PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kivipaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivipaa comes to the cage accompanied by Kivipää. Seagull has chosen Van Halen - Jump as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kivipaa
vs
Seagull

180 cm
26
158 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

183 cm
22
165 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Kivipaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sevent Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivipaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seagull throws a leg kick but Kivipaa moved away.
Kivipaa misses the jab.
Kimmo Kivipaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kivipaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kivipaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Seagull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Kivipaa. Beautiful body shot.
Seagull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kivipaa.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kivipaa, as that shot connected.
Seagull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Kimmo Kivipaa has been cut.

Kivipaa clinches up with Seagull and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kivipaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagull tries to circle away but Kivipaa has him pinned against the cage.
Kivipaa tries to work over Seagull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seagull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kivipaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seagull's elbow.
Seagull is trying to break free.
Seagull is trying to push Kivipaa away but Kivipaa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kivipaa tries a body shot but Seagull blocks it.
Kivipaa misses with a body punch.
Seagull has had enough of the clinch but Kivipaa keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kivipaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kivipaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seagull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kivipaa lands with a right to the head.
Kivipaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Kivipaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Seagull uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Kivipaa.
Kivipaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seagull blocking some punches.

Seagull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Kivipaa lands.
Kivipaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheers as Kivipaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seagull doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seagull walks into a stiff left hand from Kivipaa.
Seagull stuns Kivipaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivipaa is looking to slow Seagull down with leg kicks.

Kivipaa clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seagull.
Seagull blocks a body shot from Kivipaa.
Kivipaa throws a head punch that misses.
Seagull working hard to break the clinch.
Seagull working hard to break the clinch.
Seagull prevents a body shot from Kivipaa.

Seagull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kivipaa misses with an uppercut.
Seagull throws a hook but Kivipaa avoids it easily.
Seagull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kivipaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Kivipaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Seagull counters with a straight right hand.
Kivipaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kivipaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Seagull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seagull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kivipaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivipaa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kivipaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kivipaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seagull throws out the jab.
Kivipaa catches Seagull with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Seagull lands with a good body shot.
Kivipaa tries to clinch up.
Kivipaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kivipaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Seagull will feel that in the morning.
A solid body kick from Kivipaa.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kivipaa - that will leave a mark!
Seagull looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Kivipaa.
Kivipaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seagull's sensitive parts.
Kivipaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kivipaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Kivipaa closes the distance and clinches.
Kivipaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivipaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kivipaa fails to land.
Kivipaa tries to throw a body punch but Seagull avoids it by throwing Kivipaa back against the cage.
Kivipaa tries to work over Seagull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kivipaa misses with a body punch.
Seagull is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Seagull is trying to break the clinch but Kivipaa has him pressed against the cage.
Kivipaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seagull's elbow.
Kivipaa tries a body shot but Seagull blocks it.
Kivipaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seagull wants to break free but Kivipaa has control.
Seagull prevents a body shot from Kivipaa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kivipaa misses with a punch to the body.
Seagull is trying to break the clinch but Kivipaa is controlling him.
Kivipaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kivipaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimmo Kivipaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Kivipaa'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.

Seagull scores with a head kick.
Kivipaa throws a chopping leg kick but Seagull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kivipaa cracks Seagull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Kivipaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seagull is trying to break the clinch but Kivipaa has him pressed against the cage.

Seagull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kivipaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Kivipaa moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kivipaa. That snapped Seagull's head back.

Kivipaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kivipaa tries to work over Seagull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Kivipaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagull tries to circle away but Kivipaa has him pinned against the cage.
Kivipaa is stalling here.
Seagull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kivipaa cracks Seagull with a nice body shot.

Seagull breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull throws a body punch but Kivipaa moves out of range.
Kivipaa with a jab.

Kivipaa instigates a clinch.
Seagull is trying to force a seperation but Kivipaa has the dominant position.

Seagull manages to break the clinch.
Kimmo Kivipaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kivipaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kivipaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seagull.
Kivipaa throws a leg kick which misses Seagull's front leg but catches the back leg as Seagull tries to avoid it.
Kivipaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kivipaa throws a leg kick
and Seagull counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kivipaa tries to clinch there but Seagull circles away.
Kivipaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Seagull throws a hook but Kivipaa blocks it.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Kivipaa moves out of range easily.
Seagull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seagull is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivipaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seagull walks into a left hand.

Seagull is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Kivipaa.
Seagull is still on wobbly legs! Can Kivipaa finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kivipaa! Seagull is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimmo Kivipaa!