PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kivi Kasvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is T.I. - Ball ft. Lil Wayne [Music Video] . A fine choice. Kasvo has chosen Danzig Mother as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bill Anderson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Anderson
vs
Kasvo

190 cm
25
302 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

190 cm
32
300 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kasvo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Kasvo avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Kasvo.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Kasvo checks it

and Kasvo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.

Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kasvo forces his way into half guard.
Kasvo is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Kasvo trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Kasvo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kasvo trying to mount his opponent but Anderson defends it.
Anderson pushes Kasvo off looking to stand but Kasvo dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Kasvo is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Kasvo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anderson is not content to let Kasvo control the position.
Kasvo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anderson down.
Kasvo scoring with punches from side control.
Anderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kasvo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Kasvo trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kasvo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.

Kasvo tries for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson gets back to half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Kasvo trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Anderson is trying to stand.

Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson is in trouble now - Kasvo has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kasvo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?
Anderson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kasvo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasvo prevents Anderson from standing back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasvo thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Kasvo thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Anderson gets full guard.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Kasvo isn't so interested in that idea.
Kasvo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kasvo chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Kasvo from controlling successfully.
Kasvo looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kasvo stops Anderson from standing up.
Kasvo wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.

Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kasvo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasvo passes into half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson is in trouble now - Kasvo has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kivi Kasvo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Kasvo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Kasvo works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Kasvo slips under a jab from Anderson.
Kasvo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kasvo throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Kasvo digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Kasvo counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasvo circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Good work by Kasvo as he checks the leg kick.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Kasvo avoids them all with ease.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Kasvo misses the target.
Bill Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasvo is just out of range.
Kasvo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasvo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Kasvo avoids nicely.
Bill Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasvo.
Kasvo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bill Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasvo shoots in but no luck this time.
Kasvo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasvo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kasvo 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.
Kasvo slips under a jab.
Kasvo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kasvo slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kasvo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
Anderson misses with a hook. Kasvo ducked under it nicely.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo lands an overhand right.
Kasvo with a jab.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Kasvo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasvo works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson works Kasvo's body with a nice hook.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasvo.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kasvo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasvo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kivi Kasvo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Kasvo blocks the leg kick.
Kasvo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bill Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kivi Kasvo.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kasvo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kasvo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderson throws a jab when Kasvo was well out of range.
Anderson misses with a right hand

and Kasvo counters by clinching up.
Anderson is trying to break free.

Kasvo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasvo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kasvo doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Kasvo avoids the body shot from Anderson.

Kasvo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kasvo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasvo slips nicely into half guard.

Anderson kicks off Kasvo and gets to his feet.
Kasvo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kivi Kasvo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Anderson slips a jab from Kasvo.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasvo is just out of range.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Kasvo slips under a jab.
A cross from Kasvo lands.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Kasvo on that attempt.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kasvo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kasvo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasvo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kasvo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson tries to buck Kasvo off but Kasvo takes his back!

Kasvo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Anderson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Anderson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson holding both Kasvo 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kasvo keeps control of the position as Anderson tries to break free.

Anderson won't enjoy being in this position. Kasvo looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Anderson is tapping - it's over boys! Kasvo picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kivi Kasvo!
An out of breath Kivi Kasvo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.