PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Le might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Untouchable . Kalaso has chosen Hank Williams SR. as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Le
vs
Kalaso

174 cm
27
183 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

174 cm
39
167 lbs
35 - 29 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kalaso rushes Le and presses him up against the ropes.
Kalaso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalaso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kalaso tries to break the clinch but Le is controlling the position.
Le is struggling to control the position.
Kalaso pushes off an throws an elbow but Le leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Le looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Le lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalaso backwards.

Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kalaso clinches up against the ropes.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Kalaso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Le landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
Le misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Le.
Kalaso working aggressively here.
Kalaso scores with a shoulder strike.
Le goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le blocks an elbow strike from Kalaso.
Le lands an elbow just above Kalaso 's eye.
Kalaso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le.

Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.

Kalaso closes the distance and clinches.
Kalaso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Le stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Le lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Le digs a right hand underneath Kalaso's ribcage. Kalaso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalaso creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Le is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short left from Le.
Le landing knees to the body.
Kalaso looks winded!
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalaso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le managing to block the knees to the body from Kalaso.
Le working Kalaso over with knees to the body.
Kalaso missing with knees to the body.

Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harvi Kalaso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Kalaso misses.
Kalaso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le tries to avoid it but Kalaso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le to the ground. Le escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Le drives through and clinches with Kalaso against the ropes.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Le keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kalaso's efforts to push away.
Le lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalaso takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Le.
Kalaso tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Le is working Kalaso over against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalasos head.
Kalaso is trying to stall.
Le putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalaso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kalaso.
Kalaso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le.
A short right from Le on the inside.
Kalaso can't break the clinch.
Le lands a knee to the head.
Kalaso is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kalaso tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
A body shot lands from Le.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalasos head.
Le lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalaso backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Le.
Kalaso takes a shot to the head.
Le tries a body shot but Kalaso blocks it.
Le lands with a left to the head.
Kalaso wants to get back to striking at distance but Le won't allow it.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Le lands a right hand.
Le tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalaso avoids it.
Le lands a shoulder strike.
Kalaso is looking to control Le's arms but Le gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kalaso has his back to the ropes.
Le connects with a knee to the head.

Kalaso is rocked!
Le lands a big right hand that drops Kalaso! The killer instinct kicks in and Le finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Le!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cung Le!
Cung Le very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.