PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kylla Ei will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ahokas
vs
Ei

192 cm
31
288 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

210 cm
24
281 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ei tries to clinch up but Ahokas circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahokas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ei.
Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
Ahokas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ahokas slips a jab and a cross from Ei.
Ahokas swats away the attempt to clinch by Ei.
Ahokas swings widly with a right hand

and Ei counters by moving into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Ahokas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ei slows down the pace here.
Ahokas blocks an uppercut.

Ahokas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ei throws a series of punches but Ahokas moves out of range.
Ei tries to clinch but Ahokas is having none of it.
Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
Ahokas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ei.
Ei pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei slips a jab from Ahokas.
Ei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ei misses with a looping left.
Ei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahokas throws a hook but Ei avoids it easily.
Ei lands with a nice body punch.
Ei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahokas.
Ei throws a hook but Ahokas avoids it easily.
A jab from Ahokas misses.
Ahokas sizes up Ei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ei tries a low kick but Ahokas avoids it.
Ei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ei slips under a jab.
Ei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahokas lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei is looking to clinch but Ahokas is avoiding it.
Ahokas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ei's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ahokas punishes Ei's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ei throws a series of punches but Ahokas avoids them all with ease.
Ahokas slips a jab and a cross from Ei.
Ei doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahokas circles away.
Ei throws a leg kick which misses Ahokas's front leg but catches the back leg as Ahokas tries to avoid it.
Ahokas scores with a nice strike.
Kylla Ei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ei tries to clinch but Ahokas is having none of it.
Ei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ei moves in looking to clinch but Ahokas pushes him off.
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ahokas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
Ahokas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahokas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Ei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahokas misses with a right hand
and Ei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahokas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ahokas dips to his left and cracks Ei with an uppercut!
Ei wants to clinch.
Ahokas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ahokas somewhat.
A big left from Ahokas misses.
Ahokas shoots in looking for a takedown. Ei tries to sprawl out of it but Ahokas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ei wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ei throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Ahokas misses.
Ahokas dodges the punch combination from Ei.
Ahokas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ei.
Ahokas looks to score with a jab to the body but Ei is just out of range.
Ahokas takes a swing at Ei's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahokas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ei thuds a left hand into Ahokas's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ei.
Ei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ei wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kylla Ei will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ahokas dodges the punch combination from Ei.
Ahokas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ei under the eye.

Ei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ahokas manages to break the clinch.
Ahokas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Ei.
Ei staying out of range there.
Ahokas misses with a hook
and Ei counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ahokas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kylla Ei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ei misses with a few strikes there.
Ahokas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ei ducks under a wild hook from Ahokas.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut. Ei saw that one coming.
Ei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Ei rushes Ahokas and presses him up against the cage.
Ei can't find room to land a body shot as Ahokas controls the action.
Ei has Ahokas pressed against the cage, preventing Ahokas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ahokas trying to control the position but instead, Ei has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ahokas into the cage.
Ei lands a knee to the body.
Ei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ei throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei struggles to land a body shot inside as Ahokas controls his hands.
Ahokas trying to control the position but instead, Ei has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ahokas into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ei misses with a knee to the head.
Ei prevents Ahokas from breaking the clinch.
Ei tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahokas avoids it.
Ei misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ei.
Ei landing knees to the body.
Ei tries a knee to the head but Ahokas blocks it.
Ei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahokas avoids it.
Ei tries to land a knee to the head but Ahokas blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahokas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ahokas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is trying to break free.
Ei stalling in the clinch but Ahokas improves position.
Ahokas tries to stall but Ei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ei pushes Ahokas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahokas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ahokas is looking for a takedown.
Ei misses with a knee to the head.
Ahokas is trying to force a seperation but Ei has the dominant position.
Ei crunches a lovely knee into Ahokas's ribcage.
Ei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ei landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kylla Ei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ahokas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

It looks like Juha Ahokas has been cut.
Ei tries to bum rush Ahokas with a series of wild strikes but Ahokas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ei lands a left and a right that send Ahokas crashing to the mat, dazed. Ei thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ahokas is rocked!
Ei ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ahokas's jaw. Ahokas's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Ei does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kylla Ei!
After the fight, Kylla Ei was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.