PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Pilvi (ranked 307 p4p, 50 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 273 p4p, 42 weight class). Pilvi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Faded. Snorten has chosen Learn to fly as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pilvi
vs
Snorten

188 cm
32
175 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

180 cm
29
180 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veikko Pilvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilvi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snorten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pilvi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snorten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pilvi scores with a shot to the body.
Snorten lands a lovely overhand right.
Pilvi throws out a powerful jab.
Pilvi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Snorten counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Snorten seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Snorten in side control, throwing shots but Pilvi defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Pilvi tries to improve position but can't.
Pilvi defending against the ground and pound.
Pilvi taking a bit of punishment here - Snorten scoring with strikes.
Snorten throws a strike aimed at the side of Pilvi's head but Pilvi avoids it well.
Pilvi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Snorten throwing strikes but Pilvi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Snorten tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi controlling the position from side mount.
Snorten tries to buck Pilvi off but Pilvi is having none of it.
Snorten manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pilvi is trying to get back to full guard.
Pilvi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Snorten scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pilvi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pilvi.
Pilvi 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snorten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snorten is looking to work some ground and pound but Pilvi has wrist control.
Snorten stopping the sweep attempt from Pilvi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snorten is controlling him.
Pilvi trying to keep a closed guard but Snorten is proving a slippery customer.
Snorten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Snorten working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Snorten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Pilvi has his feet on Snorten's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Snorten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorten misses with a looping right.
Snorten slips under a jab from Pilvi.
Snorten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pilvi, as that shot connected.
Pilvi throws a big shot that misses.
Snorten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pilvi misses with a wild combination.
Pilvi walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi scores with a jab to the head.
Pilvi lands a nice looking body shot.
Snorten takes one on the button.
Snorten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snorten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Pilvi moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Pilvi as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pilvi.
Snorten tries to clinch up but Pilvi circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Snorten.
Snorten misses with a low kick.
Pilvi checks a leg kick nicely.
Pilvi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snorten has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snorten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pilvi. That one must have hurt.
Pilvi scores with a kick to the body.
Snorten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pilvi.
Pilvi tries a head kick but it misses.
Snorten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pilvi lands with a slapping head kick.
Snorten blocks a jab.
Pilvi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Pilvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilvi throwing a counter right hand but Snorten manages to avoid it.
Pilvi misses with a wild body shot.
Pilvi scores with a decent looking hook.
Pilvi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pilvi scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pilvi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Pilvi throws a leg kick
and Snorten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snorten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veikko Pilvi 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.

Snorten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pilvi tries to break the clinch but Snorten is controlling the position.
Snorten misses with some punches.
Snorten drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snorten fails to pull guard.

Pilvi breaks the clinch.
Pilvi throws a right hand that misses
and Snorten counters with a nice uppercut.
Pilvi moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Pilvi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Snorten counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Snorten trying to control but Pilvi is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pilvi is on top in guard.

Pilvi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Snorten has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pilvi has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi staying calm.
Snorten gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pilvi controlling the action here.
Pilvi is trying to control. Snorten wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snorten is pressing down on Pilvi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Snorten throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pilvi trying to control the position from guard on top but Snorten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snorten wants to stand and escape but Pilvi is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pilvi stopping the sweep attempt from Snorten.
Snorten keeping moving, preventing Pilvi from controlling successfully.
Snorten looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snorten throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Snorten wants to hit a switch here but Pilvi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Snorten there!
Pilvi tries to control but Snorten wriggling away.
Snorten can't escape the position.
Pilvi content just to control the position here.
Snorten slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snorten is still trying to improve position.
Snorten is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Snorten tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pilvi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Snorten is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi controlling the position easily from mount.
Pilvi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Snorten slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Snorten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snorten is staying active underneath Pilvi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snorten works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pilvi sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snorten is looking to sweep but instead, Pilvi has passed into half guard.
Snorten wants to improve his position but Pilvi is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Veikko Pilvi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pilvi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pilvi misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Pilvi.
Pilvi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snorten scoring well with a low kick there.
Snorten will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pilvi looks to land a body kick but Snorten moved away.
Snorten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pilvi.
Snorten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pilvi, right into the meat.
Snorten lands a leg kick that knocks Pilvi off balance momentarily.
Pilvi lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pilvi throws out a leg kick but Snorten moves out of range and Pilvi only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
Pilvi jabs Snorten right on the nose. Snorten blinks but takes it well.
Pilvi cracks Snorten with an open hand slap.
Pilvi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pilvi throws out a leg kick but Snorten moves out of range and Pilvi only half commits.
Snorten throws a nice looking combination but Pilvi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Pilvi finds it's way through Snorten's defenses.
Snorten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pilvi.
Veikko Pilvi is winning the standup battle so far.
Pilvi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snorten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pilvi lands a right hook to the body.
Snorten throws a poor cross that misses
and Pilvi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pilvi misses with a body shot.
Pilvi throws a poor cross that misses
and Snorten counters with a left and a right that stings Pilvi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi scores with a jab to the body.
Snorten missing with a left hand there. Pilvi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pilvi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pilvi.
A bone on bone clash there as Pilvi blocks the leg kick.
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Pilvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snorten throws an overhand right that lands on Pilvi's shoulder, as Pilvi tries to avoid the shot.
Pilvi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pilvi.
A clash of legs there as Snorten blocks the low kick.
Pilvi misses with a looping right.
Pilvi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snorten can do to turn this around?
Snorten ducks under a wild hook from Pilvi.
Snorten misses with a leg kick.
Veikko Pilvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilvi 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.
Snorten lands with a hook. Pilvi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pilvi can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Snorten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pilvi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pilvi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Snorten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Snorten takes one on the button.
Pilvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pilvi swings widly with a right hand
and Snorten counters with a nice uppercut.
Pilvi misses with an uppercut.
Pilvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Snorten throws a jab but it's blocked by Pilvi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pilvi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pilvi lands with a good body shot.
Pilvi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snorten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pilvi lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilvi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten defending well as Pilvi loads up on a big left hand.
Pilvi scores with a jab to the head.
Rip Snorten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pilvi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pilvi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Snorten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pilvi is able to avoid easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Pilvi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Snorten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Snorten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pilvi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pilvi throws a body shot but no joy.
Snorten thinks about the counter body kick.
Pilvi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pilvi lands with a shot to the body.
Pilvi takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses.
Pilvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Veikko Pilvi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pilvi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veikko Pilvi!
Veikko Pilvi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.