PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tremendous Jr (ranked 3598 p4p, 3849 weight class) and Pykky Kalla (ranked 436 p4p, 460 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tremendous Jr
vs
Kalla

186 cm
21
180
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
174
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pykky Kalla!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremendous Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Kalla throws a hook but Tremendous Jr blocks it.
Tremendous Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kalla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pykky Kalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalla thuds a left hand into Tremendous Jr's body.
Kalla throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Tremendous Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tremendous Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tremendous Jr lands a left hand.
Tremendous Jr lands with a right to the head.
Kalla taking a breather.
Tremendous Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Kalla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tremendous Jr on the side of the head.
Kalla scores with a hook to the body. Tremendous Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalla misses with a body shot.
Tremendous Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kalla to score with a decent uppercut.

Kalla gets a double leg takedown into Tremendous Jr's guard.
Kalla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tremendous Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kalla.

Tremendous Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kalla is aware though and is defending well.
Kalla wants to control from the top but Tremendous Jr keeps moving.
Tremendous Jr is striking but Kalla is not phased and passes to half guard.

Kalla is working for a kimura but Tremendous Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kalla working his ground and pound in the gym.

Kalla is looking for a kimura but Tremendous Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kalla to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kalla is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tremendous Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kalla.
Kalla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Kalla.
Tremendous Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalla seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kalla looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kalla chips away with some ground and pound.

Tremendous Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kalla defends it easily.
Kalla throwing strikes but missing.
Kalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremendous Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kalla passes Tremendous Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Tremendous Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tremendous Jr gets full guard.
Tremendous Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Kalla chips away with some ground and pound.
Kalla lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Tremendous Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pykky Kalla dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tremendous Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalla throws out the jab.
Tremendous Jr tries a low kick but Kalla avoids it.
Kalla pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tremendous Jr is out of range and Kalla settles back down.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kalla misses with a wild body shot.
Kalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalla throws a hook to the side of Tremendous Jr's head but Tremendous Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalla swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tremendous Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Kalla 's knee.
Tremendous Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalla will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kalla throws a body punch but Tremendous Jr moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tremendous Jr misses the target.
Kalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tremendous Jr.
Kalla misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalla misses with a lunging right hand
and Tremendous Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pykky Kalla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tremendous Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Tremendous Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kalla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tremendous Jr throws a counter high kick but Kalla was just alert enough to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Kalla.

Tremendous Jr tries to sprawl but Kalla drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kalla is keen to just control but Tremendous Jr is a slippery customer.
Pykky Kalla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kalla is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kalla moves nicely into side control.
Tremendous Jr manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalla takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kalla prevents Tremendous Jr from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tremendous Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalla is trying to control. Tremendous Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kalla lands with a punch from half guard.
Kalla working over Tremendous Jr with some ground and pound. Tremendous Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tremendous Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kalla lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalla winds up and cracks Tremendous Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kalla is trying to control. Tremendous Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Kalla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tremendous Jr defends it well.
Kalla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Tremendous Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tremendous Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Tremendous Jr punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tremendous Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kalla lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tremendous Jr is looking to improve his position.
Tremendous Jr taking some punishment here, with Kalla in his half guard.
Tremendous Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kalla.
Kalla frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kalla lands a couple of good shots and Tremendous Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tremendous Jr is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pykky Kalla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kalla lands with a nice body punch.
Kalla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tremendous Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Kalla 's knee.
Donk. Kalla catches Tremendous Jr right on the button with a cross.

Kalla changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tremendous Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tremendous Jr looks to move to half guard but instead Kalla has passed into mount! Damn!
Kalla raining down shots from the mount!
Tremendous Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Kalla pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalla working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalla is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Kalla.
Kalla controlling from the full mount.
Tremendous Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Kalla lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tremendous Jr hang on?
Kalla tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kalla working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tremendous Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Rex Tremendous Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalla raining down shots from the mount!
Kalla landing punches.
BOOM! Kalla connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kalla raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalla working the ground and pound effectively.
Kalla landing shots from mount.
Tremendous Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Kalla wants to finish this one by submission but Tremendous Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kalla.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalla working Tremendous Jr over with strikes here.
Kalla scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tremendous Jr flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Kalla swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tremendous Jr is now in Kalla's guard. A big mistake from Kalla there, giving up the dominant position!
Tremendous Jr won't allow Kalla to sweep him here.
Tremendous Jr cracks Kalla with a solid left hand.
Kalla keeping full guard, as Tremendous Jr tries to pass.
Kalla is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr postures up.
Kalla looking for a sweep. Not yet Kalla, not yet.
Pykky Kalla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kalla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tremendous Jr.
Kalla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Tremendous Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kalla has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tremendous Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Kalla's legs - danger averted.
Tremendous Jr postures up.
Kalla has his hands on Tremendous Jr's head, controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pykky Kalla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kalla winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pykky Kalla!