PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Clipse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kugi Joroinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Clipse has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Clipse
vs
Joroinen

170 cm
21
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Clipse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kugi Joroinen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clipse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clipse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Kugi Joroinen has been cut.
Clipse gets underhooks to prevent Joroinen's takedown attempt.
Joroinen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clipse pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clipse just misses with a punch to the body.
Clipse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paul Clipse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Clipse has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clipse wants a takedown.
Clipse lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clipse obliges.
Joroinen looks gassed!
Clipse scores with a knee to the head.
Clipse stops a takedown attempt from Joroinen.
Paul Clipse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kugi Joroinen.
Clipse connects with a knee to the head.

Clipse pulls guard.
Clipse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clipse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joroinen on the ground.
Joroinen is fighting to break Clipse's control of his arms but Clipse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Joroinen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Clipse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clipse wants to stand up but Joroinen is controlling him.

Joroinen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Clipse is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Joroinen, into his guard.
Clipse 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.

Joroinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clipse gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clipse tries to free his leg and advance position but Joroinen is retaining full guard.
Clipse has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clipse works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clipse is controlling the pace.
Clipse looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Clipse is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clipse wants to free his trapped foot but Joroinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clipse is working hard here to advance position.
Clipse looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse is looking to take a break and control but Joroinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Joroinen has eaten all the pies!

Joroinen looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Clipse seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clipse seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Clipse decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Clipse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clipse throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joroinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clipse. That one must have hurt.

Clipse closes the distance and clinches.
Joroinen being controlled against the cage.
Joroinen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clipse is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clipse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Clipse.
Clipse lands a knee to the head.
Clipse is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Clipse.
Clipse scores with a knee to the head.
Clipse lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joroinen takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Kugi Joroinen's cut even more.
Clipse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joroinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joroinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clipse gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clipse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clipse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clipse lands a nice knee to the body.
Clipse lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Clipse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kugi Joroinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Clipse is looking to clinch.
Clipse tries to clinch but Joroinen moves out of range.
Clipse is looking to clinch.
Clipse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joroinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Clipse has Joroinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Joroinen goes for a takedown attempt but Clipse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Clipse is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Clipse moves into range and clinches up with Joroinen.
Joroinen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joroinen looking for a takedown.
Joroinen goes for a takedown attempt but Clipse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paul Clipse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kugi Joroinen.
Joroinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Joroinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Clipse tries to clinch up.
Clipse tries to clinch up.
Clipse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clipse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clipse scores with a leg kick.
Joroinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joroinen ducks right into an uppercut from Clipse.
Clipse tries to clinch but Joroinen moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clipse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clipse is looking to clinch but Joroinen is avoiding it.
Joroinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Clipse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clipse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joroinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clipse.
Clipse scores with a knee to the head.
Clipse pressing his opponent against the cage.
Clipse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Kugi Joroinen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse lands a knee to the head.

Kugi Joroinen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Clipse working Joroinen over with knees to the body.
Clipse stalling in the clinch.
Clipse crunches a lovely knee into Joroinen's ribcage.
Clipse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clipse landing knees to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kugi Joroinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Clipse!