PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Koljatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koljatti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Label Society - Fire It Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brennan
vs
Koljatti

185 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

208 cm
26
279 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kullervo Koljatti!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brennan tries to clinch but Koljatti is having none of it.
Brennan misses the shot to the body.
Koljatti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brennan.
Koljatti keeps the fight on the outside.

Koljatti rushes Brennan and presses him up against the cage.

Koljatti pulls Brennan into guard.
Brennan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koljatti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koljatti seems keen to control Brennan's posture.
Koljatti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brennan is in close to Koljatti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brennan wants to stand but Koljatti has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Koljatti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brennan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koljatti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koljatti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brennan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brennan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brennan preventing the sweep.
Koljatti pulls Brennan in close to prevent any damage.
Brennan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brennan tries to stand but Koljatti is controlling from the bottom.

Koljatti uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Koljatti tries to clinch but Brennan is having none of it.

Koljatti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koljatti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Brad Brennan has been cut.
Brennan managing to block the knees to the body from Koljatti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koljatti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Koljatti on the inside.

Brennan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koljatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brennan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brennan tries to clinch there but Koljatti circles away.
Koljatti is looking to clinch but Brennan is avoiding it.
Brennan tries to clinch up but Koljatti circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brennan tries to clinch there but Koljatti circles away.
Kullervo Koljatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brennan wants to clinch up but Koljatti keeps it at a distance.
Brennan connects with a right hand. Koljatti shakes it off.
Brennan tries to clinch up.
Brennan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koljatti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brennan fails to land the takedown.
Koljatti wants to clinch
and Brennan counters with a three punch combo that has Koljatti backing up. Koljatti nods at Brennan to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koljatti gets a clinch.
Koljatti lands a left hand.
Come on Koljatti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brennan tries to pull guard but Koljatti holds him up against the cage and eventually Brennan drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Koljatti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brennan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brennan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koljatti is stalling here.
Brennan tries to work over Koljatti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brennan tries to work over Koljatti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koljatti lands an uppercut.
Brennan tries to break free but Koljatti pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koljatti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brennan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koljatti backwards.
Koljatti throws an elbow that misses.
Brennan tries to pull guard but Koljatti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koljatti is stalling here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Koljatti breaks the clinch.
Koljatti doesn't manage to clinch there - Brennan circles away.
Brennan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brennan keeps the fight on the outside.
Brennan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koljatti doesn't manage to clinch there - Brennan circles away.
Brennan doesn't manage to clinch there - Koljatti circles away.
Brennan keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koljatti misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koljatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brennan tries to clinch up but Koljatti circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kullervo Koljatti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brad Brennan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brennan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koljatti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koljatti wants to clinch.
A combination from Brennan does no damage.

Koljatti clinches with his opponent.
Koljatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koljatti trying to land knees to the body.

Koljatti breaks from the clinch.
Koljatti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koljatti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brennan tries to clinch up.

Koljatti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koljatti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brennan backwards.
The referee calls for Koljatti to work.
Koljatti scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koljatti breaks from the clinch.
Brennan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koljatti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koljatti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brennan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brennan tries to clinch up but Koljatti circles away and keeps his distance.

Koljatti has closed the distance and engaged Brennan in a clinch.
Brennan tries to break free but Koljatti pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koljatti.
Brennan is working Koljatti over against the cage.
Koljatti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brennan up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koljatti.
Koljatti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brennan is trying to break the clinch but Koljatti is controlling him.
Koljatti lands with a light punch inside.
Koljatti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Brad Brennan's cut is getting worse.
Knees to the body from Koljatti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Koljatti slows down the pace here.
Koljatti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brennan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Koljatti.

Koljatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brennan tries to close the distance and clinch but Koljatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koljatti wants to clinch but Brennan slips to the side
and Brennan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koljatti tries to clinch but Brennan is having none of it.
Koljatti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brennan slips a jab and a cross from Koljatti.

Koljatti darts in and clinches Brennan up against the cage.
Koljatti lands a body punch.
Brennan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koljatti jumps guard but Brennan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Koljatti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brennan backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koljatti blocks a body shot from Brennan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brennan.
Brennan can't find room to land a body shot as Koljatti controls the action.
Koljatti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brennan is trying to drag Koljatti to the mat but Koljatti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brennan throws a head punch that misses.
Koljatti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brennan backwards.
Brennan is looking for a takedown.
Koljatti struggles to land a body shot inside as Brennan controls his hands.
Koljatti has Brennan pressed against the cage, preventing Brennan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've been informed that Koljatti has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brennan is trying to push Koljatti away but Koljatti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koljatti prevents Brennan from breaking the clinch.
Koljatti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brennan tries to circle away but Koljatti has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brennan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brennan misses with a body punch.
Brennan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Brennan breaks from the clinch.
Koljatti tries to clinch up but Brennan circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koljatti tries to close the distance and clinch but Brennan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kullervo Koljatti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Koljatti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koljatti lands a nice shot to the body.
Koljatti lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koljatti lands an uppercut.
Koljatti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brennan backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brennan can't break the clinch.
Brennan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koljatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Koljatti.

Brad Brennan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brennan wants to break free but Koljatti has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kullervo Koljatti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brad Brennan's cut.
That's time! Brennan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Koljatti moves into the clinch successfully.
Kullervo Koljatti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brennan fails to pull guard.
Koljatti is pushing Brennan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Koljatti successfully pulls guard.
Koljatti is pulling down on Brennan's head to control his posture.
Brennan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brennan wants to control from the top but Koljatti keeps moving.
Koljatti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Koljatti takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koljatti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koljatti is trying to work for a kimura but Brennan is defending well.
Koljatti sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brennan taking some punishment here, with Koljatti in his half guard.
Koljatti performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brennan pushes Koljatti off looking to stand but Koljatti dives back in and keeps control.
Koljatti slows the pace down in half guard.
Koljatti scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kullervo Koljatti has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koljatti working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Koljatti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koljatti lands with a punch from half guard.
Koljatti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koljatti seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koljatti works his way into full mount!
Koljatti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Koljatti.
Kullervo Koljatti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koljatti controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brennan tries to reverse the position but Koljatti maintains control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koljatti controlling from the full mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kullervo Koljatti.

Koljatti clinches up with Brennan and pushes him back against the cage.
Koljatti blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brennan wants to get back to striking at distance but Koljatti won't allow it.
Brennan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koljatti with a knee to the head.
Brad Brennan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brennan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koljatti blocks an uppercut.
Koljatti is trying to pull guard but Brennan has him pressed against the cage.
Koljatti blocks a body shot from Brennan.
Brennan tries a body shot but Koljatti blocks it.
Brennan is trying to force a seperation but Koljatti has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brennan has had enough of the clinch but Koljatti keeps him there for the moment.
Brennan is trying to force a seperation but Koljatti has the dominant position.
Brennan is looking to break free of the clinch but Koljatti has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kullervo Koljatti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koljatti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kullervo Koljatti!