PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mort Kulig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salmo Salar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mort Kulig has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kulig
vs
Salar

189 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mort Kulig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salmo Salar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulig fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kulig moves into the clinch.
Salar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kulig lands a knee to the head.
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig prevents Salar from breaking the clinch.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling him.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig has Salar pressed against the cage, preventing Salar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulig leaning against his opponent.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Salar working hard to break the clinch.
Kulig lands a nice knee to the body.
Salar looks gassed!
Kulig throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling him.
Kulig scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kulig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kulig obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kulig landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kulig lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kulig.
Knees to the body from Kulig.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Salar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kulig lands a nice knee to the body.
Salar wants to break free but Kulig has control.
Kulig landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling him.
Kulig lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kulig has Salar pressed against the cage, preventing Salar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salar's face.
Kulig utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kulig with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kulig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kulig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kulig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salar's face.
Salar is trying to break free.
Kulig has Salar pressed against the cage.
Salar wants to break free but Kulig has control.
Kulig lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kulig obliges.
Kulig connects with a knee to the head.
Kulig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two 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.
Salar is trying to break free.
Salar wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kulig.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Salar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kulig unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kulig landing knees to the head.

Salar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulig wants to clinch up but Salar keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kulig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Salar. Those never looked like landing.

Kulig has closed the distance and engaged Salar in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Knees to the body from Kulig.
Salar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kulig has him pressed against the cage.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kulig connects with a knee to the head.
Kulig misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salar's efforts to push away.
Kulig unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Salar tries to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling the position.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Salar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kulig is pressed up against the cage. Salar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kulig down to the mat. Kulig avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Kulig darts in and clinches Salar up against the cage.
Kulig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salar's face.
Kulig has Salar pressed against the cage, preventing Salar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulig taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kulig lands a nice knee to the body.
Kulig lands a knee to the body.
Salar tries to break free but Kulig pushes him back against the cage.
Salar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Kulig connects with a knee to the head.
Salar being controlled against the cage.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Kulig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salar's face.
Salar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salar working hard to break the clinch.

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.
Kulig using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Kulig stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Kulig tries a knee to the head but Salar blocks it.
Kulig keeps control of Salar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Kulig stalling in the clinch but Salar improves position.
Salar is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salar is trying to force a seperation but Kulig has the dominant position.
Kulig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling him.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Kulig crunches a lovely knee into Salar's ribcage.
Kulig misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Kulig content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kulig lands an elbow just above Salar 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig slows down the pace here.
Kulig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mort Kulig dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kulig is looking to clinch but Salar is avoiding it.

Kulig moves into the clinch.
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig looking to throw knees to the head but Salar is blocking nicely.
Kulig has Salar pressed against the cage, preventing Salar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulig slows down the pace here.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kulig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kulig tries a knee to the head but Salar blocks it.
Salar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kulig is looking to control Salar's arms but Salar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kulig has his back to the cage.
Salar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kulig is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig has him pressed against the cage.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Mort Kulig has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulig lands a good knee to the midsection. Salar won't want to take too many of those.
Kulig lands a knee to the head.
Salar is trying to break free.
Kulig gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kulig creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salar's defenses.
Kulig is pushing Salar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kulig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salar wants to get back to striking at distance but Kulig won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Kulig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Kulig landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kulig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salar's face.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Kulig misses with a knee strike.
Kulig landing knees to the body.
Kulig throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salar blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig effectively controlling the action here.
Salar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kulig has him pressed against the cage.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kulig obliges.
Salar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salar tries to break free but Kulig pushes him back against the cage.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kulig looking to throw knees to the head but Salar is blocking nicely.
Kulig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salar is trying to push Kulig away but Kulig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kulig lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kulig with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Salar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

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.
Salar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulig moves in looking to clinch but Salar pushes him off.
Kulig tries to close the distance and clinch but Salar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kulig tries to keep at a distance but Salar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kulig wants a takedown but no success here.
Kulig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kulig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kulig with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
Kulig is trying to stall.
Salar is looking to break free of the clinch but Kulig has double underhooks.
Kulig lands an elbow that stopped Salar in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kulig obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salar is trying to break free.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Kulig.
Kulig stalling in the clinch.
Salar is trying to break free.
Salar tries to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Kulig gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salar as Kulig tries to tie him up.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
Kulig lands a nice elbow.
Kulig lands a damaging elbow.
Kulig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salar tries to break free but Kulig pushes him back against the cage.
Kulig lands an elbow inside.
Kulig scores a nice knee to the body.
Salar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Salar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kulig lands a good knee to the midsection. Salar won't want to take too many of those.
Kulig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kulig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salar's efforts to push away.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Salar managing to block the knees to the body from Kulig.
Kulig creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salar's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kulig.
Kulig tries to land knees in the clinch but Salar avoids the damage to the body.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling him.
Kulig is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Kulig jumps guard.

That's four 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.
Salar throws a strike but Kulig rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Salar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Salar is working an open guard so Kulig takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kulig.

Kulig rushes Salar and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Kulig creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salar's defenses.
Kulig lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salar wants to get back to striking at distance but Kulig won't allow it.
Kulig unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Salar cracks Kulig with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kulig tries to clinch there but Salar circles away.
Kulig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kulig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mort Kulig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulig doesn't manage to clinch there - Salar circles away.
Kulig tries to clinch but Salar is having none of it.
Salmo Salar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulig tries to clinch up but Salar circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulig walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulig misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulig slips under a jab.
Salar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kulig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kulig is looking to clinch.
Salar throws a series of punches but Kulig moves out of range.

Kulig closes the distance and clinches.
Kulig lands a good knee to the midsection. Salar won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Salar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kulig lands a damaging elbow.
Kulig landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kulig lands a good knee to the midsection. Salar won't want to take too many of those.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig has him pressed against the cage.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salar wants to get back to striking at distance but Kulig won't allow it.
Kulig landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kulig landing knees to the body.
Kulig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kulig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kulig prevents Salar from breaking the clinch.
Salar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salar wants to get back to striking at distance but Kulig won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kulig.
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kulig lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kulig.

Salar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salar swats away the attempt to clinch by Kulig.
Salar throws a hook but Kulig avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kulig clinches.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Kulig lands a knee to the head.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kulig keeps control of Salar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kulig fails to pull guard.
Kulig lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Kulig.
Kulig trying to control the position but instead, Salar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kulig into the cage.
Kulig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kulig pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kulig slips under a jab.
Kulig tries to clinch up.
Kulig doesn't manage to clinch there - Salar circles away.
Kulig tries to clinch but Salar is having none of it.
Salar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salar looks to land a right hand but Kulig moved out of range.
Kulig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salar misses with a double jab.

Kulig moves into the clinch successfully.
Kulig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salar's efforts to push away.
Salar tries to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling the position.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Kulig lands a nice knee to the body.
Kulig scores a nice knee to the body.
Kulig is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salar takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kulig.
Salar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Salar takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulig gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salar is trying to break free.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salar is trying to break free.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Salar working hard to break the clinch.
Salar is looking to break free of the clinch but Kulig has double underhooks.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kulig with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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.
Salar tries to circle away but Kulig has him pinned against the cage.
Kulig unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kulig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salar tries to circle away but Kulig has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kulig lands a knee to the head.
Kulig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Salar is trying to force a seperation but Kulig has the dominant position.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Mort Kulig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
Salar working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kulig.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Salar tries to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Salmo Salar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulig blocks an uppercut.
Kulig landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mort Kulig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kulig, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mort Kulig!