PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kivi Kasvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilmari Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasvo's entrance music is Danzig Mother. A fine choice. Kivi Kasvo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kasvo
vs
Laine

190 cm
28
300 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

209 cm
32
311 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kasvo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmari Laine!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Kasvo moves into the clinch.

Laine gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Laine stalling away here and it's allowed Kasvo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Laine wants to pass the guard but Kasvo is keeping the position.
Laine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laine wants to pass the guard but Kasvo is keeping the position.
Laine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kasvo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasvo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kasvo, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine is stalling in the full guard.
Laine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kasvo keeping full guard, as Laine tries to pass.
Kasvo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laine tries to free his leg and advance position but Kasvo is retaining full guard.
Kasvo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kasvo, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laine.
Laine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laine wants to control from the top but Kasvo keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ilmari Laine.

Kasvo forces Laine back against the cage and clinches.
Laine lands a nice uppercut.
Kasvo misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Kasvo.
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!
Kasvo throws a head punch that misses.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Kasvo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kasvo.
Kasvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine is trying to stall.
Kasvo can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Kasvo misses with a punch to the body.
Kasvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasvo misses with a body punch.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kasvo lands an uppercut.
Kasvo working aggressively here.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kasvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Ilmari Laine has been cut.
Kasvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
Kasvo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kasvo tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Kasvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Laine lands a nice uppercut.
Kasvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kasvo tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Kasvo is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laine looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Laine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Kasvo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasvo lands a shot to the body.
Kasvo gets through Laine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasvo presses Laine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kasvo lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kivi Kasvo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilmari Laine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kasvo darts in and clinches Laine up against the cage.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasvo.
Kasvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Kasvo.
Kasvo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kasvo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kasvo fails to land.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Kasvo.
A head punch on the inside from Kasvo fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasvo.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Kasvo.
Kasvo lands a shot to the body.
Laine is breathing heavily.
Laine prevents a body shot from Kasvo.
Kasvo lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Kasvo misses with a body punch.
Kasvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo lands a shoulder strike.
Kasvo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasvo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Laine! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kasvo is unloading with more strikes now! Laine drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kivi Kasvo!
Kivi Kasvo retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kivi Kasvo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.