PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilmo kolho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and maximus meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kolho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC: Hells Bells. maximus meridius will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

kolho
vs
meridius

191 cm
23
267 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

203 cm
23
311 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmo kolho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, maximus meridius!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for meridius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
kolho tries to close the distance and clinch but meridius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
meridius misses with a straight left.
kolho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? meridius is fending him off so far but kolho persists. Nope, meridius circles away and we're back to standing.
kolho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
kolho shoots in but no luck this time.
meridius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but kolho was well out of range. Poor timing from meridius.
kolho leaves meridius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

kolho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
kolho tries to score a body lock takedown but meridius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilmo kolho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kolho tries to score a body lock takedown but meridius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
meridius gets underhooks to prevent kolho's takedown attempt.

kolho has picked meridius up - he's going for a ride! kolho dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
meridius controlling the position well.
Ground and pound from kolho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kolho wants to lay and pray for a moment but meridius keeps working.
kolho with the ground and pound but meridius uses the opportunity to regain guard.
kolho with a flurry of punches that miss.
kolho trying to control but meridius is working from the bottom.
kolho is looking to work some ground and pound but meridius has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.
kolho wants to control from the top but meridius keeps moving.
kolho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
kolho looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from meridius misses its intended target.
meridius misses with the combination.
meridius misses with a wild body shot.

kolho pushes meridius up against the cage in a clinch.
kolho tries for a takedown but meridius manages to get underhooks.

meridius is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. kolho can't fight it off and eventually meridius manages to take the fight to the floor. kolho looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
meridius cracks kolho with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
meridius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
kolho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
meridius is looking to work some ground and pound but kolho has wrist control.
kolho trying to control the position.
meridius throwing strikes from guard but kolho blocks nicely.
kolho manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
kolho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
kolho thowing shots but they're missing.
kolho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
kolho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
meridius is trying to stand up.
kolho throws some wild stikes that meridius manages to avoid easily.
meridius is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
meridius blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by kolho there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
meridius looks gassed!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, kolho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
kolho throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilmo kolho 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.

meridius keeps the fight on the outside.

meridius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches kolho napping and manages to drive through into side control!
meridius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with kolho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
meridius is putting a hurting on kolho here, landing some big shots from side control.
meridius working away.
kolho throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
kolho wants to get back to his feet but meridius drags him back down.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
meridius working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
kolho gets back to half guard.
meridius working over kolho with some ground and pound. kolho looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
meridius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
meridius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

kolho looking for submissions off his back.
kolho connecting with a few gentle strikes.
meridius slips a nice elbow through kolho's hands, connecting with kolho's forehead.
kolho is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
meridius wants to pass to mount but kolho is defending the position.
kolho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if kolho tries to get out of the position.
kolho manages to get to full guard.
meridius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
kolho manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
kolho throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
kolho looking to finish with strikes here!
kolho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kolho throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
meridius is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
meridius is squirming around, avoiding kolho's attempts to control the action.
kolho scoring with strikes but meridius is staying in there.
kolho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish meridius?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kolho throws some wild stikes that meridius manages to avoid easily.
kolho wants to control the pace but meridius is squirming around nicely.
kolho is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because meridius is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
meridius holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as kolho tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
kolho thowing shots but they're missing.
maximus meridius has got the better of the ground game so far.
kolho thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
kolho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
kolho throwing strikes here but meridius is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
kolho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for meridius because kolho loaded up on that one.
kolho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
kolho looking to ground and pound but meridius is blocking nicely.
kolho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for meridius because kolho loaded up on that one.
meridius wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

maximus meridius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

kolho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - kolho lands in his opponent's guard.
kolho trying to control but meridius is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as kolho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
kolho looking to pass the guard.

meridius pushes kolho off and gets back to his feet.
meridius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
meridius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kolho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but meridius swivels and escapes.
kolho is trying hard to land a takedown here. meridius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ilmo kolho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
meridius stuffs the takedown attempt from kolho. kolho gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilmo kolho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
meridius connects with a looping right hand.
meridius throws a series of punches but kolho moves out of range.
meridius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
kolho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? meridius is fending him off so far but kolho persists. Nope, meridius circles away and we're back to standing.
maximus meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
meridius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
meridius scores with a sloppy right hand. kolho should have avoided that one.
meridius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kolho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
meridius missing with a left hand there. kolho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
meridius throws a body punch but kolho moves out of range.
A jab from kolho misses.
meridius lands with a straight right. kolho didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

meridius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

kolho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but meridius pulls his head out easily.
kolho 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.
Ground and pound from meridius.
meridius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
kolho works his way to full guard. Good work.
kolho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
kolho is trying to control the action in half guard but meridius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kolho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
kolho wants to take a breather but meridius is having none of it.
It looks like kolho is going to stand back up.
meridius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from kolho.
kolho wants to control but meridius is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
meridius tries to bum rush kolho with a series of wild strikes but kolho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
kolho tries to clinch but meridius is having none of it.

kolho scores with a takedown into meridius's guard.
kolho postures up in meridius's guard and throws a big left but meridius blocks it.
meridius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
kolho trying to control but meridius is working from the bottom.
kolho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
kolho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
maximus meridius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think meridius 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... maximus meridius!