PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Capelli King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Palvivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

King
vs
Palvivaara

187 cm
22
286 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
285 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Capelli King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarmo Palvivaara!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palvivaara connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palvivaara tries a low kick but King avoids it.
Palvivaara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King wants to clinch up but Palvivaara keeps it at a distance.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palvivaara keeps the fight on the outside.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palvivaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King throws a shot from downtown. Palvivaara moves away and avoids it.

Palvivaara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
King takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palvivaara.
King defending against the ground and pound.
King dodges the ground and pound from Palvivaara.
King wants to control but Palvivaara postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palvivaara creates some space and throws a big elbow, but King sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
King is looking to regain half guard here but Palvivaara keeps moving and retains side control.
Palvivaara working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King tries to clinch there but Palvivaara circles away.
Palvivaara blocks a head kick by King.
Palvivaara avoids a punch combination nicely.

Palvivaara drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palvivaara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
King wants to get back to his feet but Palvivaara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Palvivaara landing with the ground and pound.
Palvivaara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Palvivaara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King wants to stand but Palvivaara is controlling the position.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Palvivaara is proving a slippery customer.
Palvivaara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Palvivaara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palvivaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Palvivaara is proving a slippery customer.
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

King working for a submission but Palvivaara is keeping him at bay.
King is breathing heavily.

King is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
King is looking to clinch.
Palvivaara takes one to the chin there.
King feints and then cracks Palvivaara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palvivaara down.
A low kick from Palvivaara misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King throws a lazy right hand but Palvivaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palvivaara dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
King looks to throw the jab but Palvivaara is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palvivaara throws a leg kick

and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Palvivaara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palvivaara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palvivaara motions for King to come forward. Palvivaara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palvivaara cracks King with a good jab.
Palvivaara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Palvivaara slips under a jab from King.
Palvivaara with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Palvivaara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palvivaara swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Palvivaara scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Palvivaara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. King did well to prevent Palvivaara getting side control.
Palvivaara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Palvivaara lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarmo Palvivaara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palvivaara. That did some damage!
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Palvivaara ducks under a wild hook from King.
Jarmo Palvivaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palvivaara lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Palvivaara lands with an overhand left.
Jarmo Palvivaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palvivaara scores with a nice right hand.
Palvivaara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Palvivaara shoots in but no luck this time.
Palvivaara lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from King misses.
Palvivaara tries a low kick but King avoids it.
King throws a body punch but Palvivaara moves out of range.
King takes a swing at Palvivaara's ribcage but misses.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King is looking to clinch but Palvivaara is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Palvivaara's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Palvivaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Palvivaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Palvivaara.
Palvivaara throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and Palvivaara only half commits.
King looks to land a left hand but Palvivaara moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palvivaara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
King tries to clinch but Palvivaara moves out of range.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King looks to land a left hand but Palvivaara moved out of range nicely.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Palvivaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Palvivaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palvivaara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Palvivaara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Palvivaara is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palvivaara throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palvivaara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Palvivaara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Palvivaara controls from within his opponent's guard.

Palvivaara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jarmo Palvivaara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palvivaara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Palvivaara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palvivaara is controlling him.
Palvivaara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Palvivaara passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Palvivaara connects with a decent elbow.
King manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Palvivaara is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palvivaara manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Palvivaara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Palvivaara landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palvivaara landing strikes from the mount.
Palvivaara with the ground and pound from mount.
Palvivaara cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

King is rocked!
Palvivaara postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have King in real trouble here! The ref calls for King to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarmo Palvivaara!