PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kolmiokuristus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to bad boy - cascada. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kolmiokuristus
vs
Country

180 cm
32
214 lbs
27 - 21 - 0

195 cm
31
217 lbs
9 - 9 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Country!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Country counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Kolmiokuristus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kolmiokuristus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Country ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Country drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Country controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Country pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolmiokuristus is keeping the position for now.
Country trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolmiokuristus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Country passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Country has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kolmiokuristus!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus is bucking up trying to escape but Country cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kolmiokuristus can't escape the position.
Kolmiokuristus wants to control but Country is having none of it.
Country landing strikes from the mount.

Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is getting worse.
Kolmiokuristus is squirming around, avoiding Country's attempts to control the action.
Kolmiokuristus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Country trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Country landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Country can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kolmiokuristus is looking to escape.
Country pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Country is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Kolmiokuristus is in real trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Country go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kolmiokuristus rolls, trying to escape but Country keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Country controlling from the back.
Country doesn't have the hooks in and Kolmiokuristus manages to turn into his guard.
Kolmiokuristus stopping the sweep attempt from Country.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control but Country is working from the bottom.
Kolmiokuristus stands and throws Country's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Country is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kolmiokuristus working the body and head with strikes.
Country is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kolmiokuristus connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Kolmiokuristus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Country can't do much from the bottom here.
Country gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kolmiokuristus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Country looks a forlorn figure.
Kolmiokuristus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Country's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolmiokuristus landing strikes from the mount.
Country is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus tries to control but Country wriggling away.
Country tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Country bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Country looking to pass the guard.
Country showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Country won't allow Kolmiokuristus to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Country pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolmiokuristus is keeping the position for now.
Kolmiokuristus looking to control.
Country pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolmiokuristus is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Country dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Country thuds his right hand into Kolmiokuristus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Country scores with a jab to the head.
Country tests Kolmiokuristus's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
No luck for Kolmiokuristus with that takedown attempt.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolmiokuristus throws a right hand that Country ducks under and follows up with a left that Country also avoids with ease.
Kolmiokuristus looks to score with a jab to the body but Country is just out of range.
Country dips to his left and cracks Kolmiokuristus with an uppercut!
Kalle Kolmiokuristus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolmiokuristus with a poor takedown
and Country counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Country drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Country wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kolmiokuristus keeps working.
Kolmiokuristus prevents Country from moving into mount.
Country moves into full mount!
Country avoids the attempt from Kolmiokuristus to control.

Country has hold of Kolmiokuristus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kolmiokuristus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Country controlling the pace for now.
Country lands a big shot there that rocks Kolmiokuristus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Jeez, Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roy Country!