PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ha Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Kesselring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Satan
vs
Kesselring

185 cm
24
184 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
173 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ha Satan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Kesselring!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesselring misses with a low kick.
Rocco Kesselring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kesselring fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Satan gets a clinch.

Satan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kesselring's jab looks to have found its range, popping Satan under the eye.

Satan has closed the distance and engaged Kesselring in a clinch.
Satan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kesselring.
Kesselring wants to stall.
Kesselring managing to block the knees to the body from Satan.
Kesselring wants to get back to striking at distance but Satan won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satan obliges.
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!
Satan tries to land a knee to the head but Kesselring blocks with his arms.
Kesselring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satan avoids it.
Kesselring looking to stall.
Satan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kesselring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kesselring is defending well for now.
Satan crunches a lovely knee into Kesselring's ribcage.
Kesselring trying to control the position but instead, Satan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kesselring into the cage.
Satan lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Satan.
Kesselring takes an elbow to the temple.
Satan scores a nice knee to the body.
Satan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kesselring takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kesselring looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satan lands a damaging elbow.
Kesselring wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Satan connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan working Kesselring over with knees to the body.
Satan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satan.
Kesselring avoiding damage as Satan throws knees to the body.
Satan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kesselring takes a knee to the side of the body.
Satan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kesselring's defenses.
Satan crunches a lovely knee into Kesselring's ribcage.
Kesselring avoiding damage as Satan throws knees to the body.
Satan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satan stalling.
Kesselring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Satan has him pressed against the cage.
Satan scores with a knee to the head.
Kesselring is trying to push Satan away but Satan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesselring tries to circle away but Satan has him pinned against the cage.
Satan lands a nice knee to the body.
Satan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kesselring avoids the damage to the body.
Satan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Satan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kesselring up against the cage.
Satan tries a knee to the head but Kesselring blocks it.
Satan lands a knee to the head.
Satan lands a good knee to the midsection. Kesselring won't want to take too many of those.
Satan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kesselring lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Satan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Satan wants to clinch up but Kesselring keeps it at a distance.

Satan closes the distance and pushes Kesselring back into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kesselring lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Satan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kesselring swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kesselring gets tackled into the cage by Satan. Satan maintains the clinch.
Satan lands an elbow inside that Kesselring shrugs off.
Satan lands a knee to the body.
Satan lands a nice elbow.
Satan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Satan lands a knee to the body.
Satan lands an elbow inside that Kesselring shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Satan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Satan moves into range and clinches up with Kesselring.
Satan crunches a lovely knee into Kesselring's ribcage.
Kesselring is trying to break free.
Satan is struggling to control the position.
Kesselring wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Satan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Satan closes the distance and pushes Kesselring back into the cage.
Kesselring pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Satan landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satan obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Satan.
Kesselring takes a knee right on the jaw!
Satan with a knee to the head.
Kesselring is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satan.
Satan lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan working Kesselring over with knees to the body.
Satan lands a nice knee to the body.
Satan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Satan missing with knees to the body.
Kesselring is looking to control Satan's arms but Satan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kesselring has his back to the cage.
Satan lands a nice elbow.

Satan breaks from the clinch.

Satan clinches with his opponent.
Satan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Satan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kesselring can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kesselring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ha Satan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Satan landing knees to the body.
Satan lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Satan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Satan is struggling to control the position.
Satan looking to throw knees to the head but Kesselring is blocking nicely.
Satan missing with knees to the body.
Satan lands a knee to the head.
Satan lands a damaging elbow.
Satan landing knees to the head.

Kesselring is rocked!
Satan has Kesselring pressed against the cage.
Kesselring is still on wobbly legs! Can Satan finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Satan.
Satan landing knees to the head.
Satan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Satan working Kesselring over with knees to the body.
Satan connects with a knee to the head.
Satan lands a damaging elbow.
Satan lands an elbow inside that Kesselring shrugs off.

Satan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesselring leaves his chin hanging out and Satan seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kesselring crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ha Satan!
Ha Satan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.