PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Mata struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Kalle Kala could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Mata's chin.

Kala
vs
Mata

180 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

174 cm
27
185 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 6 - 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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Mata!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Jose Mata has been cut.
Kala thows a body shot but no joy.
Kala throws a looping overhand right but Mata ducks down to avoid it.
Kala tries for a takedown but Mata sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mata.
Kala misses with an uppercut.
Kalle Kala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mata was well out of range. Poor timing from Kala.
Kala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mata was well out of range. Poor timing from Kala.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kala. Mata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kala circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Kala with that takedown attempt.
Mata misses the shot to the body.
Kala with a nice cross.
Mata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mata tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kala backs up against the cage.
Kala stuns Mata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kala tests Mata's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kala.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kala shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mata but Mata pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kala shoots in for a takedown but Mata shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kala has a takedown stuffed.
Kala looks to score with a jab to the body but Mata is just out of range.
Mata stuffs the takedown.
Kala slips under a jab.
Mata thuds a left hand into Kala's body.
Mata swinging wildly here.
Mata tries to clinch up but Kala circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mata.

Mata closes the distance and clinches.
Mata prevents the takedown attempt.

Kala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kala lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mata jabs Kala right on the nose. Kala blinks but takes it well.

Mata gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kala to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kala wants to pass the guard but Mata is keeping the position.
Kala postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mata keeping full guard, as Kala tries to pass.
Kala is working Mata over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kala looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala advances to half guard.
Kala passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mata!
Mata throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kala. What's that going to do exactly?
Mata is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mata is looking to get to 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.
Mata squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mata looks gassed!
Kala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mata is looking to escape.
Kala controlling the pace for now.
Kala lands a big elbow.
Mata taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kala working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Mata looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kala! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kalle Kala!
Kalle Kala retains his welterweight title!