PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eino Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janno Kivessoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivessoo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk. Janno Kivessoo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kivi
vs
Kivessoo

200 cm
21
284 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
21
265 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 Amsterdam, Eino Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Janno Kivessoo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivessoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kivessoo wants to clinch up but Kivi keeps it at a distance.
Kivessoo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kivi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kivessoo wants to clinch.
Kivessoo tries to clinch but Kivi is having none of it.
Kivessoo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kivessoo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kivessoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kivi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kivessoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kivi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kivi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kivessoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kivi looks to land a combination but Kivessoo avoids it well.
Kivessoo tries to clinch but Kivi is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Janno Kivessoo has been cut.
Kivessoo throws a body punch but Kivi moves out of range.
Kivessoo misses with a series of wild punches.
Kivi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kivessoo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kivi circles away.
Kivessoo is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Kivessoo tries to keep at a distance but Kivi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kivi blocks an elbow strike from Kivessoo.
Kivessoo misses with a knee strike.
Kivessoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kivi is defending well for now.
Kivessoo is pushing Kivi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kivi has had enough of the clinch but Kivessoo keeps him there for the moment.
Kivi blocks an elbow strike.
Kivessoo lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Eino Kivi has been cut.
Kivi dodges an elbow strike from Kivessoo.
Kivi lands a left hand.
Kivi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kivessoo looking to throw knees to the head but Kivi is blocking nicely.
Kivessoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kivi is defending well for now.
Kivessoo leaning against his opponent.
Kivessoo looking to stall.
Kivessoo looks gassed!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kivessoo.
Kivi digs a right hand underneath Kivessoo's ribcage. Kivessoo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kivi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivessoo wants to stall.
Kivi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kivessoo trying to land knees to the body.
Kivessoo misses with an elbow over the top.

Kivi decides to pull guard.
Kivessoo wants to stand but Kivi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kivessoo being controlled here momentarily.
Kivi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kivessoo is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivessoo is looking to stand up but Kivi won't let him.
Kivi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kivessoo is one step ahead there.
Kivessoo wanted to stand there but Kivi had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kivessoo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kivessoo wants to get up but he can't break Kivi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Kivessoo wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kivi's closed guard. He's half up but Kivi has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kivi pivots and extends the arm, Kivessoo falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kivi! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eino Kivi!