PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell's entrance music is 8 Mile. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Powell
vs
Ei

194 cm
27
276 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

210 cm
34
289 lbs
31 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ei holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ei connects with a knee to the head.
Powell tries a body shot but Ei blocks it.
Ei misses with a punch on the inside.
Ei trying to land knees to the body.
Ei digs a right hand into Powell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Powell's gas tank.
Ei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Ei.
Powell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ei looking to throw knees to the head but Powell is blocking nicely.
Powell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ei is defending well.
Powell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Ei.
Powell lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimi Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Powell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ei can't fight it off and eventually Powell manages to take the fight to the floor. Ei looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Powell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell throwing strikes but missing.
Powell throwing strikes but missing.
Ei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Powell trying to control but Ei is working from the bottom.
Powell is looking to work some ground and pound but Ei has wrist control.
Ei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ei pulls Powell in close to his closed guard and prevents Powell from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Powell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ei's head.
Ei trying to control the position here.
Powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powell wants to control from the top but Ei keeps moving.
Powell prevents Ei from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ei scoring well with a low kick there.
Ei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Powell has Ei up against the cage in a clinch.
Ei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Powell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ei has Powell pressed against the cage.
Ei letting Powell take a breather here.
Powell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Powell has Ei pushed against the cage.
Ei tries to land knees in the clinch but Powell avoids the damage to the body.
Powell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ei backwards.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powell lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Ei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Ei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Powell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell has a couple of punches blocked by Ei.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Ei.
Ei blocks an uppercut.
Ei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ei is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ei digs a right hand underneath Powell's ribcage. Powell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ei throws a head punch that misses.
Ei takes a shot to the head.
Powell goes for a takedown attempt but Ei pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ei tried to score with a low kick but Powell checks it.
Good leg kick by Ei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Powell lands a two punch combo.
Kylla Ei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ei moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ei.
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.

Powell swings for the body but Ei moves out of range.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ei manages to avoid it.
Ei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ei thumps Powell with a low kick.
Ei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ei connects with a jab.
Powell takes a swing at Ei's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ei, right into the meat.
Ei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powell.
Jimi Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Powell has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ei trying to land knees to the body.

Powell has Ei pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Powell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ei tumbling to the mat - Powell dives into Ei's guard.
Powell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ei keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Ei looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Powell postures up in Ei's guard and throws a big left but Ei blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ei is on top in guard.

Ei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ei stops Powell from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei advances position into side control!

Ei decides to stand back up. Ei steps back and let's Powell get back to his feet.
Powell missing with a left hand there. Ei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Ei moves away and avoids it.
Ei counters with a body kick.
Powell throws a shot to the body.
Powell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Powell cracks Ei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ei misses with a looping right.
Powell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Powell's calf.
A nice combination there by Ei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ei slips a straight right by Powell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Powell blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Ei tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Ei blocks a jab.
Powell avoids the head kick by Ei.
Powell connects with a crisp jab.
Ei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Powell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Powell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Powell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kylla Ei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Powell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Powell lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell struggles to land a body shot inside as Ei controls his hands.
Powell trying to stall but Ei improves his position.
Ei lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Ei fails to land.
Ei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ei misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ei.
Ei struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Powell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ei avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Powell prevents a body shot from Ei.
Ei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Powell's face.

It looks like Jimi Powell has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ei.
Ei lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ei scores a nice knee to the body.
Powell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Powell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ei lands with a light punch inside.
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 cut man is working on Jimi Powell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Powell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powell throws an overhand right that lands on Ei's shoulder, as Ei tries to avoid the shot.
Ei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Powell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Powell avoids the head kick by Ei.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ei, right into the meat.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Ei ducks down to avoid it.
Ei throws a low kick, looking for Powell's leg but Powell calmly moves out of range.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
Powell throws a leg kick but Ei moved away.
A good leg kick by Powell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kylla Ei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ei throws a leg kick which misses Powell's front leg but catches the back leg as Powell tries to avoid it.
Powell connects with a body shot.
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by Ei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei connects with an inside leg kick.
Ei moves forwards but Powell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Powell throws a hook to the side of Ei's head but Ei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ei appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powell.
Ei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ei checks a leg kick nicely.

Ei tries to keep at a distance but Powell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ei trying to land knees to the body.
Powell lands with a left to the head.
Ei has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
Ei throws a head punch that misses.
Ei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ei slowing the pace effectively.
Ei tries to work over Powell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ei misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ei.
Ei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Ei drops Powell with a big knee straight up the middle! Powell is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Powell is rocked!
Powell drops his hands momentarily. Ei doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Powell staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Powell doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kylla Ei!
Post fight, Kylla Ei took to the microphone: 'Sampo Jambo ur belt is next.'.