PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pieru Haisee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keppi Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullervo has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Haisee
vs
Kullervo

155 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pieru Haisee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keppi Kullervo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haisee misses with the combination.
Kullervo looks gassed!
Haisee tries to clinch up but Kullervo circles away and keeps his distance.
Haisee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kullervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Haisee.
Kullervo tries to move into range but Haisee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haisee throws a series of punches but Kullervo moves out of range.
Haisee looks to land a left hand but Kullervo moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Haisee there.
Kullervo slips a jab from Haisee.
Haisee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haisee misses with a series of wild punches.
Kullervo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haisee defends it nicely.
Haisee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kullervo staying out of range there.
Haisee misses with the combination.
Haisee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kullervo manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haisee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haisee wants to clinch up but Kullervo keeps it at a distance.
Haisee throws a nice looking combination but Kullervo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haisee wants to clinch up but Kullervo keeps it at a distance.
Haisee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haisee throws a right hand that Kullervo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kullervo also avoids with ease.
Haisee misses with a straight left.
Haisee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kullervo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haisee swinging wildly here.
Haisee misses with a hook. Kullervo ducked under it nicely.
Kullervo slips a straight right by Haisee.
A combination from Haisee does no damage.
Haisee misses with a double jab.
Haisee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haisee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kullervo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haisee.

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.
Haisee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kullervo slips under a jab.
Haisee tries to bum rush Kullervo with a series of wild strikes but Kullervo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kullervo dodges the punch combination from Haisee.
Kullervo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haisee misses with a few strikes there.
Haisee misses with a few strikes there.
Kullervo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haisee.
A big right from Haisee misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haisee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haisee misses with a series of wild punches.
Haisee throws a series of punches but Kullervo avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haisee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pieru Haisee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haisee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kullervo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kullervo shoots in but Haisee avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Haisee tries to keep at a distance but Kullervo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haisee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haisee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haisee is trying to maintain a safe position but Kullervo gets an underhook and turns Haisee into the cage.
Haisee lands a body shot.
Kullervo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haisee's efforts to push away.
Kullervo has Haisee pushed against the cage.
Haisee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haisee is looking to control Kullervo's arms but Kullervo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haisee has his back to the cage.

Kullervo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

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.
Kullervo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haisee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kullervo somewhat.
Pieru Haisee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keppi Kullervo.
Kullervo shoots in for a takedown but Haisee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haisee tries to bum rush Kullervo with a series of wild strikes but Kullervo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haisee looks to land a combination but Kullervo avoids it well.
Kullervo misses with an uppercut.
Haisee thows a left - swing and a miss!

Kullervo rushes Haisee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haisee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haisee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kullervo has Haisee pressed against the cage, preventing Haisee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kullervo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haisee's efforts to push away.
Haisee is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kullervo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Kullervo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kullervo tries to free his leg and advance position but Haisee is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pieru Haisee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Haisee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kullervo dodges the punch combination from Haisee.
Haisee misses with the combination.
Haisee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haisee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haisee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Haisee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haisee misses with a double jab.
Haisee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haisee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kullervo.
Haisee thows a body shot but no joy.
Haisee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kullervo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haisee throws a shot from downtown. Kullervo moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haisee misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Haisee misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haisee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kullervo somewhat.
Kullervo scores with a jab to the head.
Haisee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haisee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haisee fails to land with a series of punches.
Haisee scores with a jab.
Haisee swinging wildly here.
Haisee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haisee lands a jab to the nose.
Pieru Haisee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haisee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haisee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Haisee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kullervo just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Haisee does no damage.
Haisee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haisee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kullervo shoots in for a double leg but Haisee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haisee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haisee misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haisee. Kullervo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haisee looks to throw the jab but Kullervo is out of range.

Kullervo feints and as Haisee raises his hands in defense, Kullervo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kullervo trying to control but Haisee is working from the bottom.
Kullervo stops Haisee from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo trying to control the position from guard on top but Haisee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kullervo prevents Haisee from getting back to his feet.
Haisee wants to control but Kullervo passes easily into half guard.
Kullervo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kullervo stops Haisee from getting back to his feet.
Kullervo stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haisee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kullervo gets a takedown into half guard.
Haisee is trying to stand up here but Kullervo is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kullervo seems to be looking for submissions.
Kullervo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keppi Kullervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kullervo shoots in for a takedown but Haisee shows good takedown defense.
Haisee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haisee tries to bum rush Kullervo with a series of wild strikes but Kullervo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haisee throws a nice looking combination but Kullervo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haisee misses with a double jab.
A combination from Haisee does no damage.
A punch combination from Haisee misses.
Pieru Haisee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haisee throws a series of punches but Kullervo moves out of range.
Haisee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kullervo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Kullervo decides to stand back up.
Kullervo defending well as Haisee loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haisee misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haisee throws a right and a left that Kullervo avoids nicely.
Haisee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kullervo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kullervo slips a jab from Haisee.

Kullervo closes the distance and pushes Haisee back into the cage.
Haisee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kullervo keeps control of Haisee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haisee gets underhooks to prevent Kullervo's takedown attempt.
Pieru Haisee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keppi Kullervo.
A frustrated look appears on Haisee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kullervo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haisee wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kullervo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kullervo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kullervo pulls Haisee in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haisee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kullervo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kullervo controlling Haisee's posture.

Kullervo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haisee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kullervo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haisee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haisee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kullervo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haisee is looking to stand up but Kullervo won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haisee stopping the sweep attempt from Kullervo.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Haisee does no damage.
Kullervo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haisee defends it nicely.
Kullervo shoots in and drives through. Haisee sprawls well.
Haisee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haisee tries to close the distance and clinch but Kullervo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haisee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haisee scores with a jab to the head.
Haisee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kullervo manages to avoid it.
Haisee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haisee throws a hook but Kullervo avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keppi Kullervo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kullervo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Keppi Kullervo!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Keppi Kullervo!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Keppi Kullervo!

Keppi Kullervo wins by unanimous decision!