PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Ilkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touho Kanki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touho Kanki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jaakko Ilkka's chin.

Ilkka
vs
Kanki

180 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Control Nutrition
FinnFighters Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaakko Ilkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Touho Kanki!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilkka misses with a head kick.
Ilkka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilkka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ilkka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ilkka feints and then cracks Kanki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanki down.
Ilkka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kanki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Touho Kanki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ilkka.
Kanki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ilkka wants to land a leg kick but Kanki is out of range.
Kanki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ilkka tries to land a leg kick but Kanki saw it coming and moves away.
Ilkka throws a low kick, looking for Kanki's leg but Kanki calmly moves out of range.
Ilkka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ilkka is looking to slow Kanki down with leg kicks.
Ilkka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanki.
Kanki fails to land with a series of punches.
Kanki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ilkka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ilkka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ilkka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kanki checks it well.
Kanki blocks a head kick by Ilkka.
Kanki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ilkka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kanki takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Touho Kanki has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Ilkka misses.
Ilkka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ilkka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kanki.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ilkka moves out of range of the strikes.
Ilkka tries a low kick but Kanki avoids it.
Ilkka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanki's sensitive parts.
A solid body kick from Ilkka.
Kanki looks gassed!
Ilkka connects with a solid leg kick.
Ilkka thumps Kanki with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ilkka, right into the meat.
Ilkka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanki throws out the jab.
Ilkka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanki. That did some damage!
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ilkka scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilkka cracks the inside of Kanki's front leg.
Ilkka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ilkka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanki. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ilkka.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ilkka.
Ilkka cracks the inside of Kanki's front leg.
Ilkka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ilkka lands with a nice body kick.
Ilkka chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Kanki misses.
Ilkka lands a front kick.
Ilkka connects with a solid leg kick.
Ilkka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ilkka lands a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ilkka.
Ilkka throws a head kick that Kanki semi-blocks.
Ilkka feints and then cracks Kanki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanki down.
Ilkka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kanki.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ilkka!
Ilkka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanki's calf.
Ilkka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanki's calf.
Ilkka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ilkka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Ilkka.
Kanki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ilkka, right into the meat.
Kanki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ilkka.
Ilkka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ilkka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ilkka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ilkka cracks the inside of Kanki's front leg.
Ilkka throws a leg kick which misses Kanki's front leg but catches the back leg as Kanki tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ilkka scores with a head kick.
Kanki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ilkka is looking to clinch.
Ilkka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanki's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Ilkka.
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ilkka feints and then cracks Kanki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanki down.
Kanki throws a lazy right hand but Ilkka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ilkka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ilkka feints and then cracks Kanki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanki down.
Ilkka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ilkka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilkka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Ilkka.
Ilkka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanki. That did some damage!
Ilkka scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ilkka.
Kanki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ilkka can pounce on him.
Kanki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ilkka. Ilkka obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ilkka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ilkka, right into the meat.
Kanki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ilkka.
Ilkka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ilkka throws a head kick but Kanki moves out of range.

