PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stand Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konsta Pylkkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bang comes to the cage accompanied by Mike Tyson clip from Hangover. Stand Bang has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bang
vs
Pylkkanen

225 cm
38
300 lbs
16 - 24 - 0

192 cm
30
280 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stand Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Pylkkanen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pylkkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bang breaks from the clinch.
Stand Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Pylkkanen. That snapped Bang's head back.
Bang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pylkkanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bang fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Bang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bang misses with a wild combination.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pylkkanen counters with a head kick. That will keep Bang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pylkkanen is looking to clinch but Bang is avoiding it.
Bang throws a series of punches but Pylkkanen avoids them all with ease.
Bang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Pylkkanen steps into range and cracks Bang with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bang flops backwards and Pylkkanen dives into his guard looking to finish!

Bang is rocked!
Bang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bang wants to get back to his feet but Pylkkanen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oh Bang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pylkkanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Bang has wrist control.
Pylkkanen stops Bang from standing up.
Bang seems to have got his legs back now.

Pylkkanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pylkkanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bang wants to stand but Pylkkanen is controlling the position.
Pylkkanen passes Bang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pylkkanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bang is trying to stand up here but Pylkkanen is controlling him well.
Pylkkanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bang keeps working.
Pylkkanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Bang is defending against the submission attempts here by Pylkkanen.

Pylkkanen is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to get back to his feet.

Pylkkanen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Pylkkanen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bang is just riding it out for now. Pylkkanen eventually gives up the hold.
Bang is trying to stand up here but Pylkkanen is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pylkkanen wants to control but Bang is keeping him busy.
Pylkkanen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bang squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Bang defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pylkkanen.
Bang is trying to stand up.
Pylkkanen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bang because Pylkkanen loaded up on that one.

Pylkkanen has hold of Bang's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bang manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Pylkkanen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bang manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pylkkanen tries to score with some ground and pound. Bang controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bang is trying to buck Pylkkanen off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pylkkanen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bang is avoiding damage well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pylkkanen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konsta Pylkkanen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pylkkanen looks to land a left hand but Bang moved out of range nicely.
Bang throws a series of punches but Pylkkanen avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Pylkkanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pylkkanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Pylkkanen there.
Bang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bang wants to clinch but Pylkkanen slips to the side
and Pylkkanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Pylkkanen misses.
Bang throws a series of punches but Pylkkanen avoids them all with ease.
Pylkkanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bang throws a series of punches but Pylkkanen moves out of range.
Bang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pylkkanen counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Pylkkanen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konsta Pylkkanen!
After winning the bout, Konsta Pylkkanen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.