PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adim Bulb (ranked 1283 p4p, 1341 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 141 p4p, 153 weight class). Bulb kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. Esa Kettu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bulb
vs
Kettu

169 cm
29
157
12 - 8 - 0

179 cm
39
155
28 - 21 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adim Bulb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 3, fighting out of New York, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulb scores with a head kick.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulb manages to avoid it.
Kettu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Bulb's head coaches at Hell Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulb misses with a head kick.
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu misses with a straight right.
It appears Bulb was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Bulb thuds his shin into the meat of Kettu's side.
Bulb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Kettu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bulb.
Bulb tests Kettu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kettu lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulb scores with a jab to the jaw.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb tests Kettu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kettu lands a nice looking body shot.
Bulb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bulb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
Kettu blocks the body kick.
Kettu is looking for the big counter here.
Bulb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab from Bulb.
Kettu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kettu moves away from the strike by Bulb.
Kettu scores with a jab. Bulb acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kettu looks to land a combination but Bulb avoids it well.
Bulb throws a head kick but Kettu moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bulb.
Bulb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Bulb misses its intended target.
Kettu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kettu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bulb connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bulb.
Bulb fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kettu just manages to avoid it.
Bulb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kettu.
Kettu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bulb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kettu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bulb just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bulb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kettu doesn't seem phased though.
Kettu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bulb takes a swing at Kettu's ribcage but misses.
Kettu cracks Bulb with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulb takes a swing at Kettu's ribcage but misses.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Bulb.
Kettu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bulb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulb is just out of range.
Kettu lands a nice hook to Bulb's body. Bulb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bulb misses with an uppercut. Kettu saw that one coming.
Kettu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bulb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulb tests Kettu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bulb looks to score with a jab to the body but Kettu is just out of range.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulb moves away.
Bulb misses with a hook. Kettu ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bulb is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kettu looks to throw the jab but Bulb is out of range.
Bulb moves forwards but Kettu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bulb misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kettu. That did some damage!
A big left from Kettu misses.
Bulb motions for Kettu to come forward. Bulb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu throws a counter combo.
Bulb swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu misses with an uppercut
and Bulb makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kettu scores with a nice strike.
Bulb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bulb throws the left hand but Kettu avoids the punch easily.
Kettu checks a leg kick.
Kettu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adim Bulb will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Kettu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bulb lands a nice shot to the body.
Kettu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bulb.
Bulb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Bulb.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulb. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulb takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bulb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Kettu scores with a nice right hand.
Kettu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bulb dodges the punch combination from Kettu.
Kettu walks into a stiff left hand from Bulb.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Kettu. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kettu has time to react.
Kettu checks a leg kick.
Kettu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bulb slips a jab from Kettu.
Kettu looks to land a right hand but Bulb moved out of range.
Bulb misses with a straight right.
Kettu scores with a hook to the body. Bulb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kettu throws a hook but Bulb blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bulb misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulb. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kettu lands a nice looking body shot.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Bulb just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bulb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bulb thumps Kettu with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu scores with a sloppy right hand. Bulb should have avoided that one.
Kettu misses with a hook.
Bulb feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulb is just out of range.
Bulb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body kick from Bulb.
Kettu throws a hook to the side of Bulb's head but Bulb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bulb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bulb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bulb misses with a head kick.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Bulb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb misses with a shot to the body
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bulb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bulb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kettu.
Kettu lands a slapping body shot.
Kettu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bulb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulb cracks Kettu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bulb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bulb with a body shot.
Bulb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
A little feinted left hand from Bulb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulb.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from Bulb.
Kettu misses with an uppercut
letting Bulb counter with a right hand.
Bulb swinging wildly here.
Kettu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Bulb finds it's way through Kettu's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kettu.
Bulb takes one to the side of the head.
Kettu misses with a double jab
and Bulb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bulb takes one to the chin there.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
Bulb throws a lazy right hand but Kettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kettu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bulb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kettu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bulb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Esa Kettu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Kettu.
Bulb throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Bulb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Esa Kettu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kettu defending well as Bulb loads up on a big left hand.
Kettu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bulb dodges the punch combination from Kettu.
Bulb dodges the punch combination from Kettu.
Bulb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kettu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bulb was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Kettu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulb cracks a nice hook into Kettu's ribs.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the body from Kettu misses
and Bulb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu looks to land a right hand but Bulb moved out of range.
Bulb jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kettu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bulb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kettu throws a combination. Bulb tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Bulb.
Bulb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bulb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bulb.
Bulb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bulb.
Bulb slips a jab from Kettu.
Kettu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but Bulb ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Bulb does it's job there.
Kettu throws a right hand that misses
and Bulb counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kettu avoids the head kick by Bulb.
A jab from Bulb does it's job there.
Kettu moves out of range as Bulb strikes.
Kettu punishes Bulb's body with a nice straight punch.
Bulb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kettu misses with a combination
and Bulb counters with a stiff right hand.
Bulb throws a wild body kick that Kettu sees coming a mile off.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bulb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bulb.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bulb.
Nice jab there from Bulb.
Kettu connects with a looping right hand.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
Bulb looks to land a body kick but Kettu moved away.
Kettu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulb.
Bulb is looking to slow Kettu down with leg kicks.
Kettu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bulb attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kettu scores with a nice strike.
Bulb throws a sloppy head kick and Kettu moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Kettu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bulb throws a head kick but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bulb with a body shot.
Kettu jabs Bulb to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kettu swings widly with a right hand
and Bulb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kettu slips a straight right by Bulb.
Kettu scores with a nice right hand.
Kettu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bulb at a distance.
Bulb takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Bulb is rocked!
Bulb throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kettu throws a series of punches but Bulb avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. Bulb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kettu fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Bulb.
Bulb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kettu throws out the jab.
A head kick by Bulb misses
and Kettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adim Bulb.
Well Bulb 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adim Bulb!
After the fight, Adim Bulb was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.