PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Julstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolai Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ketchum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moskau kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Julstrom
vs
Ketchum

175 cm
26
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
159 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Gear
Untouchable Fight Nutrition(Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kristian Julstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nickolai Ketchum!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ketchum with a jab.
Julstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Ketchum.
Ketchum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ketchum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Ketchum misses.
Julstrom lands with an overhand left.
Ketchum lands with a nice combination. Julstrom backs away looking to recover.
Ketchum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Julstrom.
Julstrom misses the jab.
Ketchum takes a swing at Julstrom's ribcage but misses.
Ketchum lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Kristian Julstrom has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ketchum fails to land with a series of punches.
Ketchum needs to keep his hands up - Julstrom had a free shot at his head there.
Julstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ketchum.
Ketchum thuds a left hand into Julstrom's body.
Ketchum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Julstrom.
Ketchum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julstrom manages to avoid it.
Julstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.
Ketchum lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot lands for Ketchum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ketchum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ketchum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ketchum drops his hands momentarily and Julstrom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julstrom avoids the body shot from Ketchum.
Ketchum throws a series of punches but Julstrom moves out of range.
Ketchum throws a hook but Julstrom avoids it easily.
Ketchum lands a jab to the nose.
Nickolai Ketchum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Julstrom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ketchum throws a sloppy body shot
and Julstrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ketchum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Julstrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Julstrom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Julstrom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ketchum as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ketchum.
Ketchum looks to score with a jab to the body but Julstrom is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ketchum.
Ketchum scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ketchum looks to score with a jab to the body but Julstrom is just out of range.
Julstrom tries to clinch up.
Ketchum throws a body punch but Julstrom moves out of range.
Julstrom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ketchum pinned against the cage. Ketchum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nickolai Ketchum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Julstrom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julstrom scores with the left hand. Ketchum knows he should have avoided that one.
Julstrom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Julstrom misses with a hook.

Julstrom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ketchum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ketchum is trying to break the clinch but Julstrom is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ketchum has had enough of the clinch but Julstrom keeps him there for the moment.
Ketchum is trying to break the clinch but Julstrom is controlling him.
Ketchum is trying to break the clinch but Julstrom has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nickolai Ketchum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristian Julstrom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ketchum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Julstrom misses.
Julstrom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ketchum. Ketchum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ketchum moves out of range of the strikes.
Ketchum connects with a looping right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ketchum.
Ketchum jabs Julstrom right on the nose. Julstrom blinks but takes it well.
Julstrom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ketchum pinned against the cage. Ketchum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Julstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Ketchum counters with a right hand to the body.
Ketchum looks to score with a jab to the body but Julstrom is just out of range.
Julstrom throws a nice looking combination but Ketchum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nickolai Ketchum seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum lands a jab to Julstrom's midsection.
Ketchum swings for the body but Julstrom moves out of range.
Ketchum is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Julstrom rather than just go for the knockout.
Ketchum needs to keep his hands up - Julstrom had a free shot at his head there.
Julstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ketchum scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ketchum lands a lovely overhand right.
Julstrom tests Ketchum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Julstrom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Julstrom there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Ketchum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Julstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Julstrom misses with a takedown attempt
and Ketchum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Julstrom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ketchum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Julstrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Julstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.
Ketchum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ketchum throws a right hand that Julstrom ducks under and follows up with a left that Julstrom also avoids with ease.
Ketchum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ketchum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Julstrom.
Ketchum lands a slapping body shot.
A nice combination there by Ketchum.
Ketchum throws a body punch but Julstrom moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum just misses with a punch to the body.
Ketchum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Julstrom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Julstrom avoids the body shot from Ketchum.
Ketchum looks to land a left hand but Julstrom moved out of range nicely.
Ketchum misses with a series of wild punches.
Ketchum misses with a body punch
and Julstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ketchum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ketchum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ketchum thows a body shot but no joy.
Julstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ketchum paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julstrom tries to clinch there but Ketchum circles away.
A big right from Ketchum misses.
Julstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ketchum manages to avoid it.
Ketchum leaves Julstrom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristian Julstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ketchum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ketchum lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ketchum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Julstrom throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ketchum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ketchum looks to score with a jab to the body but Julstrom is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nickolai Ketchum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kristian Julstrom's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Julstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ketchum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Julstrom thinking.
Ketchum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ketchum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ketchum misses the shot to the body.
Kristian Julstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ketchum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julstrom manages to avoid it.
Ketchum misses with a wild combination.
Ketchum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ketchum takes a swing at Julstrom's ribcage but misses.
Ketchum misses with a combination
and Julstrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum lands a glancing blow to the side of Julstrom's head.
Julstrom avoids the body shot from Ketchum.
Ketchum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ketchum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Julstrom staying out of range there.
Julstrom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Julstrom ducks right into an uppercut from Ketchum.
Ketchum lands a jab-cross combination.

Julstrom is rocked!
Julstrom misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum throws a body punch but Julstrom moves out of range.
Ketchum looks to throw the jab but Julstrom is out of range.
Ketchum misses with a two punch combination.
Ketchum lands a jab to Julstrom's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julstrom throws a right hand that Ketchum ducks under and follows up with a left that Ketchum also avoids with ease.
Julstrom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Julstrom throws a poor cross that misses
and Ketchum counters with a left to the body.
Julstrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ketchum swings for the body but Julstrom moves out of range.
Ketchum lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ketchum misses with a wild combination.
Ketchum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julstrom manages to avoid it.
Nickolai Ketchum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Julstrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ketchum throws a body punch but Julstrom moves out of range.
Ketchum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Julstrom's hands.
Ketchum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ketchum lands a nice hook to Julstrom's body. Julstrom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Julstrom takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum looks to score with a jab to the body but Julstrom is just out of range.
Ketchum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ketchum misses with a looping left.
Ketchum connects with a crisp jab.
Ketchum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ketchum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ketchum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julstrom.
Sloppy strikes from Ketchum. Those never looked like landing.
Kristian Julstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ketchum misses with a double jab
and Julstrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nickolai Ketchum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ketchum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nickolai Ketchum!