Ilkka moves into the clinch.
Ilkka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Kanki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ilkka.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ilkka, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ilkka - that will leave a mark!
Ilkka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanki's sensitive parts.
Ilkka fakes the leg kick and cracks Kanki in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ilkka, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Ilkka.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kanki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ilkka - the referee stops the clock and Kanki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ilkka. Kanki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ilkka cracks the inside of Kanki's front leg.
Ilkka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ilkka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ilkka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kanki if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Ilkka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Touho Kanki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ilkka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kanki.
Kanki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kanki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ilkka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaakko Ilkka is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Ilkka.
Ilkka throws a leg kick which misses Kanki's front leg but catches the back leg as Kanki tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kanki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ilkka - the referee stops the clock and Kanki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ilkka. Kanki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kanki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ilkka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ilkka.
Ilkka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanki can do to turn this around?
Kanki swats away the attempt to clinch by Ilkka.
Ilkka scoring well with a low kick there.
Ilkka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ilkka lands with a nice body kick.
Kanki is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ilkka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilkka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ilkka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kanki's head.
Ilkka scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Ilkka.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ilkka. Kanki shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ilkka, right into the meat.
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ilkka.
Good leg kick by Ilkka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ilkka.
Ilkka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ilkka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kanki keeps the fight on the outside.
Ilkka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kanki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ilkka. That's going to slow Kanki down.
Ilkka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ilkka.
Ilkka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kanki if he has to take too many more of those.
Kanki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ilkka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ilkka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ilkka chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ilkka.
Ilkka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ilkka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanki. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ilkka.
Ilkka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ilkka lands a front kick.
Ilkka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanki misses with a wild combination.
Ilkka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanki's sensitive parts.
Ilkka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ilkka tries to clinch but Kanki is having none of it.
Ilkka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanki's calf.
Ilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ilkka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ilkka lands with a kick to the temple. Kanki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ilkka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ilkka.
Ilkka scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Ilkka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ilkka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ilkka cracks the inside of Kanki's front leg.
Ilkka thumps Kanki with a low kick.
Ilkka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ilkka.
Ilkka scoring well with a low kick there.
Ilkka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanki's sensitive parts.
Ilkka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Ilkka.
Ilkka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ilkka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ilkka.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ilkka.
Kanki takes a swing at Ilkka's ribcage but misses.
Ilkka scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ilkka, right into the meat.
Ilkka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ilkka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kanki will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ilkka throws a head kick that half lands.
Ilkka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ilkka.
Ilkka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ilkka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Ilkka.
Ilkka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A good leg kick by Ilkka.
Kanki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kanki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ilkka.
Ilkka cracks the inside of Kanki's front leg.
Ilkka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kanki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ilkka scores with a leg kick.
Ilkka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ilkka is looking to slow Kanki down with leg kicks.
Ilkka lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ilkka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Ilkka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Touho Kanki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kanki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ilkka.
Kanki blocks a head kick by Ilkka.
Ilkka wants to clinch up but Kanki keeps it at a distance.
Kanki loads up on a big right hand but Ilkka slips the punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ilkka!
Good leg kick by Ilkka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ilkka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ilkka moves out of range of the strikes.
Kanki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ilkka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ilkka throws a sloppy head kick and Kanki moves out of range easily.
Kanki blocks a low kick nicely.
Ilkka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kanki just misses with a punch to the body.
Ilkka pushes Kanki away with a front kick.
Ilkka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kanki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ilkka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ilkka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ilkka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kanki.
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ilkka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ilkka lands a head kick!
Ilkka scoring well with a low kick there.
Ilkka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanki. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ilkka, right into the meat.
Ilkka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kanki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ilkka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ilkka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ilkka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilkka scores with a leg kick.
Ilkka tries to clinch up but Kanki circles away and keeps his distance.
Ilkka cracks the inside of Kanki's front leg.
Ilkka lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ilkka.
Ilkka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ilkka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka misses with a head kick.
Kanki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ilkka.
Ilkka lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ilkka.
Ilkka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ilkka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kanki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ilkka.
Ilkka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ilkka throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ilkka.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ilkka, right into the meat.
Ilkka lands a head kick!
Kanki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ilkka can pounce on him.
Ilkka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ilkka cracks the inside of Kanki's front leg.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kanki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ilkka - the referee stops the clock and Kanki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ilkka. Kanki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ilkka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kanki will feel that in the morning.
Kanki misses with a few strikes there.
Ilkka is looking to slow Kanki down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ilkka.
Ilkka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ilkka feints and then cracks Kanki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanki down.
Kanki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ilkka is looking to slow Kanki down with leg kicks.
Ilkka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ilkka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ilkka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanki's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ilkka.
Ilkka lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ilkka.
A good leg kick by Ilkka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ilkka.
Kanki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ilkka can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ilkka.
Ilkka lands with a slapping head kick.
Ilkka throws a leg kick which misses Kanki's front leg but catches the back leg as Kanki tries to avoid it.
Ilkka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kanki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ilkka.
Jaakko Ilkka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kanki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ilkka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanki. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ilkka. That's going to slow Kanki down.
Ilkka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ilkka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kanki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kanki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ilkka scores with a leg kick.
Ilkka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Touho Kanki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ilkka.
Ilkka tries to clinch but Kanki is having none of it.
Ilkka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanki's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ilkka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ilkka lands with a slapping head kick.
Kanki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ilkka.
A good leg kick by Ilkka.
Ilkka is looking to slow Kanki down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Ilkka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ilkka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Ilkka!