PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Licha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Bloom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kalle Kala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kala
vs
Licha

180 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Valhalla War Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lisandro Licha!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Licha misses with a looping right.
Licha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Kala blocks the low kick.
Licha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Licha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Licha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kala. Kala circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Kala.
Kala ducks under a wild hook from Licha.
Kala looks to score with a jab to the body but Licha is just out of range.
Lisandro Licha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Licha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Licha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Licha motions for Kala to come forward. Licha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Licha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Licha moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Kala scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Licha is looking to escape.
Kala is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha trying to control here.
Kala keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kala working Licha over with strikes.
Well, if Kala is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Licha looking for submissions off his back.

Kala decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kala. Licha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Licha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Licha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kala's hands.
Kala looks to score with a jab to the body but Licha is just out of range.
Kala scores with a body shot.
Licha tries to land a leg kick but Kala saw it coming and moves away.
Kala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Licha at a distance.
Licha punishes Kala's body with a nice straight punch.
Kala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Licha.
Kala looks to score with a jab to the body but Licha is just out of range.
Licha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Licha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kala.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Licha looks gassed!
Licha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Kala closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kala lands in his opponent's guard.
Kala is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kala tries to free his leg and advance position but Licha is retaining full guard.
Kala not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kala cracks Licha with a solid left hand.
Kala controlling from the top position.
Licha working a defensive guard here.
Kala controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kala pushing down on Licha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Kala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kala misses the shot to the body.
Kala checks a leg kick.
Licha misses with a body shot.

Kala gets a takedown into half guard.
Licha is trying to get back to full guard.
Licha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kala is working away from the top position though.
Kala uses his free foot to push down on Licha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Licha.
Kala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Licha?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala controlling the pace for now.
Kala prevents Licha from getting the reversal.
Kala landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kala lands a nice shot to the head.
Kala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kala pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Kala connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Licha is trying desperately to improve position.
Kala with the ground and pound from mount.
Licha is bucking up trying to escape but Kala cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kala looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kala punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala with shots to the head and body - Licha looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Kala.
Licha is looking to get to half guard.
Kala landing shots from mount.
Kala controlling from mount.
Licha is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kala looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Kala connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kala fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kala controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Licha throws a hook but Kala blocks it.
Licha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kala cracks Licha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Licha throws a leg kick that misses.

Kala darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Licha wants to get back to full guard.
Kala landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala controlling the action here.
Kalle Kala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kala is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Licha!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kala controlling from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kalle Kala just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kala misses with a body punch
and Licha counters with a left and a right that stings Kala.

It looks like Kalle Kala has been cut.
Licha misses with a double jab.
Licha throws a solid leg kick but Kala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Licha.
Kala lands with an uppercut that bounces Licha off the cage and back into rage.
Kala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Licha manages to avoid it.
Licha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Licha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Licha staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Licha. Kala does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Licha does no damage.
Licha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Licha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Licha throws a solid leg kick but Kala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Licha.

Kala feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licha is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Licha wants to stand and escape but Kala is having none of it.
Kala sitting in guard, not really doing much.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Licha is on top in guard.
Kala is pulling down on Licha's head. It's preventing any offense from Licha, at least for the moment.
Licha preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Kala has his feet on Licha's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Licha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Licha.
Licha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Licha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Licha throws out the jab.
Licha misses with a low kick as Kala jumps back.
Nice straight punches there by Kala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kala.
Kala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Licha manages to avoid it.
Lisandro Licha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Licha throws a hook but Kala avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Kala clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kala's cut.
That's time! Kala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Licha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kala.
Licha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kala counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kala.
Licha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kala is one step ahead there.
Kala is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Licha working for a triangle but Kala defends it easily.
Kala is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Licha is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala with a nice head shot there.
Kala advances position into side control!
Licha is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kala is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kala dominating with strikes here.
Kala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Licha can do to turn this around?
Kala looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kala looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kala prevents Licha from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kala takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Kala quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Kala but it's paid off an Licha is forced to tap! Nice work by Kala.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kalle Kala!
Kalle Kala retains his welterweight title!