PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Terranova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einari Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Terranova
vs
Kivi

199 cm
24
276 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

220 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs
Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Terranova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Einari Kivi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kivi.
Terranova scores with a three punch combo!
Kivi misses with a takedown attempt - Terranova sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kivi swings for the body but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova misses with an uppercut. Kivi saw that one coming.
Kivi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kivi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terranova connects with a high kick.
Kivi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terranova's waist but Terranova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kivi off to one side.

Kivi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Terranova napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kivi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kivi in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi trying to control the position but Terranova is working away.
Kivi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Terranova might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kivi landing a few strikes.
Kivi throwing strikes but Terranova manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kivi is looking for a sweep.
Terranova wants to control but Kivi is keeping him busy.
Terranova working the head with strikes.
Kivi is looking for a sweep.
Terranova is looking to take a break and control but Kivi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kivi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Terranova.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova trying to control the position but Kivi is working away.
Terranova working the ground and pound but Kivi is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kivi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Terranova tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kivi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kivi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Terranova on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Terranova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kivi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Terranova with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Terranova on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Terranova is pressing down on Kivi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Terranova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Terranova can't keep his opponent in guard - Kivi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Terranova on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Terranova is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi winds up and cracks Terranova with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Terranova defending well though.
Kivi lands with a punch from half guard.
Kivi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Terranova!
Kivi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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.
Kivi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kivi cracks Terranova with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kivi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terranova is squirming around, avoiding Kivi's attempts to control the action.
Kivi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terranova can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Einari Kivi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Terranova ducks straight into an uppercut from Kivi and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Terranova manages to regain guard straight away.

It looks like Antonio Terranova has been cut.
Kivi slips nicely into half guard.
Kivi is looking to take a break and control but Terranova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kivi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Terranova is staying active underneath Kivi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Terranova is looking to escape.
Kivi thows a huge punch but Terranova dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova is pressing down on Kivi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kivi throwing strikes from guard but Terranova blocks nicely.
Kivi wants to control from the top but Terranova keeps moving.
Kivi distracts Terranova with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kivi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kivi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Terranova's guard.
Terranova is in trouble now - Kivi has advanced to mount!
Kivi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terranova can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Terranova is in a horrible position here. Kivi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kivi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terranova can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kivi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kivi is landing with some decent strikes but Terranova is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kivi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kivi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kivi has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Terranova's face.
Terranova in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Terranova is in a horrible position here. Kivi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Terranova is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivi lands a big elbow - Terranova is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Terranova is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Einari Kivi!
Einari Kivi is the new heavyweight champion!