PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Kekkonen (ranked 2944 p4p, 2915 weight class) and Jimmy Fothergill (ranked 366 p4p, 362 weight class). Fothergill has chosen Austrian Death Machine - Get To The Choppa as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kekkonen
vs
Fothergill

206 cm
25
265
6 - 7 - 0

188 cm
32
260
16 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauli Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Fothergill!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fothergill throws a right hand that misses
and Kekkonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Fothergill misses
and Kekkonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fothergill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fothergill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fothergill misses with a double jab
and Fothergill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kekkonen throws a series of punches but Fothergill avoids them all with ease.
Kekkonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fothergill momentarily.
Fothergill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fothergill tries to bum rush Kekkonen with a series of wild strikes but Kekkonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Fothergill does no damage.
Kekkonen throws out a loose jab but Fothergill uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fothergill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kekkonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Fothergill lands a slapping body shot.
Fothergill has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fothergill throws a poor cross that misses
and Fothergill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fothergill throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Fothergill.
Fothergill works the jab nicely.
Fothergill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kekkonen moves away.
Kekkonen throwing a counter right hand but Fothergill manages to avoid it.
Fothergill cracks Kekkonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kekkonen looks to land a right hand but Fothergill moved out of range.
Fothergill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen moves out of range as Fothergill strikes.
Kekkonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fothergill has time to react.
Fothergill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fothergill throws a poor cross that misses
and Kekkonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fothergill misses with an uppercut
and Kekkonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fothergill misses with a combination
and Kekkonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fothergill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kekkonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kekkonen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fothergill throws a jab when Kekkonen was well out of range.
Kekkonen attempts a counter takedown but Fothergill avoids it well and moves away.
A head kick by Fothergill misses
and Kekkonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Fothergill.
Fothergill misses with a double jab

and Fothergill is countered with a crisp right hand from Kekkonen that sends him to the canvas! Kekkonen follows him to the mat into side control.

Fothergill is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Fothergill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kekkonen scoring with punches from side control.
Fothergill is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kekkonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kekkonen slows the pace down.
Kekkonen scores with punches from side control.
Kekkonen taking a breather here.
Fothergill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kekkonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fothergill tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kekkonen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fothergill takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kekkonen takes a little break here. Fothergill wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fothergill is looking to reverse the position.
Fothergill holds on to Kekkonen's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen lands an elbow.
Kekkonen is working Fothergill over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kekkonen takes a little break here. Fothergill wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kekkonen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kekkonen cracks Fothergill with a big elbow.
Kekkonen working the head and body with strikes.
Fothergill seems a little lost for a moment, as Kekkonen dominates the positioning.
Kekkonen cracks Fothergill with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kekkonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fothergill takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kekkonen cracks Fothergill with a big right hand but Fothergill just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kekkonen working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sauli Kekkonen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fothergill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fothergill fails to land with a series of punches.
Kekkonen throwing a counter right hand but Fothergill manages to avoid it.
Sauli Kekkonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kekkonen throws a hook but Fothergill blocks it.
Fothergill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fothergill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kekkonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fothergill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kekkonen.
Fothergill is still on wobbly legs! Can Kekkonen finish him?
Kekkonen lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Fothergill head around and knocks him out cold! Kekkonen hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sauli Kekkonen!
During a confident post fight interview, Sauli Kekkonen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jimmy Fothergill spoke after the fight, saying 'Bollocks! Sithee!'.