PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - Ride the Lightning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ingvar
vs
Kivi

180 cm
34
169 lbs
31 - 14 - 1

175 cm
34
160 lbs
25 - 16 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Ingvar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingvar walks into a left hand.
Kivi lands with a shot to the body.
Kivi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ingvar on the side of the head.
Kivi avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ingvar, right into the meat.
Ingvar lands a really nice looking cross but Kivi seems unphased.
Ingvar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kivi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ingvar.
Nice defenses there by Kivi.
Ingvar swings widly with a right hand
and Kivi counters with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ingvar.
Kivi misses with a wild body shot.
Kivi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromIngvar.
Ingvar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ingvar ducks under a wild hook from Kivi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ingvar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yngve Ingvar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kivi misses with a head kick.
Ingvar tries to work over Kivi's front leg with a kick but Kivi checks it.
Ingvar misses with a body shot.
Ingvar scores with a sloppy right hand. Kivi should have avoided that one.
Kivi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ingvar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kivi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kivi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Ingvar closes the distance and pushes Kivi back into the cage.
Ingvar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kivi or not.
Kivi lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ingvar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ingvar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ingvar.

It looks like Atlas Kivi has been cut.
Ingvar slowing the pace effectively.
Kivi trying to stall but Ingvar improves his position.
Kivi trying to control the position but instead, Ingvar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kivi into the cage.
Ingvar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ingvar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kivi is keeping busy.
Ingvar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ingvar trying to stall but Kivi improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kivi's defenses.
Ingvar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ingvar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ingvar.
Good body shot from Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kivis head.
Kivi has Ingvar pressed against the cage.
Kivi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingvar uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kivi manages to break the clinch.
Ingvar ducks under a wild hook from Kivi.
Kivi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kivi throws a sloppy head kick and Ingvar moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throws a lazy body kick
and Ingvar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ingvar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivi lands a slapping body shot.
Kivi misses with a head kick.
Kivi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ingvar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Ingvar closes the distance and pushes Kivi back into the cage.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kivi's elbow.
Kivi is trying to stall.

Kivi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Ingvar.
Kivi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Ingvar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kivi jabs at Ingvar's body.
Kivi slips a straight right by Ingvar.
Ingvar throws a sloppy head kick and Kivi moves out of range easily.
Ingvar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kivi can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Kivi.
Ingvar throwing a counter right hand but Kivi manages to avoid it.
Kivi throws a looping overhand right but Ingvar ducks down to avoid it.
Ingvar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kivi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ingvar misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ingvar throws out the jab.
Kivi misses with a body kick.
Kivi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ingvar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar misses with a combination

and Kivi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kivi trying to control the action but Ingvar is working from the bottom.

Ingvar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kivi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Kivi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ingvar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kivi.
Kivi wants to take a breather but Ingvar is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ingvar to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kivi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ingvar trying to control the position here.
Kivi cracks Ingvar with a solid left hand.
Kivi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ingvar is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ingvar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ingvar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Ingvar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kivi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kivi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kivi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ingvar is keeping the position for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kivi swings for the body but Ingvar moves out of range.
Ingvar moves in looking to clinch but Kivi pushes him off.
Ingvar fails to land with a series of punches.
Kivi tries a head kick but it misses.
Ingvar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ingvar jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kivi lands a head shot.
Kivi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ingvar circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Ingvar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ingvar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kivi punishes Ingvar's body with a nice straight punch.
Ingvar's corner calls for a 1-2. Ingvar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ingvar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kivi.
Kivi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atlas Kivi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kivi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ingvar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yngve Ingvar is winning the standup battle so far.
Kivi looks to land a right hand but Ingvar moved out of range.
Ingvar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ingvar blocks a head kick by Kivi.
Kivi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kivi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ingvar misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingvar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kivi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ingvar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Kivi shoots in and bounces Ingvar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi wants to control from the top but Ingvar keeps moving.

Ingvar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kivi is aware though and is defending well.
Ingvar working a defensive guard here.
Kivi tries to free his leg and advance position but Ingvar is retaining full guard.
Kivi looking to sit in guard and control but Ingvar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kivi is trying to control the position here. Ingvar has hold of a guillotine from the top though... oh, that looks naaaaasty, will Kivi tap? Yes he will! The fight is all over! Ingvar jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yngve Ingvar!
An out of breath Yngve Ingvar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.