PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Midget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hemmo Kalske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Midget comes to the cage accompanied by MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This. Masaru Midget could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hemmo Kalske's chin.

Midget
vs
Kalske

225 cm
26
273 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

210 cm
30
281 lbs
22 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

TGC WEAR

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 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masaru Midget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hemmo Kalske!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midget closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Midget throws a head kick that misses
and Kalske counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kalske throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Midget ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Midget tries to clinch up.
Midget throws a push kick but Kalske slaps the foot to one side.
Midget takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Midget misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Midget misses with a body kick.
Midget avoids the head kick by Kalske.
Midget misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masaru Midget seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Midget looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalske scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget moves in looking to clinch but Kalske pushes him off.
Midget sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Midget moves in looking to clinch but Kalske pushes him off.
Midget fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kalske throws a looping overhand right but Midget ducks down to avoid it.
Midget throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kalske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalske looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kalske scores with a hook to the body. Midget takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Midget is looking to land body kicks.
Midget throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the liver by Kalske. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Midget misses with a body kick.
Midget pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kalske misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalske misses with a low kick.
Midget will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalske keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalske misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Kalske misses its intended target.
Kalske throws an overhand right that lands on Midget's shoulder, as Midget tries to avoid the shot.
Kalske misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Midget counters with an outside leg kick.
Kalske checks a low kick from Midget.
Kalske misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalske slips a straight right by Midget.
Kalske fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Midget is out of range.
Midget throws a front kick that sends Kalske stumbling back into the cage.
Midget misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Midget.

Midget moves into the clinch successfully.
Kalske lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kalske is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Midget scores with a shoulder strike.
Midget managing to block the knees to the body from Kalske.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske has a couple of punches blocked by Midget.
Kalske misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Midget has a couple of punches blocked by Kalske.
Midget working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Midget throws a head punch that misses.
Midget throws a head punch that misses.
Kalske pushes off an throws an elbow but Midget leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Midget really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Midget avoids the elbow strike from Kalske, against the cage.
Midget tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Midget can't find room to land a body shot as Kalske controls the action.
Midget misses with a body punch.
Midget tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Midget has a couple of punches blocked by Kalske.
Midget tries a body shot but Kalske blocks it.
Midget struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalske controls his hands.
Midget swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalske uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hemmo Kalske will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kalske checks the leg kick nicely there.
Midget looks to land a body kick but Kalske moved away.
Kalske throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kalske.
Midget throws the kick towards the body but Kalske avoids it.
Midget feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kalskes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Midget pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Midget throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalske darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Midget is looking to clinch but Kalske is avoiding it.
Kalske throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Masaru Midget has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Midget misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget tries a head kick but it misses.
Midget goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kalske misses with a low kick.

Kalske has managed to clinch.
Kalske creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Kalske.
Midget lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Midget takes an elbow to the forehead.
A hook to the body from Kalske.
Kalske lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Midget misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kalske drops Midget with a big knee straight up the middle! Midget is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Midget is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalske connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Midget is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalske lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalske. Midget does a little dance to reset his feet.
Midget misses with an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kalske in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Midget misses with the body kick
and Kalske cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Midget walks straight into a right hand from Kalske - that's dropped him! Kalske jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Midget from any more punishment! Midget complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hemmo Kalske!