PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ol Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Kumijalka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo. Kumijalka has chosen compella & the twister - put ur weed up as his entrance music. Kalevi Kumijalka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ol Bastard's chin.

Bastard
vs
Kumijalka

175 cm
24
168 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

190 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ol Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Kumijalka!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumijalka avoids the body shot from Bastard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kumijalka.
Kumijalka defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Kalevi Kumijalka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumijalka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kumijalka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kumijalka is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Bastard misses its intended target.
Kumijalka slips a straight right by Bastard.
Kumijalka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kumijalka tries to clinch there but Bastard circles away.
Kumijalka misses with a takedown attempt - Bastard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bastard throws a jab when Kumijalka was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Bastard.
Kumijalka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bastard looks for the body kick but Kumijalka saw that one coming.
Kumijalka throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumijalka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kumijalka, right into the meat.
Bastard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kumijalka, right into the meat.
Kumijalka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bastard misses with a straight left.
Kumijalka throws a chopping leg kick but Bastard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kumijalka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kumijalka slips under a jab from Bastard.
Kumijalka is looking to clinch but Bastard is avoiding it.
Bastard misses with a body shot.
Bastard lands with a nice body punch.
Bastard looks to land a left hand but Kumijalka moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Bastard finds it's target.
Kumijalka moves out of range as Bastard strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to bum rush Kumijalka with a series of wild strikes but Kumijalka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kumijalka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kumijalka avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Bastard misses with a few strikes there.
Bastard misses with a straight right.
A big right from Bastard misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kumijalka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bastard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bastard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bastard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid body kick from Kumijalka.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kumijalka.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kumijalka closes the distance and clinches up with Bastard, looking for a takedown. Kumijalka pushes Bastard against the cage but Bastard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ol Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Kumijalka.
Kumijalka moves away from the strike by Bastard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kumijalka is just out of range.
Kumijalka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bastard.
Bastard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kumijalka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kumijalka defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Kumijalka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kumijalka tries to clinch but Bastard is having none of it.
Bastard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bastard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kumijalka ducks right into an uppercut from Bastard.

Kumijalka has closed the distance and engaged Bastard in a clinch.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kumijalka has him pressed against the cage.
Kumijalka lands a knee to the head.

Bastard breaks from the clinch.
Kumijalka feints and then cracks Bastard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bastard down.
Bastard connects with a crisp jab.

Kumijalka darts in and clinches Bastard up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kumijalka.
Bastard lands an uppercut.
Kumijalka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bastard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bastard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Kumijalka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kumijalka misses with a looping left.
Kumijalka tries to clinch up but Bastard circles away and keeps his distance.
Kumijalka avoids the body shot from Bastard.

Kumijalka instigates a clinch.

Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kumijalka.
Kumijalka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kumijalka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bastard takes a step back to recover.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kumijalka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bastard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bastard looks to land a left hand but Kumijalka moved out of range nicely.
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 Ol Bastard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kumijalka is looking to clinch but Bastard is avoiding it.
Kumijalka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kumijalka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Kumijalka shoots in for a takedown but Bastard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Kumijalka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Kumijalka tenderised Bastard's leg. Bastard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kumijalka wants to clinch.
Kumijalka tries to clinch there but Bastard circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard throws a push kick but Kumijalka slaps the foot to one side.
Bastard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bastard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kumijalka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kumijalka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bastard takes a step back to recover.
Bastard throws a jab but it's blocked by Kumijalka.
Kumijalka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kumijalka's head.
Kumijalka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bastard misses with a body shot.
Bastard takes a swing at Kumijalka's ribcage but misses.
Bastard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kumijalka wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kumijalka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kumijalka pushes Bastard up against the cage in a clinch.
Bastard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kumijalka tries a knee to the head but Bastard blocks it.

Kumijalka breaks from the clinch.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Kumijalka slips the punch.
Kumijalka misses with a takedown
and Bastard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ol Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Kumijalka.
Bastard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kumijalka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bastard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Kumijalka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Bastard.
Bastard cracks Kumijalka with a nice body shot.
Kumijalka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bastard lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kumijalka misses with a knee strike.
Kumijalka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kumijalka is breathing heavily.
Bastard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kumijalka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kumijalka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kumijalka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bastard misses with a few strikes there.
Bastard clobbers Kumijalka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Kumijalka is rocked!
Bastard throws a lazy right hand but Kumijalka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kumijalka is still on wobbly legs! Can Bastard finish him?
Bastard is stalking Kumijalka. Kumijalka circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Bastard, and it's lights out! Kumijalka really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ol Bastard!