PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evurts comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Lipponen has chosen Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Evurts
vs
Lipponen

201 cm
38
276 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

191 cm
37
272 lbs
26 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evurts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lipponen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Evurts is able to avoid easily.
Evurts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lipponen.
Evurts misses with a hook
and Lipponen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lipponen misses with a low kick.
Evurts staying out of range there.
Lipponen just misses with a punch to the body.
Evurts cracks Lipponen with an open hand slap.

It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
Evurts misses with a body shot.
Evurts misses with the combination.
Evurts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lipponen throws a body punch but Evurts moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipponen misses with a body kick.
Evurts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evurts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lipponen circles away quickly and effectively.
Lipponen scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lipponen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evurts misses with a hook.
Evurts misses with a double jab
and Lipponen counters with a left to the body.
Evurts misses with a double jab.
Evurts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lipponen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evurts fails to land with a series of punches.
Evurts has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pahuyuth Muay Thai 12 elite coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Lipponen looks to score with a jab to the body but Evurts is just out of range.
Lipponen misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Evurts.
Lipponen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evurts.
Lipponen thows a leg kick but Evurts checks it
and Evurts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evurts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evurts misses with a double jab
and Lipponen counters with a left to the body.
Stephan Evurts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lipponen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipponen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lipponen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Evurts blocks the body kick.
Evurts staying out of range there.
Evurts misses with a two punch combination.
Lipponen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evurts.
Lipponen loads up on a big right hand but Evurts slips the punch.
Evurts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lipponen avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Evurts.
Evurts slips a jab from Lipponen.
Lipponen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lipponen scores with a nice head shot.
Evurts fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Evurts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lipponen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lipponen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Evurts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Evurts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lipponen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lipponen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evurts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Evurts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lipponen avoids the body shot from Evurts.
Lipponen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evurts.
Lipponen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Evurts crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lipponen - the referee stops the clock and Evurts gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lipponen. Evurts manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lipponen connects with a jab.
Lipponen lands a nice looking body kick.
Evurts is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evurts. Lipponen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evurts.
Lipponen throws a hook to the side of Evurts's head but Evurts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lipponen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evurts was well out of range. Poor timing from Lipponen.
Evurts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lipponen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A solid body kick from Lipponen.
Lipponen looks to score with a jab to the body but Evurts is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Evurts blocks the low kick.
Lipponen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lipponen lands with a nice body punch.
Evurts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipponen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evurts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evurts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evurts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Lipponen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
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.

Evurts blocks a head kick by Lipponen.
Lipponen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Evurts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lipponen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Evurts on the side of the head.
Evurts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lipponen.
Lipponen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lipponen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evurts rather than just go for the knockout.
Lipponen misses with a leg kick.

Lipponen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Evurts on his heels. He'll look to pass Evurts's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lipponen tries to free his leg and advance position but Evurts is retaining full guard.
Evurts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Evurts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen 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.
Lipponen is trying to get back to full guard.
Lipponen won't allow Evurts to pass to mount.
Lipponen wants to control but Evurts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lipponen keeping hold of Evurts's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lipponen actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is looking for a sweep. Evurts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Evurts is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lipponen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lipponen is trying to maintain the position but Evurts is very close to passing his half guard.
Lipponen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lipponen gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evurts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Evurts has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lipponen to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Evurts is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lipponen pulls down on the head and he's put Evurts to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pekka Lipponen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pekka Lipponen waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.