PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Kumijalka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumijalka has chosen compella & the twister - put ur weed up as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Riseman
vs
Kumijalka

181 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonathan Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Kumijalka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kumijalka circles away.
Kumijalka lands with a hook. Riseman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riseman tries for a takedown but Kumijalka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kumijalka's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kumijalka duly obliges.
Riseman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kumijalka's waist but Kumijalka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riseman off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Riseman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riseman shoots in for a double leg but Kumijalka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riseman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Kumijalka moves into the clinch.
Kumijalka gets through Riseman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kumijalka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kumijalka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riseman.
Riseman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kumijalka gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kumijalka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kumijalka throws a head kick but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman lands a jab-cross combination.
Kumijalka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riseman.
Kumijalka works over Riseman's head and body with a nice combination.
Riseman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumijalka throws a left and a right that both miss

so Riseman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Riseman won't allow Kumijalka to sweep him here.
Kumijalka keeping moving, preventing Riseman from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kumijalka is on top in guard.

Kumijalka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kumijalka stuffs the takedown.
Riseman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kumijalka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riseman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kumijalka works over Riseman's head and body with a nice combination.
Kumijalka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jonathan Riseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman tries to clinch but Kumijalka moves away
and Kumijalka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riseman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka scores with the left hand. Riseman knows he should have avoided that one.
Kumijalka scores with a head kick.
Kumijalka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riseman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kumijalka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kumijalka throws a nice looking combination but Riseman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riseman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kumijalka misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kumijalka.
Kumijalka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kumijalka stalks Riseman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Riseman's face. Riseman staggers backwards, shaken.
Kumijalka misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kumijalka has Riseman up against the cage in a clinch.
Kumijalka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riseman is keeping busy.
Kumijalka with a knee to the head.
Kumijalka tries a knee to the head but Riseman blocks it.
Riseman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kumijalka pulls his leg out and moves away.

Kumijalka closes the distance and pushes Riseman back into the cage.
Kumijalka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman has Kumijalka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kumijalka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Kumijalka.
Kumijalka misses with a knee to the head.
Kumijalka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riseman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kumijalka landing knees to the head.

Kumijalka breaks the clinch.
Kumijalka lands a head kick. Riseman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kumijalka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman dodges the punch combination from Kumijalka.
Kumijalka misses with a double jab.

Kumijalka rushes Riseman and presses him up against the cage.
Kumijalka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Kumijalka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kumijalka clinches up with Riseman and pushes him back against the cage.
Riseman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kumijalka gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kumijalka is fighting off a takedown attempt but Riseman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kumijalka to the mat. Kumijalka regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kumijalka wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kumijalka has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Riseman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kumijalka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalevi Kumijalka dominated that 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.

Riseman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riseman misses with a takedown attempt
and Kumijalka counters with a stiff right hand.
Kumijalka lands a two punch combo.
Kumijalka misses with a double jab.
A combination from Kumijalka does no damage.

Riseman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Riseman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kumijalka wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kumijalka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Riseman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kumijalka is looking to escape.
Riseman working Kumijalka over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman misses with a head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumijalka is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Riseman landing shots from mount.
Kumijalka wants to get back to his feet.
Riseman raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Riseman.
Riseman raining down shots from the mount!
Kumijalka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riseman cracks Kumijalka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Riseman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kumijalka manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kumijalka is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka wants to get back to his feet but Riseman drags him back down.
Kumijalka is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
Kumijalka struggling a bit here.
Riseman working the ground and pound from side control.
Riseman working the body and head with strikes.
Kumijalka is looking for a sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Riseman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riseman misses with a takedown attempt

and Kumijalka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Riseman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riseman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Riseman takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kumijalka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riseman is keeping busy.
Kumijalka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riseman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kumijalka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kumijalka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kumijalka connects with a knee to the head.
Kumijalka working Riseman over with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kumijalka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kumijalka tries a knee to the head but Riseman blocks it.

Riseman has clasped his hands together around Kumijalka's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kumijalka is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Riseman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kumijalka tries to roll over but Riseman keeps him under control.
Riseman slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka wants to control but Riseman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riseman thows a huge punch but Kumijalka dodges it nicely.
Riseman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Kumijalka kicks off Riseman and gets to his feet.
Riseman has his takedown stuffed
and Kumijalka counters with a head kick.
No luck for Riseman with that takedown attempt.
Riseman fails with the takedown
and Kumijalka counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Riseman 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!

Danga de danga de dang - Kumijalka scores with a four punch combination!
Riseman misses with a takedown
and Kumijalka counters with a big head kick but Riseman shrugs it off.
Kumijalka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Riseman tries to clinch but Kumijalka moves away
and Kumijalka counters with a stiff right hand.
Kumijalka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riseman.
Riseman shoots in for a takedown but Kumijalka shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Riseman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Kumijalka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kumijalka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Riseman shoots and misses
and Kumijalka counters with a three punch combo that has Riseman backing up. Riseman nods at Kumijalka to acknowledge the strikes.
Kumijalka throws a series of punches but Riseman moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kalevi Kumijalka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kumijalka lands a jab-cross combination.
Kumijalka scores with a one two! Riseman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Riseman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kumijalka lands a head kick. Riseman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some wild striking there from Kumijalka.
Kumijalka swinging wilding here.
Kumijalka is working the combinations to good effect here.
Riseman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kumijalka.
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman has his takedown stuffed
and Kumijalka counters with an inside leg kick.
Jonathan Riseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riseman shoots and misses

and Kumijalka counters by clinching up.
Kumijalka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riseman has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kumijalka.
Kumijalka landing knees to the head.
Kumijalka lands a knee to the head.
Riseman is pressed up against the cage. Kumijalka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riseman down to the mat. Riseman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Riseman dives in and grabs Kumijalka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kumijalka pushes down on Riseman's head and hops out.
Riseman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kumijalka counters with a stiff right hand.
Kumijalka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Kumijalka rushes Riseman and presses him up against the cage.
Kumijalka digs a right hand underneath Riseman's ribcage. Riseman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kumijalka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kumijalka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Kumijalka breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Kumijalka misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riseman shoots in looking for a takedown. Kumijalka tries to sprawl out of it but Riseman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kumijalka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kumijalka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riseman fails with the takedown
and Kumijalka counters with a slapping leg kick.

Kumijalka rushes Riseman and presses him up against the cage.
Riseman wants a takedown but no success here.

Kumijalka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riseman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kumijalka scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kumijalka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kumijalka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kumijalka.
Kumijalka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Riseman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Kumijalka kicks Riseman off and gets back to his feet.
Kumijalka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalevi Kumijalka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Kumijalka lands but Riseman takes it in his stride.
Riseman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kumijalka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riseman is defended easily by Kumijalka.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kumijalka takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalevi Kumijalka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kumijalka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalevi Kumijalka!