PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Landersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hemmo Kalske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludvig Landersson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hemmo Kalske's chin.

Landersson
vs
Kalske

193 cm
23
260 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

210 cm
27
283 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludvig Landersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hemmo Kalske!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalske misses with a body shot.
Landersson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kalskes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Landersson misses with a shot to the body
and Kalske counters with a big head kick but Landersson shrugs it off.
Kalske tries to clinch up but Landersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalske throws a head kick that misses
and Landersson counters with a body kick that stops Kalske in his tracks momentarily.
Kalske is looking to chop away at Landersson's legs.
Landersson misses with a straight left.
Landersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Landersson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kalske.
Kalske fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kalske rushes Landersson and presses him up against the cage.
Kalske blocking some punches.
Landersson avoids the elbow strike from Kalske, against the cage.
Kalske has Landersson pushed against the cage.
Landersson presses Kalske against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Landersson is working Kalske over against the cage.
Kalske looks gassed!
A nice left hand lands by Landersson.
Landersson is working Kalske over against the cage.
Landersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Landersson lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Landersson manages to break the clinch.
Landersson lands the left hand.
That kick from Landersson tenderised Kalske's leg. Kalske is trying to keep his angry face on.
Landersson throws a right hand that Kalske ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalske also avoids with ease.
Landersson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landersson throws the left hand but Kalske avoids the punch easily.
Kalske takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Landersson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Kalske.
Landersson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kalskes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Landersson.
Landersson lands a jab.
Landersson misses with a hook. Kalske ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalske was well out of range. Poor timing from Landersson.
Landersson throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Landersson misses.
Kalske throws a leg kick
and Landersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Landersson missing with a left hand there. Kalske was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Landersson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalske.
Landersson connects with the punch.
Kalske misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske moves out of range of the body kick.
Landersson throws out a loose jab but Kalske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalske looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Landersson misses the shot to the body.
Landersson avoids a kick to the body.
Kalske slips a jab from Landersson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalske tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Landersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalske looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludvig Landersson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kalske throws a sloppy head kick
and Landersson counters with a straight right hand.
Kalske lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kalske throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kalske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landersson misses with a wild body shot.
Landersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalske counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalske throws a head kick that misses
and Landersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalske loads up on a big right hand but Landersson slips the punch.
Kalske feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Landersson's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landersson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kalske throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Landersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalske throws a big shot that misses.
Kalske throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalske misses with a kick to the body.
Kalske throws a lazy right hand but Landersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalske rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Landersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landersson misses with a low kick.
Landersson misses with a hook
and Kalske counters with an inside leg kick.
Kalske moves away from the strike by Landersson.
Hemmo Kalske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Landersson blocks the leg kick.
Kalske misses with a double jab.
Landersson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landersson throws the left hand but Kalske avoids the punch easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Landersson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kalske cracks a nice hook into Landersson's ribs.
Kalske looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Landersson, right into the meat.
Kalske misses with a low kick.
Kalske tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalske.
Landersson scoring well with a low kick there.
Landersson misses with a left hand
and Kalske counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landersson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kalske counters with a two punch combo.
Kalske goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kalske swings for the body but Landersson moves out of range.
Landersson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalske counters with a head kick. That will keep Landersson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Landersson works Kalske's body with a nice hook.
Landersson throws the left hand but Kalske avoids the punch easily.
Landersson blocks a head kick by Kalske.
Kalske throws a leg kick
and Landersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludvig Landersson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Landersson throws the left hand but Kalske avoids the punch easily.
Kalske tries to move into range but Landersson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Landersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalske fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Landersson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kalske wants to slow Landersson down by chopping away at his legs.
Kalske misses with a left hand
and Landersson counters with an outside leg kick.
Ludvig Landersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Landersson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Landersson lunges at Kalske with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalske's hand.
Landersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalske manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske tries to clinch but Landersson moves out of range.
Kalske misses with a leg kick
and Landersson counters with an outside leg kick.
Kalske misses with a leg kick
and Landersson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalske takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Landersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalske.
Landersson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Landersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalske.
Landersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalske can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Landersson misses its intended target.
Hemmo Kalske has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske misses with a body kick.
Landersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalske manages to avoid it.
Landersson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kalske counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kalske just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalske on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Landersson misses with a straight left.
Kalske keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kalske misses with a left hand
and Landersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a jab when Landersson was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Landersson.
Landersson throws a sloppy body shot
and Kalske counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Landersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalske.
Kalske avoids the body shot from Landersson.
Landersson scores with a body shot.
Landersson digs a good body shot into Kalske's ribs.
Landersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landersson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalske.
Kalske scores with a leg kick.
Landersson jabs Kalske to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Landersson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalske counters with a head kick.
Landersson takes a swing at Kalske's ribcage but misses.
Ludvig Landersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalske on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Kalske.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludvig Landersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Landersson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludvig Landersson!