PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pullo Kalevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Tysse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tysse has chosen Come on Eileen as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kalevi
vs
Tysse

185 cm
26
235 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
228 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pullo Kalevi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Tysse!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tysse fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kalevi is out of range.
Kalevi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kalevi wants it to stay on the feet.
Kalevi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tysse sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kalevi somewhat.
Tysse misses with a takedown attempt - Kalevi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tysse misses with a wild combination.
Tysse shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kalevi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pullo Kalevi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Tysse.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tysse tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kalevi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalevi avoids the attempt from Tysse to control.
Tysse really wants to buck Kalevi off and get back to his feet.
Tysse looks gassed!
Tysse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kalevi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pullo Kalevi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tysse with a poor takedown

and Kalevi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tysse's guard.
Kalevi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kalevi passes Tysse's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Tysse kicks off Kalevi and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysse slaps away a takedown attempt from Kalevi, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Kalevi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tysse sprawls well initially but Kalevi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalevi not doing much here.
Kalevi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tysse pushes Kalevi off but Kalevi dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kalevi gets the takedown into side control.
Kalevi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kalevi works to advance to full mount. Tysse defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kalevi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tysse?
Kalevi controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tysse is desperately trying to improve his position but Kalevi has a good base and remains in mount.
Kalevi controlling his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

We're going to have a standup here because Pullo Kalevi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tysse moves out of range as Kalevi strikes.
Kalevi shoots in for a double leg but Tysse sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysse tries to land a front kick but Kalevi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kalevi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Kalevi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tysse is trying to defend but Kalevi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kalevi is thwarting Tysse's attempts to control the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tysse has eaten all the pies!
Kalevi controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysse tries to kick Kalevi off in order to stand up. Kalevi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tysse is breathing heavily.
Kalevi prevents Tysse from escaping the position.
Kalevi advances to mount.
Kalevi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pullo Kalevi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tysse tries to clinch up.
Tysse throws a push kick but Kalevi slaps the foot to one side.
Tysse finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Kalevi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tysse to the ground. Kalevi is now in Tysse's guard.
Tysse wants to control the position but Kalevi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tysse is trying to maintain the position but Kalevi is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Kalevi seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tysse pushes Kalevi off and gets back to his feet.
Tysse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for Kalevi with that takedown attempt.
Kalevi checks a leg kick.
Kalevi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tysse as he avoids it easily.
Kalevi slips a jab and a cross from Tysse.
Tysse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim Tysse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tysse fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kalevi checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kalevi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tysse!
Kalevi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kalevi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tysse for as long as he can get away with.
Pullo Kalevi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pullo Kalevi just wasn't active enough.
Kalevi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tysse pinned against the cage. Tysse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pullo Kalevi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi looks for a takedown but Tysse sprawls well.
Kalevi shoots in for a takedown but Tysse shows good takedown defense.
Kim Tysse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tysse stuffs the takedown.
Kalevi shoots in looking for a takedown but Tysse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kalevi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Kalevi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tysse sprawls well initially but Kalevi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pullo Kalevi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kalevi, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Pullo Kalevi!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Pullo Kalevi!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Pullo Kalevi!

Pullo Kalevi wins by unanimous decision!