SISU 7: Explosion PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kerma Pekoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaydon Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Pekoni
vs
Ace

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kerma Pekoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaydon Ace!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekoni avoids the head kick by Ace.

Pekoni shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pekoni looking to sit in guard and control but Ace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ace being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ace tries to free his leg and advance position but Pekoni is retaining full guard.
Pekoni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Ace wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Pekoni's closed guard. He's half up but Pekoni has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Pekoni pivots and extends the arm, Ace falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Pekoni! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kerma Pekoni!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnarok Laturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erilainen Nuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laturi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amon Amarth - Guardians of Asgaard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laturi
vs
Nuori

205 cm
22
276 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

197 cm
21
277 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnarok Laturi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erilainen Nuori!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laturi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nuori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laturi tries to avoid it but Nuori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laturi to the ground. Laturi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nuori keeps the fight on the outside.
Nuori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Laturi rushes Nuori and presses him up against the ropes.
Laturi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laturi stops a takedown attempt from Nuori.
Laturi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nuori blocks it with crossed arms.
Laturi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laturi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laturi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nuori's face.
Nuori looks gassed!
Laturi misses with a knee strike.
Laturi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nuori's face.

Nuori is rocked!
Laturi crunches a lovely knee into Nuori's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nuori is still on wobbly legs! Can Laturi finish him?
Nuori avoiding damage as Laturi throws knees to the body.
Nuori tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ragnarok Laturi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erilainen Nuori.
Laturi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nuori has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laturi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nuori drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laturi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nuori seems to have recovered his senses.
Laturi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nuori blocks it with crossed arms.
Laturi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nuori drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laturi prevents the takedown attempt.
Laturi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nuori.
Laturi gets underhooks to prevent Nuori's takedown attempt.
Laturi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nuori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Nuori tightens his grip and picks Laturi up, before dumping him to the ground. Laturi manages to land in guard.
Laturi wants to stand up but Nuori is controlling him.
Nuori won't allow Laturi to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laturi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Laturi wants to sweep here but Nuori controlling him for the moment.
Laturi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nuori wants to get back to his feet.
Laturi working the head and body with strikes.
Nuori gets back to full guard.
Laturi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nuori's head.
Laturi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nuori keeping full guard, as Laturi tries to pass.
Laturi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nuori keeping moving, preventing Laturi from controlling successfully.
Nuori wants to stand but Laturi is controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nuori seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laturi won't allow Nuori to sweep him here.
Nuori should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nuori striking from the bottom here.
Nuori controlling the position.
Nuori is trying to control the position but Laturi postures up.
Nuori is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laturi wants to get back to his feet.
Laturi wants to improve his position but Nuori is controlling well.
Nuori is taking a breather. Laturi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nuori looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laturi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Laturi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nuori is keen to just control but Laturi is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laturi is trying to get back to full guard.
Nuori seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Laturi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nuori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nuori throws a series of punches but Laturi moves out of range.
Laturi wants to clinch up but Nuori keeps it at a distance.
Laturi wants to clinch.
Laturi throws a series of punches but Nuori avoids them all with ease.
Nuori looks to score with a jab to the body but Laturi is just out of range.

Nuori feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nuori preventing the sweep.
Laturi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Laturi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nuori keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laturi's head.

It looks like Ragnarok Laturi has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laturi wants to sweep here but Nuori controlling him for the moment.
Nuori postures up and lands a big shot to Laturi's brow.
Nuori works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Laturi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Laturi tries to roll over but Nuori keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laturi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nuori scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Ragnarok Laturi's cut is getting worse.
Laturi pushes Nuori off looking to stand but Nuori dives back in and keeps control.
Laturi missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ragnarok Laturi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ragnarok Laturi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nuori misses with a hook. Laturi ducked under it nicely.
Laturi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nuori fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laturi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nuori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laturi.
Laturi wants to clinch.
Nuori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laturi in his tracks.

Ragnarok Laturi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ragnarok Laturi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laturi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nuori scores with a nice strike.
Nuori shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laturi but Laturi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nuori keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laturi doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuori circles away.

Laturi has managed to clinch.

Nuori wants the takedown. Laturi is fighting it off but Nuori persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Laturi's guard against the ropes.
Nuori has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Laturi is proving hard to escape from.
Nuori throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laturi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laturi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laturi wants to sweep here but Nuori controlling him for the moment.
Nuori has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laturi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laturi tries to get out of the position.
Nuori forces his way into half guard.
Laturi is looking for a sweep. Nuori is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laturi wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Laturi looks to land a combination but Nuori avoids it well.
Laturi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ragnarok Laturi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nuori throws a right and a left that Laturi avoids nicely.
Laturi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ragnarok Laturi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erilainen Nuori.
Nuori swats away the attempt to clinch by Laturi.

Laturi has closed the distance and engaged Nuori in a clinch.
Laturi tries to land knees in the clinch but Nuori avoids the damage to the body.
Laturi tries a knee to the head but Nuori blocks it.
Laturi tries to land a knee to the head but Nuori blocks with his arms.

