PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Lavigne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus comes to the cage accompanied by bad boy - cascada. Lavigne has chosen Linda Sundblad - To All My Girls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kolmiokuristus
vs
Lavigne

180 cm
22
214 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

179 cm
24
216 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Lavigne!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kolmiokuristus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kolmiokuristus showed some decent athleticism there.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots but Lavigne is blocking nicely.
Kolmiokuristus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lavigne keeps working.
Kolmiokuristus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lavigne's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolmiokuristus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kolmiokuristus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to take a break and control but Lavigne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kolmiokuristus not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Kolmiokuristus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kolmiokuristus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lavigne holds of for dear life.
Kolmiokuristus unloads with some shots from mount but Lavigne bucks and avoids them well.
Kolmiokuristus thowing shots but they're missing.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kolmiokuristus 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lavigne is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kolmiokuristus thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus with shots to the head and body - Lavigne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kolmiokuristus with shots to the head and body - Lavigne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kolmiokuristus 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.
Lavigne tries to hold on but Kolmiokuristus pushes him away.
Kolmiokuristus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lavigne hang on?
Kolmiokuristus thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne tries to lock up and control but Kolmiokuristus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kolmiokuristus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Kolmiokuristus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kolmiokuristus tries to control but Lavigne wriggling away.
Lavigne avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus landing strikes from the mount.
Kolmiokuristus thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kolmiokuristus trying to control but Lavigne is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus raining down shots from the mount!
Kolmiokuristus thowing shots but they're missing.
Kolmiokuristus tries to control but Lavigne wriggling away.
Kolmiokuristus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Kolmiokuristus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lavigne leaves Kolmiokuristus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Kolmiokuristus or perhaps it was just good defense by Lavigne which made him look bad.

Lavigne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kolmiokuristus is not content to let Lavigne control the position.
Kolmiokuristus manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kolmiokuristus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kolmiokuristus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kolmiokuristus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lavigne is looking to control Kolmiokuristus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lavigne avoid being mounted?
Kolmiokuristus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lavigne trying to control but Kolmiokuristus postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kolmiokuristus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Lavigne scores a takedown into full mount!
Kolmiokuristus is desperately trying to improve his position but Lavigne has a good base and remains in mount.
Lavigne controlling from the full mount.
Kolmiokuristus is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne trying to control but Kolmiokuristus is having none of it.
Kolmiokuristus working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lavigne controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Lavigne has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Lavigne goes for an armbar but Kolmiokuristus turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kolmiokuristus.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kolmiokuristus with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Lavigne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kolmiokuristus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lavigne is avoiding damage well.
Lavigne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lavigne can't do much from the bottom here.
Kolmiokuristus scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control the action but Lavigne is working from the bottom.
Kolmiokuristus throws a strike aimed at the side of Lavigne's head but Lavigne avoids it well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lavigne with a poor takedown

and Kolmiokuristus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lavigne is trying to maintain the position but Kolmiokuristus is very close to passing his half guard.
Kolmiokuristus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lavigne is controlling Kolmiokuristus's trapped leg to prevent Kolmiokuristus from advancing to side control.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots but Lavigne is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne is looking to improve his position.
Lavigne trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kolmiokuristus manages to pass to mount!
Lavigne is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kolmiokuristus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kolmiokuristus looking to control but Lavigne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kolmiokuristus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne blocking the ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a head shot.
Lavigne gets back to half guard.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolmiokuristus looks to land a strike but Lavigne avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kolmiokuristus thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kolmiokuristus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kolmiokuristus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lavigne keeping moving, preventing Kolmiokuristus from controlling successfully.
Lavigne trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kolmiokuristus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lavigne is looking to stand up but Kolmiokuristus isn't so interested in that idea.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Kolmiokuristus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lavigne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kolmiokuristus scoring with punches and elbows.
Lavigne is not content to let Kolmiokuristus control the position.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots but missing, from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Kolmiokuristus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kolmiokuristus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kolmiokuristus!