PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lindsey Barnes (ranked 5512 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Kivikasvo (ranked 5501 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Barnes
vs
Kivikasvo

200 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lindsey Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Kivikasvo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kivikasvo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kivikasvo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Kivikasvo from controlling successfully.
Kivikasvo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes wants to stand up but Kivikasvo is controlling him.
Kivikasvo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kivikasvo is looking to stand up but Barnes won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is thwarting Kivikasvo's attempts to control the position.

Barnes escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kivikasvo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
Kivikasvo with a nice cross.

It looks like Lindsey Barnes has been cut.
Kivikasvo misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Barnes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kivikasvo.
Kivikasvo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Barnes falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kivikasvo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Kivikasvo!