PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Carbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Ilmeinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carbon comes to the cage accompanied by smc hoodrats. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ilmeinen's choice of entrance music: The Imperial March. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carbon
vs
Ilmeinen

190 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Carbon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Ilmeinen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carbon forces Ilmeinen back against the cage and clinches.
Ilmeinen takes an elbow to the temple.

Carbon breaks the clinch.
Ilmeinen avoids the head kick by Carbon.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carbon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carbon wants to clinch.
Carbon throws a head kick but Ilmeinen moves out of range.

Ilmeinen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ilmeinen is chipping away with strikes.
Ilmeinen landing a few strikes.
Ilmeinen controls the position.
Carbon is trying to improve his position.
Ilmeinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carbon struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilmeinen is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ilmeinen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ilmeinen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carbon some visible discomfort.
Ilmeinen lands a strong strike to the head of Carbon. That's dazed him! Ilmeinen looking to finish here. Carbon is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Ilmeinen lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Ilmeinen!