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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Leivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Bilancia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leivo comes to the cage accompanied by Saint of Disgrace-BizarrO . Kimmo Leivo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Leivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donato Bilancia!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilancia blocks a head kick by Leivo.
Leivo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Donato Bilancia has been cut.
Bilancia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leivo avoids it really well and circles away.
Leivo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bilancia circles away quickly and effectively.
Leivo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pihkalan Sali in the buildup to the fight.
Leivo closes the distance and clinches.
Bilancia is trying to break free.
Bilancia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bilancia misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilancia throws a head punch that misses.
Leivo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leivo leaning against his opponent.
Bilancia tries to circle away but Leivo has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leivo prevents Bilancia from breaking the clinch.
Leivo avoiding damage as Bilancia throws knees to the body.
Leivo lands a knee to the head.
Leivo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bilancia trying to control the position but instead, Leivo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bilancia into the cage.
Leivo stops a takedown attempt from Bilancia.
Bilancia is trying to break the clinch but Leivo is controlling him.
Leivo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leivo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leivo is pushing Bilancia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia wants to take the fight to the mat but Leivo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kimmo Leivo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Bilancia.
Bilancia is trying to break the clinch but Leivo is controlling him.
Leivo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leivo avoiding damage.
Leivo tries to work over Bilancia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leivo keeps control of Bilancia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bilancia looking for a takedown.
Leivo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bilancia throws a punch but it's blocked by Leivo.
Bilancia tries to circle away but Leivo has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia is trying to break the clinch but Leivo has him pressed against the cage.
Bilancia wants a takedown but no success here.
Bilancia wants to get back to striking at distance but Leivo won't allow it.
Leivo tries a knee to the head but Bilancia blocks it.
Bilancia tries to pull guard but Leivo won't allow it.
Leivo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bilancia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leivo after a bit of a struggle.
Leivo slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Leivo.
Leivo gets through Bilancia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bilancia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leivo walks away with a smile on his face. Bilancia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leivo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leivo.
Leivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Leivo.
Bilancia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leivo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bilancia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimmo Leivo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leivo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bilancia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leivo throws a jab when Bilancia was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Leivo does no damage.
Leivo tries to clinch but Bilancia is having none of it.
Bilancia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leivo tries to clinch up but Bilancia circles away and keeps his distance.
Leivo has Bilancia up against the cage in a clinch.
Leivo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bilancia's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Leivo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donato Bilancia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bilancia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leivo.
Leivo is looking to score with low kicks.
Bilancia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leivo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leivo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leivo connects with an inside leg kick.
Leivo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bilancia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimmo Leivo is winning the standup battle so far.
Leivo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leivo tries to clinch but Bilancia is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leivo moves in looking to clinch but Bilancia pushes him off.
Leivo just misses with a punch to the body.
Leivo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bilancia can do to turn this around?
Bilancia feints and as Leivo raises his hands in defense, Bilancia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leivo keeping full guard, as Bilancia tries to pass.
Leivo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilancia tries to free his leg and advance position but Leivo is retaining full guard.
Bilancia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bilancia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leivo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bilancia is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Leivo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bilancia gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Leivo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bilancia lets go of the hold and Leivo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donato Bilancia!
A victorious Donato Bilancia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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