PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keppi Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Fukamachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukamachi has chosen Genki Sudo world order mindshift as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kullervo
vs
Fukamachi

225 cm
19
130 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
28
139 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keppi Kullervo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sho Fukamachi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fukamachi shoots in and bounces Kullervo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fukamachi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fukamachi looking to pass the guard.
Fukamachi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fukamachi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kullervo is retaining full guard.
Kullervo is trying to keep Fukamachi in close.
Fukamachi lands a couple of elbows.
Fukamachi connects with a couple of short punches.
Fukamachi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kullervo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fukamachi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fukamachi wants to control from the top but Kullervo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kullervo trying to control the position.
Fukamachi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kullervo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kullervo keeping full guard, as Fukamachi tries to pass.
Fukamachi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kullervo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fukamachi chips away with some ground and pound.
Kullervo is trying to keep Fukamachi in close.
Fukamachi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kullervo's head.
Kullervo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fukamachi chips away with some ground and pound.
Kullervo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fukamachi is looking to work some ground and pound but Kullervo has wrist control.
Kullervo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi lands a couple of digs.
Fukamachi is in close to Kullervo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fukamachi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kullervo's head.

Kullervo is rocked!
Fukamachi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Kullervo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fukamachi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kullervo seems to have got his legs back now.
Fukamachi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kullervo's head.

Fukamachi drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Fukamachi seems to have locked his on tight now - Kullervo screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Fukamachi, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sho Fukamachi!
Sho Fukamachi is the new bantamweight champion!