PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Christiansands by Tricky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kaalikorva
vs
Loman

180 cm
29
192 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

181 cm
29
192 lbs
26 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauno Kaalikorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman misses with a jab to the body
and Kaalikorva counters with a right hand to the body.
Kaalikorva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Loman scores with a nice right hand.
Loman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaalikorva scores with a hook to the body. Loman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Loman throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Kaalikorva misses.

Kaalikorva rushes Loman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Loman on the inside.
Loman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaalikorva tries to work over Loman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Loman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaalikorva is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loman.
Loman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaalikorva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaalikorva throws an elbow that misses.
Kaalikorva tries to throw a body punch but Loman avoids it by throwing Kaalikorva back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaalikorva avoiding damage as Loman throws knees to the body.
Kaalikorva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Loman lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaalikorva is working Loman over against the cage.
Kaalikorva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaalikorva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loman trying to land knees to the body.
Kaalikorva scores a nice knee to the body.
Loman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Loman blocks an uppercut.
Loman lands an elbow inside.
Kaalikorva blocks the elbow strike.
Kaalikorva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman tries a body shot but Kaalikorva blocks it.
Loman blocks an elbow strike from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva scores with a shot to the side of Loman's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Kaalikorva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaalikorva scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaalikorva misses with the head strike.
Loman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaalikorva controls his hands.

Kaalikorva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kaalikorva manages to end up in side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Loman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Loman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kaalikorva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaalikorva with the ground and pound but Loman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kaalikorva working some strikes from top position.
Kaalikorva throwing strikes but missing.
Loman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva postures up in Loman's guard and throws a big left but Loman blocks it.
Kaalikorva throwing strikes from guard but Loman blocks nicely.
Loman trying to control the position.
Loman seems keen to control Kaalikorva's posture.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaalikorva is looking to advance position but Loman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kaalikorva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kaalikorva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Loman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Loman is controlling Kaalikorva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Loman gets back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaalikorva stopping the sweep attempt from Loman.
Kaalikorva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Loman is keeping the position for now.
Kaalikorva works over Loman with some ground and pound from guard.
Kaalikorva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman trying to keep a closed guard but Kaalikorva is proving a slippery customer.
Kaalikorva preventing the sweep.
Kaalikorva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kauno Kaalikorva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Loman avoids the body shot from Kaalikorva.
Loman tries to clinch but Kaalikorva moves out of range.
Loman throws a sloppy head kick and Kaalikorva moves out of range easily.
Loman misses with a low kick.
Kaalikorva misses with a body shot.
Teuvo Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaalikorva.
Loman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaalikorva moves away.
Kaalikorva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kaalikorva digs a good body shot into Loman's ribs.
Teuvo Loman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Loman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaalikorva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Loman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loman misses with a low kick.
Loman tries to clinch but Kaalikorva is having none of it.
Loman throws a nice looking combination but Kaalikorva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaalikorva checks a low kick from Loman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman slips under a jab.
Loman swings for the body but Kaalikorva moves out of range.

Kaalikorva moves into the clinch.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaalikorva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaalikorva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaalikorva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaalikorva lands a left hand.
Kaalikorva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Loman prevents it.
Kaalikorva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaalikorva lands with a right to the head.
Kaalikorva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaalikorva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauno Kaalikorva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Loman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaalikorva managing to block the knees to the body from Loman.
Loman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaalikorva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Loman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaalikorva misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a punch to the body.
Loman trying to land knees to the body.
Loman throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaalikorva dodges an elbow strike from Loman.
Loman misses with a punch to the body.
Loman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kaalikorva looking to stall.
Kaalikorva blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Kaalikorva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Loman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Kaalikorva - that landed with a thud.
Loman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaalikorva avoids the damage to the body.
Kaalikorva lands a left hand.
Loman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loman.
Loman lands a knee to the body.
Kaalikorva misses with a body punch.
Kaalikorva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Loman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kaalikorva misses with a takedown

and Loman counters by moving into the clinch.
Loman lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaalikorva tries to land knees in the clinch but Loman avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands an elbow inside.
Kaalikorva wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaalikorva has a couple of punches blocked by Loman.
Loman blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva has a couple of punches blocked by Loman.
Loman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaalikorva.
Loman avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loman digs a right hand into Kaalikorva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaalikorva's gas tank.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Loman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman dodges an elbow strike from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva wants a takedown but no success here.
Loman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaalikorva tries to throw a body punch but Loman avoids it by throwing Kaalikorva back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kauno Kaalikorva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kaalikorva looks to throw the jab but Loman is out of range.
Loman throws a hook but Kaalikorva avoids it easily.
Loman misses with a wild body shot.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaalikorva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loman cracks a nice hook into Kaalikorva's ribs.
Kaalikorva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Loman misses.
Loman throws a wild body kick that Kaalikorva sees coming a mile off.
Kaalikorva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Loman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaalikorva's calf.
Loman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loman is looking to clinch.
Kaalikorva lands a nice hook to Loman's body. Loman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loman lands with a hook. Kaalikorva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kauno Kaalikorva is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaalikorva checks a leg kick nicely.
Kaalikorva throws a series of punches but Loman moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman throws a combination. Kaalikorva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kaalikorva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kaalikorva keeps the fight on the outside.

Loman has managed to clinch.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaalikorva misses with some punches.
Kaalikorva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Loman digs a right hand into Kaalikorva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaalikorva's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaalikorva goes for a takedown attempt but Loman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Loman tries to land a leg kick but Kaalikorva saw it coming and moves away.

Loman moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaalikorva tries to score a body lock takedown but Loman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Loman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaalikorva just leaning against Loman, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands a nice shot to the body.
Loman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaalikorva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loman digs a right hand into Kaalikorva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaalikorva's gas tank.
Loman pushes off an throws an elbow but Kaalikorva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kaalikorva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Loman.
Loman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Loman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaalikorva.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Loman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loman misses with a punch to the body.
Loman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaalikorva is defending well for now.
Kaalikorva avoiding damage as Loman throws knees to the body.
Kaalikorva unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Loman smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauno Kaalikorva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loman tries to clinch but Kaalikorva is having none of it.
Kaalikorva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loman.
Loman throws a leg kick but Kaalikorva moved away.
Loman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kauno Kaalikorva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaalikorva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaalikorva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loman throws a low kick, looking for Kaalikorva's leg but Kaalikorva calmly moves out of range.
Loman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaalikorva shoots in looking for a takedown but Loman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kaalikorva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loman 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 Kaalikorva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaalikorva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loman misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaalikorva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a right and a left that Kaalikorva avoids nicely.
Kaalikorva lands a body shot.
Loman throws a right hand that Kaalikorva ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaalikorva also avoids with ease.
Teuvo Loman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaalikorva digs a good body shot into Loman's ribs.
Teuvo Loman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaalikorva at a distance.
Loman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaalikorva is just out of range.
Loman misses with a body shot.
Loman misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kaalikorva to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaalikorva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loman.
Kaalikorva lands a right hook to the body.

Kaalikorva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teuvo Loman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaalikorva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kauno Kaalikorva!
An out of breath Kauno Kaalikorva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.