PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sanderson Pilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Gunnar Gunnarsson enters the cage!

Pilva
vs
Gunnarsson

188 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sanderson Pilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Pilva.
Pilva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a series of strikes that have Pilva backpedaling.
Pilva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pilva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunnarsson misses with a double jab.
Gunnarsson throws a combination. Pilva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pilva tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pilva doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunnarsson circles away.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch up.

Gunnarsson gets a clinch.

Gunnarsson breaks from the clinch.
Gunnarsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pilva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pilva connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gunnarsson. That's going to slow Pilva down.
Pilva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gunnarsson's head.

Gunnarsson is rocked!
Pilva throws a series of punches but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Pilva finish him?
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pilva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whack! Pilva lands a heavy head kick that drops Gunnarsson. The ref tackles Pilva to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Gunnarsson was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sanderson Pilva!