closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ewing counters with a nice double leg into side control. Poonhole won't be happy with that.

Ewing has an Americana. Poonhole didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ewing is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ewing hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ken Ewing!