PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyril kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HS Rockers. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kyril
vs
Rose

184 cm
29
198 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

185 cm
30
223 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Kyril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Rose!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Kyril there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Kyril's ribs.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Rose misses.
Kyril with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyril throws a head kick that Rose semi-blocks.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyril cracks the inside of Rose's front leg.
Kyril throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rose's head.
Kyril buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyril misses with a double jab.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyril misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyril throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Rose misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyril.
Kyril scoring well with a low kick there.
Viktor Kyril is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyril was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose lunges at Kyril with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kyril's hand.
Kyril lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Rose shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rose cracks Kyril with a solid left hand.
Kyril utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rose working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyril wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him.
Kyril is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rose is in close to Kyril's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kyril's head.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rose distracts Kyril with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Kyril blocks nicely.
Rose throws a big right hand that misses.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyril is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kyril wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him.
Rose throws a strike but Kyril rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kyril is looking to stand up but Rose won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Viktor Kyril.
A head kick from Kyril lands but Rose takes it in his stride.
Kyril moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyril wants to clinch.
Kyril keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyril throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kyril cracks the inside of Rose's front leg.
Kyril moves away from the strike by Rose.
Kyril walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kyril uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Kyril is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Kyril misses with a head kick.
Kyril scores with a spinning back kick!
Kyril feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyril fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyril connects with a leg kick. Rose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Kyril.
Kyril uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donnie Rose will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kyril's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Kyril.
Kyril turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose throws a hook but Kyril avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Kyril does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viktor Kyril is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kyril pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Kyril with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyril misses the target.
Kyril misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyril turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Kyril closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kyril throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Rose.
Rose dodges an elbow strike from Kyril.
Kyril throws an elbow that misses.
Rose blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyril.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Kyril lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Kyril throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kyril using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Kyril keeps control of Rose as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Kyril misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose blocks an elbow strike from Kyril.
Kyril lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose avoids the elbow strike from Kyril, against the cage.
Rose wants to break free but Kyril has control.
Rose blocks the elbow strike.
Kyril throws an elbow but it misses.

Rose decides to pull guard.
Kyril has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rose is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose controls Kyril momentarily but Kyril frees himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose is pulling down on Kyril's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rose is on top in guard.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kyril is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Kyril blocks nicely.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kyril works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kyril is keeping the position for now.
Donnie Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose is working Kyril over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kyril looking for a sweep. Not yet Kyril, not yet.
Kyril on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kyril tries to get out of the position.
Rose is working Kyril over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kyril works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Kyril blocks nicely.
Rose landing some decent shots from guard.
Kyril preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Kyril blocks nicely.
Kyril knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rose on the ground.
Rose throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose is looking to work some ground and pound but Kyril has wrist control.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rose lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rose postures up in Kyril's guard and throws a big left but Kyril blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyril preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kyril is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kyril working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kyril defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rose.
Kyril pushes Rose away with a front kick.

Kyril gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kyril pushes off an throws an elbow but Rose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kyril scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyril.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kyril working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Kyril blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kyril pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyril slips a straight right by Rose.
Kyril misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyril displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Kyril throws a head kick that misses.
Kyril misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kyril lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kyril keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose lands the left hand.
Rose throws a right hand that Kyril ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyril also avoids with ease.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kyril is looking to slow Rose down with leg kicks.
Kyril tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyril lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Viktor Kyril seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyril shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Kyril.
Rose misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Kyril.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Kyril sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Donnie Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyril lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose lands with a hook. Kyril tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kyril misses with a body shot.
Kyril tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Kyril throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kyril takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose takes a swing at Kyril's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Kyril does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyril throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Viktor Kyril is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyril looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyril misses with a head kick.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Kyril with an uppercut!
Kyril tries to work over Rose's front leg with a kick but Rose checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Kyril lands a head kick!
Rose feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kyrils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kyril throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Kyril's ribs.
Kyril misses with a low kick.
Kyril lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyril pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Viktor Kyril has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kyril under the eye.
A head kick misses from Kyril.
Kyril tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kyril's head.
Kyril throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Kyril throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kyril gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kyril scores with a nice right hand.
Kyril is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kyril doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
Kyril throws a leg kick but Rose moved away.
Rose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kyril tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Rose jabs Kyril to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyril throws a chopping leg kick but Rose manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kyril closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Kyril's ribs.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kyril showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Rose!
Donnie Rose took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.