PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jana Kristin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Sulkijalihas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sulkijalihas has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kristin
vs
Sulkijalihas

165 cm
24
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jana Kristin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Sulkijalihas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulkijalihas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kristin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sulkijalihas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sulkijalihas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kristin.
Sulkijalihas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kristin pinned against the cage. Kristin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sulkijalihas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sulkijalihas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kristin.
Sulkijalihas throws a head kick that misses.

Kristin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kristin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kristin tries a knee to the head but Sulkijalihas blocks it.
Kristin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sulkijalihas blocks it with crossed arms.
Kristin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sulkijalihas is defending well for now.
Kristin misses with a knee strike.

Kristin breaks from the clinch.
Jana Kristin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristin scores with a sloppy right hand. Sulkijalihas should have avoided that one.
Sulkijalihas blocks a head kick by Kristin.
Sulkijalihas throws a lazy head kick

and Kristin counters by moving into the clinch.

Sulkijalihas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sulkijalihas wants to clinch
and Kristin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kristin scores with the left hand. Sulkijalihas knows he should have avoided that one.
Kristin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kristin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sulkijalihas misses with a head kick.
Sulkijalihas throws a head kick that misses.
Sulkijalihas throws a head kick that half lands.
Kristin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sulkijalihas on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sulkijalihas throws a wild body kick that Kristin sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristin is looking to clinch.
Kristin throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kristin.
Sulkijalihas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jana Kristin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Sulkijalihas.
Sulkijalihas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kristin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kristin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sulkijalihas.
Sulkijalihas throws a head kick that misses.
Sulkijalihas throws a head kick but Kristin moves out of range.
Kristin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kristin blocks a head kick by Sulkijalihas.
Kristin scores with a jab to the head.
Kristin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sulkijalihas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kristin's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulkijalihas throws a head kick that misses
and Kristin counters with a head kick.
Kristin tries to clinch but Sulkijalihas moves out of range.
Sulkijalihas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sulkijalihas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sulkijalihas throws a sloppy head kick

and Kristin counters with a head kick that drops Sulkijalihas to the mat! Sulkijalihas scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Sulkijalihas is rocked!
Kristin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Sulkijalihas's jaw. Sulkijalihas's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Kristin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jana Kristin!