PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jens Kyllonen (ranked 8355 p4p, 546 weight class) and Rizky Nanda (ranked 25162 p4p, 622 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kyllonen
vs
Nanda

173 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
22
149 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jens Kyllonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rizky Nanda!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyllonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nanda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nanda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kyllonen as he avoids it easily.
Kyllonen scores with a shot to the body.
Nanda misses with a double jab.
Kyllonen with a hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nanda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kyllonen lands with a right hand.
Kyllonen checks a low kick from Nanda.
Nanda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kyllonen sprawls well. Kyllonen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nanda gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Nanda blocks the low kick.
Kyllonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nanda manages to avoid it.
Nanda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kyllonen with a body shot.
Kyllonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyllonen throwing a counter right hand but Nanda manages to avoid it.
Nanda closes the distance and clinches up with Kyllonen, looking for a takedown. Nanda pushes Kyllonen against the cage but Kyllonen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jens Kyllonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rizky Nanda.
A jab from Kyllonen finds it's way through Nanda's defenses.
Kyllonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Nanda should have avoided that one.
Kyllonen jabs at Nanda's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kyllonen.
Sloppy strikes from Nanda. Those never looked like landing.
Kyllonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nanda. Nanda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kyllonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nanda fails with the takedown.
Nanda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kyllonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kyllonen. That snapped Nanda's head back.
Kyllonen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kyllonen cracks Nanda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nanda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kyllonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kyllonen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nanda backs up against the cage.
Nanda throws a jab when Kyllonen was well out of range.
Kyllonen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kyllonen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kyllonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nanda tries to clinch up but Kyllonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kyllonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nanda doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyllonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nanda looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nanda misses with a hook. Kyllonen ducked under it nicely.
Nanda lands with a hook. Kyllonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nanda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Kyllonen misses the target.
Nanda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kyllonen sprawls well. Kyllonen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nanda gets slowly back to his feet.
Kyllonen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kyllonen throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Kyllonen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nanda shoots for a takedown but Kyllonen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kyllonen sizes up Nanda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nanda throws a nice looking combination but Kyllonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kyllonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kyllonen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Kyllonen. No joy for Nanda on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nanda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Kyllonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jens Kyllonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rizky Nanda.
Nanda is breathing heavily.
Nanda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyllonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyllonen.
Nanda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyllonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kyllonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nanda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyllonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Nanda.
Nanda throws a push kick but Kyllonen slaps the foot to one side.
Kyllonen works Nanda's body with a nice hook.
Kyllonen swings for the body but Nanda moves out of range.
Nanda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyllonen lands with a nice body punch.
Kyllonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyllonen.
Nanda steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kyllonen.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nanda might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kyllonen has got the better of the exchanges.
Nanda shoots in but Kyllonen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nanda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyllonen.
Nanda lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nanda tries for a takedown but Kyllonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kyllonen there.
Kyllonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Kyllonen misses with a hook to the body
and Nanda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kyllonen slips a jab from Nanda.
Nanda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyllonen.
Nanda fails with the takedown
and Kyllonen counters with a straight right hand.
Nanda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kyllonen.
Rizky Nanda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyllonen.
Nanda is looking for the big counter here.
Nanda misses with a double jab.
Kyllonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Nanda misses.
Kyllonen lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyllonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nandas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nanda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kyllonen throws a body punch but Nanda moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Kyllonen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nanda throws a head kick that misses.
Nanda throws a lazy uppercut
and Kyllonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Kyllonen lands a lovely overhand right.
Nanda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nanda shoots in looking for a takedown but Kyllonen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nanda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A lazy left from Kyllonen finds it's target.
Kyllonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kyllonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nanda can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Nanda misses
and Kyllonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Kyllonen digs a good hook to Nanda's body.
Kyllonen dips to his left and cracks Nanda with an uppercut!
Nanda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nanda.
Kyllonen lands with a cross.
Kyllonen misses the shot to the body.
Nanda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kyllonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nanda.
Kyllonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nanda throws out the jab.
Kyllonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nanda moves away.
Nanda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kyllonen is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kyllonen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kyllonen misses with a hook. Nanda ducked under it nicely.
Nanda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nanda fails to land the takedown.
Kyllonen throws a big counter combination but Nanda scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nanda is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kyllonen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nanda.
Nanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kyllonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Nanda. Those never looked like landing.
Kyllonen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nanda manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyllonen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kyllonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nanda.
Kyllonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nanda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nanda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyllonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Kyllonen.
Jens Kyllonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nanda throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kyllonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nanda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kyllonen counters with a straight right hand.
Jens Kyllonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rizky Nanda.
A low kick from Nanda is predictable there
and Kyllonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Kyllonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyllonen has a takedown stuffed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Kyllonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kyllonen 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Kyllonen!
Jens Kyllonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.