PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juntti Jallu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Koltun is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jallu
vs
Koltun

180 cm
23
230 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

198 cm
23
259 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juntti Jallu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jallu throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Kamil Koltun has been cut.
Jallu misses with a head kick.
Jallu misses with a wild body shot.
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jallu.
Jallu tries to clinch there but Koltun circles away.
Jallu throws a sloppy head kick

and Koltun counters with a head kick that drops Jallu to the mat! Jallu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Jallu is rocked!
Jallu throws a hook but Koltun avoids it easily.
Oh Jallu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koltun throws a right hand that misses
and Jallu counters with a big head kick but Koltun shrugs it off.
Jallu seems to have got his legs back now.
Jallu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jallu wants to clinch.
Koltun takes a swing at Jallu's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu misses with a double jab.
Jallu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Koltun to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Juntti Jallu has been cut.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Jallu.
Jallu loads up on a big right hand but Koltun slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koltun.
Jallu wants to clinch but Koltun slips to the side
and Koltun counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jallu takes the fight into the clinch.
Jallu misses with some punches.
Jallu effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Jallu.
Koltun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jallu.

Koltun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Koltun misses the target.
Koltun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koltun has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jallu closes the distance but Koltun moves to the side
and Koltun counters with a straight right hand.
Jallu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun lands an overhand right.
Koltun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Koltun drives through and clinches with Jallu against the cage.
Jallu takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koltun as Jallu tries to tie him up.
Koltun lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jallu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jallu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jallu can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juntti Jallu.
Jallu throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallu throws a nice looking combination but Koltun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jallu throws a big shot that misses.

Jallu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Jallu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koltun slows down the pace here.
A short right from Koltun on the inside.
Koltun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jallu is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Jallu.
Koltun stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jallu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koltun avoids it.
Koltun is pushing Jallu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kamil Koltun will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jallu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juntti Jallu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jallu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jallu clinches.
Koltun lands a left hand.
Jallu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koltun is trying to maintain a safe position but Jallu gets an underhook and turns Koltun into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun lands with a light punch inside.
Jallu tries to land a knee to the head but Koltun blocks with his arms.
Jallu misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Jallu.
Jallu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jallu is trying to maintain a safe position but Koltun gets an underhook and turns Jallu into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu can't find room to land a body shot as Koltun controls the action.
Jallu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jallu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koltun.
Jallu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koltun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koltun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jallu backwards.
Koltun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jallu misses with some punches.
Jallu looking to slow down the pace here.
Jallu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koltun gets through Jallu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Juntti Jallu's cut is getting worse.
Jallu trying to control the position but instead, Koltun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jallu into the cage.
Jallu misses with a knee to the head.
Jallu lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but Koltun blocks it.
Jallu struggles to land a body shot inside as Koltun controls his hands.
Jallu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jallu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koltun blocks it with crossed arms.
Koltun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jallu up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jallu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koltun up against the cage.
Koltun is pushing Jallu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Koltun scores with a shoulder strike.
Koltun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koltun trying to land knees to the body.
Koltun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jallu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallu misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jallu misses with a body punch.
Jallu can't find room to land a body shot as Koltun controls the action.
Jallu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koltun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koltun tries to land a knee to the head but Jallu blocks with his arms.
Jallu trying to control the position but instead, Koltun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jallu into the cage.
Jallu scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koltun scores with a shot to the side of Jallu's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Koltun.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koltun.
Koltun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jallu backwards.
Koltun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jallu backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallu has a couple of punches blocked by Koltun.
Jallu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koltun blocks it with crossed arms.

Koltun breaks the clinch.
Jallu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Koltun pushes Jallu up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jallu missing with knees to the body.
Jallu misses with a body punch.
Jallu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koltun controlling the action here for a moment.
Jallu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koltun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Juntti Jallu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jallu trying to stall but Koltun improves his position.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koltun pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kamil Koltun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Jallu is looking to clinch.
Koltun keeps the fight on the outside.
Koltun throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Koltun as he checks the leg kick.
Koltun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kamil Koltun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jallu tries to clinch there but Koltun circles away.
Jallu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koltun. Jallu does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jallu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koltun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jallu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koltun steps in with a hook that catches Jallu right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Koltun follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jallu looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Koltun!