PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarius Matzischin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus comes to the cage accompanied by bad boy - cascada. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kolmiokuristus
vs
Matzischin

180 cm
23
214 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

188 cm
26
222 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 13 - 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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zarius Matzischin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown but Matzischin shows good takedown defense.
Matzischin wants to clinch up but Kolmiokuristus keeps it at a distance.
Matzischin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matzischin is looking to clinch.
Matzischin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
Matzischin tries to clinch up.
Kolmiokuristus looks for a takedown but Matzischin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matzischin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kolmiokuristus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matzischin circles away quickly and effectively.
Kolmiokuristus walks into a left hand.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a double leg but Matzischin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kolmiokuristus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matzischin misses with a looping right.
Matzischin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kolmiokuristus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kolmiokuristus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matzischin.
Matzischin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Matzischin misses.
Zarius Matzischin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Matzischin closes the distance and clinches.
Matzischin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kolmiokuristus fails to pull guard.
Matzischin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kolmiokuristus jumps guard but Matzischin stands there with Kolmiokuristus around his waist. Kolmiokuristus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matzischin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.

Matzischin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matzischin, right into the meat.
Matzischin stuffs the takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus. Kolmiokuristus gets slowly back to his feet.
Matzischin jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matzischin misses the jab.
Kolmiokuristus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matzischin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kolmiokuristus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zarius Matzischin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matzischin. That's going to slow Kolmiokuristus down.

Matzischin has managed to clinch.
Kolmiokuristus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kolmiokuristus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matzischin walks away with a smile on his face. Kolmiokuristus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Matzischin misses.
Matzischin lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matzischin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matzischin tries to clinch but Kolmiokuristus moves out of range.

Matzischin has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kolmiokuristus pulls guard successfully.
Matzischin is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Matzischin!
Matzischin is trying to escape the mount.
Matzischin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Matzischin taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Kolmiokuristus.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matzischin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kolmiokuristus scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Kolmiokuristus is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Matzischin is surviving well by controlling Kolmiokuristus's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus lands a nice shot to the head.
Kolmiokuristus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kolmiokuristus punching from mount but Matzischin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
BOOM! Kolmiokuristus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Matzischin working to try and regain half guard.
Kolmiokuristus punching from mount but Matzischin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a head shot.
Kolmiokuristus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Matzischin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kolmiokuristus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matzischin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Matzischin tries to hold on but Kolmiokuristus postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zarius Matzischin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kolmiokuristus tries for a takedown but Matzischin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Matzischin.
Matzischin tries to clinch up but Kolmiokuristus circles away and keeps his distance.
Matzischin wants to clinch.
Matzischin slaps away a takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matzischin wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kolmiokuristus. That snapped Matzischin's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matzischin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kolmiokuristus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kolmiokuristus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Matzischin to the mat! Matzischin manages to get full guard.

Kolmiokuristus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Matzischin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kolmiokuristus, into his guard.
Kolmiokuristus looking to control.
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.
Matzischin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kolmiokuristus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matzischin is one step ahead there.
Matzischin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matzischin wants to control from the top but Kolmiokuristus keeps moving.
Matzischin content to stall in guard here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matzischin is looking to clinch but Kolmiokuristus is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Kolmiokuristus or perhaps it was just good defense by Matzischin which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in but Matzischin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kolmiokuristus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matzischin is looking to clinch.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in but Matzischin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matzischin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kolmiokuristus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in but Matzischin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kolmiokuristus has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kolmiokuristus dives in and grabs Matzischin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matzischin pushes down on Kolmiokuristus's head and hops out.

Matzischin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kolmiokuristus, pushing him back against the cage.
Kolmiokuristus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matzischin with a knee to the head.
Kolmiokuristus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matzischin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matzischin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matzischin tries a knee to the head but Kolmiokuristus blocks it.
Matzischin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kolmiokuristus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matzischin walks away with a smile on his face. Kolmiokuristus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown but Matzischin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zarius Matzischin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matzischin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kolmiokuristus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zarius Matzischin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Kolmiokuristus slips a straight right by Matzischin.
Matzischin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matzischin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kolmiokuristus circles away.

Kolmiokuristus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Matzischin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matzischin can't do much from the bottom here.
Kolmiokuristus landing strikes.
Matzischin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kolmiokuristus tries to score with some ground and pound. Matzischin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kolmiokuristus in side control, throwing shots but Matzischin defends.
Matzischin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kolmiokuristus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kolmiokuristus maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Matzischin could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kolmiokuristus has cracked it and Matzischin is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kolmiokuristus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kalle Kolmiokuristus!