PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso has chosen Hank Williams SR. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Palo
vs
Kalaso

183 cm
35
182 lbs
39 - 24 - 1

174 cm
40
167 lbs
37 - 30 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

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 39 - 24 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Palo pushes Kalaso away with a front kick.
Kalaso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palo cracks Kalaso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palo's corner calls for a 1-2. Palo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. Palo catches Kalaso right on the button with a cross.
Kalaso throws a right hand that Palo ducks under and follows up with a left that Palo also avoids with ease.
Kalaso shoots in but Palo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kalaso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palo slips a jab and a cross from Kalaso.
Palo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Palo is having none of it.
Kalaso misses with a wild combination.
Kalaso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palo.
Kalaso looks to land a combination but Palo avoids it well.
Palo blocks a head kick by Kalaso.
Palo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kalaso in his tracks.
Kalaso dodges the punch combination from Palo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso tries to score a power double leg takedown but Palo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kalaso somewhat.
Palo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kalaso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palo connects with the punch.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Palo circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso moves in looking to clinch but Palo pushes him off.
Kalaso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Palo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harvi Kalaso.
Palo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palo throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalaso takes one to the side of the head.
Kalaso moves out of range of the leg kick from Palo.
Nice sprawl there from Palo as Kalaso shoots in.
Kalaso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kalaso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kalaso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palo lands a nice looking body shot.
Palo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kalaso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palo circles away quickly and effectively.
Palo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Palo drives through and clinches with Kalaso against the ropes.
Palo lands a knee to the body.
Kalaso looks winded!
Palo lands a right hand.
Palo lands a right hand.
Palo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kalaso's face.
Kalaso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Kalaso is rocked!
Palo stalling against the ropes.
Kalaso is still on wobbly legs! Can Palo finish him?
Palo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kalaso backwards.
Palo prevents Kalaso from breaking the clinch.
Kalaso takes a knee right on the jaw!

Palo breaks the clinch.
Kalaso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kalaso fails with the takedown.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Palo! Kalaso is out on his feet! Palo rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kalaso is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kalaso is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tauno Palo!
Our winner, Tauno Palo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.