Nuori gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nuori is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Laturi!
Laturi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nuori putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ragnarok Laturi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Erilainen Nuori!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between luke cummo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nielsen has chosen Time to say Goodbye as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

cummo
vs
Nielsen

188 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

South Side Swagger
Lucid Nutrition

Attliction
BioPharm Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, luke cummo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cummo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
cummo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nielsen misses with a hook. cummo ducked under it nicely.

Nielsen has closed the distance and engaged cummo in a clinch.
cummo lands with a right to the head.

cummo wants the takedown. Nielsen is fighting it off but cummo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nielsen's guard against the ropes.
Nielsen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for cummo!
Nielsen trying to control but cummo is having none of it.
Nielsen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Nielsen.

cummo is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Nielsen locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! cummo is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thor Nielsen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Young Soo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julle Kuikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Young Soo
vs
Kuikka

175 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Attliction
BioPharm Nutrition

Attliction

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Young Soo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julle Kuikka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young Soo throws a head kick that misses.

Kuikka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Young Soo tries to buck Kuikka off but Kuikka is having none of it.
Young Soo struggling a bit here.

Kuikka tries for a kimura but Young Soo is defending well.
Kuikka working away.
Young Soo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Young Soo gets full guard.
Kuikka looks gassed!
Young Soo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Young Soo is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Young Soo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kim Young Soo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaxon Karman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Karman
vs
Jones

194 cm
21
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaxon Karman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Karman is looking to reverse the position.
Karman can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jones trying to control the action but Karman is working from the bottom.
Karman can't do much from the bottom here.
Karman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
Karman looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Karman has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Jones is in real trouble here. Karman gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Jones is tapping out! Karman wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Klaxon Karman!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Kimiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kimiko
vs
Balboa

195 cm
18
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Kimiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimiko looks to land a combination but Balboa avoids it well.
Balboa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kimiko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Balboa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Balboa lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kimiko keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Kimiko wants to get back to his feet but Balboa passes into half guard.
Balboa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kimiko defending well though.
Balboa prevents Kimiko from improving his position.
Kimiko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kimiko.
Kimiko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Balboa is controlling him.
Balboa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Kimiko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Balboa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kimiko wants to stand and escape but Balboa is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Balboa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kimiko is breathing heavily.

Balboa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Balboa trying to control but Kimiko is working from the bottom.

Kimiko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balboa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balboa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Balboa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Balboa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balboa passes into half guard.
Kimiko is looking to get back to is feet but Balboa passes into side control.

Balboa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kimiko pushes Balboa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Balboa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Balboa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kimiko down.
Kimiko is trying to get back to half guard.
Kimiko is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Balboa has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimiko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Balboa stops Kimiko from getting back to his feet.

Kimiko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kimiko tries to kick Balboa off but Balboa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Balboa avoids the body shot from Kimiko.
Balboa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kimiko is fending him off so far but Balboa persists. Nope, Kimiko circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice straight punches there by Kimiko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kimiko.
Kimiko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Kimiko.
No joy there for Kimiko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Kimiko. No joy for Balboa on that attempt.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Kimiko.
Kimiko tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kimiko thuds his right hand into Balboa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balboa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kimiko pinned against the cage. Kimiko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kevin Kimiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimiko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kimiko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Balboa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kimiko tries to buck Balboa off but Balboa is having none of it.
Balboa prevents Kimiko from escaping the position.
Kimiko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Balboa off and has taken his back!

Kimiko working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Kimiko looking for the choke from the back.

Kimiko is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Balboa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I really don't envy Balboa right now.

Balboa is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Balboa showing good submission defense here.

Kimiko is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Kimiko is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Balboa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Kimiko has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Balboa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kimiko keeps control of the position as Balboa tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kimiko's guard. Nice work there by Balboa.

Balboa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Balboa prevents Kimiko from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Kimiko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Balboa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Kimiko looking for subs from the bottom but Balboa mounts him!
Balboa prevents Kimiko from getting the reversal.
Balboa with good strikes from the mount here!
Balboa moves to take his opponent's back.
Well, with Balboa on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kimiko is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Balboa is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimiko rolls, trying to escape but Balboa keeps control of the position.
Balboa struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kimiko covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Balboa manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Balboa looking for the choke but no joy.

Kimiko is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Balboa gets his way!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimiko looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Balboa wants to control but Kimiko is keeping busy.
Kimiko covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kimiko prevents Balboa from getting a body triangle.
Kimiko is trying to break free.
Kimiko is trying to get back to his feet but Balboa has full control of the position and if anything, Kimiko has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Balboa misses with punches from the back.
Rocky Balboa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kimiko rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kimiko manages to get to full guard.
Kimiko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Balboa manages to get himself to full guard.
Kimiko is looking to stand up but Balboa won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Balboa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Balboa has his feet on Kimiko's thighs here. He's pushed Kimiko off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kimiko screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocky Balboa!