PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thulani Imamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cthulu Kltanglban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Imamu
vs
Kltanglban

188 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thulani Imamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cthulu Kltanglban!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imamu misses with a few strikes there.
Kltanglban closes the distance and clinches up with Imamu, looking for a takedown. Kltanglban pushes Imamu against the cage but Imamu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Imamu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Imamu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kltanglban circles away.
Imamu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thulani Imamu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imamu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kltanglban keeps the fight on the outside.
Imamu is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Imamu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kltanglban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Imamu lunges at Kltanglban with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kltanglban's hand.
Kltanglban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Imamu misses with a combination
and Kltanglban counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imamu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kltanglban cracks Imamu with a good jab.
Thulani Imamu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Imamu clinches but Kltanglban breaks the clinch
and Kltanglban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Imamu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kltanglban counters by moving into the clinch.
Kltanglban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Imamu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kltanglban.

Imamu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Imamu looks to clinch
and Kltanglban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Imamu misses.
Imamu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kltanglban circles away.
Imamu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kltanglban.
Imamu closes the distance but Kltanglban moves to the side

so Kltanglban counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imamu wants to stand up but Kltanglban is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kltanglban controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Imamu is looking to stand up but Kltanglban isn't so interested in that idea.
Imamu has a closed guard, preventing Kltanglban from standing up.
Imamu wants to get back to his feet but Kltanglban is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kltanglban must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Imamu tries to clinch but Kltanglban moves out of range.

Kltanglban shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Imamu keeping moving, preventing Kltanglban from controlling successfully.
Kltanglban prevents Imamu from getting back to his feet.
Kltanglban sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kltanglban wants to control from the top but Imamu keeps moving.
Kltanglban pushes down on Imamu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kltanglban stops Imamu from getting back to his feet.
Kltanglban is trying to control the action in half guard but Imamu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kltanglban might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Imamu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Imamu is trying to stand back up but Kltanglban is controlling him
Kltanglban slows the pace down in half guard.
Imamu tries to kick Kltanglban off but Kltanglban keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kltanglban controlling the action here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Imamu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Imamu looks to clinch
and Kltanglban counters with a left and a right that stings Imamu.
Kltanglban misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Imamu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kltanglban closes this distance looking for a takedown but Imamu circles away.
Nice jab there from Imamu.
A shot to the body from Imamu misses
and Kltanglban counters with a right hand to the body.
Imamu clinches but Kltanglban breaks the clinch

and Kltanglban counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Imamu scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Imamu misses with a double jab

and Kltanglban counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kltanglban content to control rather than advance.
Imamu looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Imamu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Imamu misses with a double jab
and Kltanglban counters with a series of strikes. Imamu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Imamu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kltanglban.

Kltanglban closes the distance and clinches.

Imamu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Imamu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kltanglban to counter with a crisp jab.
Imamu misses with a combination

and Kltanglban counters with a nice double leg into side control. Imamu won't be happy with that.

Imamu throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kltanglban throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imamu misses with a double jab
and Kltanglban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Imamu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Imamu slips under a jab.
Kltanglban circles away from the clinch attempt.
Imamu misses with a combination

and Kltanglban counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kltanglban sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kltanglban prevents Imamu from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kltanglban controlling the pace.
Imamu is trying to stand up here but Kltanglban is controlling him well.
Kltanglban is keen to just control but Imamu is a slippery customer.

Kltanglban decides to stand up.
Imamu cracks Kltanglban with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Imamu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab by Imamu.
Imamu tries to clinch but Kltanglban moves away
and Kltanglban counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Imamu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Imamu wants to clinch
and Kltanglban counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Imamu thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kltanglban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Imamu.
Imamu closes the distance but Kltanglban moves to the side
and Kltanglban counters with a nice body shot.
Imamu misses with a double jab
and Kltanglban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Imamu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Imamu does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imamu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Imamu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kltanglban counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cthulu Kltanglban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Imamu wants to clinch
and Kltanglban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Imamu fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Imamu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Imamu misses with an uppercut.
Kltanglban loads up on a big right hand but Imamu slips the punch.
Kltanglban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Imamu.
Imamu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kltanglban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Imamu does no damage.
Kltanglban circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Imamu.
Imamu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kltanglban moves away.
Kltanglban looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Imamu finds it's way through Kltanglban's defenses.
Kltanglban throws a right and a left that Imamu avoids nicely.
Kltanglban's corner calls for a 1-2. Kltanglban obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Imamu misses with the combination.
Thulani Imamu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imamu throws a combination that misses
and Kltanglban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Imamu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kltanglban counters with a stiff right hand.

Imamu moves into the clinch successfully.
Imamu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Imamu breaks from the clinch.
Thulani Imamu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kltanglban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Imamu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kltanglban counters with a one-two to the body.

Kltanglban drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Imamu is looking to stand up but Kltanglban isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Imamu being controlled here, momentarily.
Kltanglban wants to control from the top but Imamu keeps moving.
Kltanglban won't allow Imamu to get back to his feet.
Kltanglban tries to free his leg and advance position but Imamu is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Imamu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Imamu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kltanglban wants to get back to striking at distance but Imamu won't allow it.
Kltanglban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Imamu.

Imamu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kltanglban misses with a hook.
Imamu misses with a double jab

and Kltanglban counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Imamu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kltanglban connects with a looping right hand.
Imamu scores with the left hand. Kltanglban knows he should have avoided that one.
Kltanglban looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kltanglban misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imamu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Imamu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Imamu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Kltanglban is rocked!
Imamu connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kltanglban - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thulani Imamu!