PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sithole comes to the cage accompanied by I Miss The Misery. Kullervo has chosen Kullervo Entrance Theme as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sithole
vs
Kullervo

187 cm
25
213 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

186 cm
26
209 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Sun-Tzu. 15%

Hellbent
Sun-Tzu. 15%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Kullervo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sithole misses with a straight right.
Sithole walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sithole throws a series of strikes that have Kullervo backpedaling.
An inside leg kick from Sithole misses.
Sithole lands a nice looking body shot.
Sithole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sithole throws a sloppy head kick and Kullervo moves out of range easily.
Kullervo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sithole.
Kullervo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kullervo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sithole.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sithole misses with a two punch combination.
Kullervo thuds his shin into the meat of Sithole's side.
Nice shot by Kullervo.

It looks like Moses Sithole has been cut.
Sithole avoids the body shot from Kullervo.
Some bone on bone action there as Sithole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sithole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kullervo momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Kullervo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kullervo wants to take a breather but Sithole is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sithole trying to control from the bottom.
Sithole wants to get back to his feet.
Sithole has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sithole wants to control but Kullervo is keeping busy.
Sithole desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kullervo trying to control the action but Sithole is working from the bottom.
Sithole is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kullervo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sithole keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sithole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sithole throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kullervo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kullervo throws a front kick aimed at Sithole's knee but Sithole avoids it well.
Kullervo misses with a low kick.
Sithole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sithole there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sithole. Kullervo shrugs it off though.
Sithole feints and then cracks Kullervo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kullervo down.
Sithole throws a body kick that misses.
Kullervo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sithole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kullervo wants to counter the offense by Sithole and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole swings for the body but Kullervo moves out of range.
Kullervo thuds his right hand into Sithole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kullervo digs a good hook to Sithole's body.
Sithole throws a leg kick but Kullervo moved away.
Sithole throws a looping overhand right but Kullervo ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Sithole.

Sithole closes the distance and clinches.
Sithole misses with a punch on the inside.
Kullervo throws a head punch that misses.
Kullervo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sithole backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kullervo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sithole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sithole working aggressively here.
Sithole swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sithole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kullervo looking to stall.
Kullervo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sithole lands an uppercut.
Sithole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sithole working aggressively here.
Kullervo lands a shoulder strike.
Sithole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kullervo's elbow.
Kullervo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sithole seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kullervo can turn it around.
Sithole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kullervo misses with the head strike.
Sithole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kullervo misses with a body punch.
Sithole tries to throw a body punch but Kullervo avoids it by throwing Sithole back against the cage.
Sithole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Moses Sithole will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moses Sithole's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kullervo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sithole, pushing him back against the cage.
Sithole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kullervo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kullervo stalling in the clinch.
Kullervo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sithole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sithole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo blocks an uppercut.
Sithole blocks an uppercut.
Sithole presses Kullervo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kullervo blocks a body shot from Sithole.
Sithole misses with the head strike.
Sithole blocking some punches.
Kullervo misses with the head strike.
Sithole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kullervo backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Kullervo to work.
Kullervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sithole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sithole misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Sithole.
Kullervo trying to stall but Sithole improves his position.
Sithole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kullervo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sithole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sithole tries to work over Kullervo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kullervo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sithole prevents a body shot from Kullervo.
Sithole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sithole.
Kullervo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kullervo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kullervo throws a head punch that misses.
Kullervo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sithole lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Sithole fails to land.
Moses Sithole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sithole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sithole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kullervo tries to throw a body punch but Sithole avoids it by throwing Kullervo back against the cage.
Kullervo has a couple of punches blocked by Sithole.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kullervo working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Kullervo.
Sithole misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sithole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kullervo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kullervo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sithole or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo stalling in the clinch but Sithole improves position.
Kullervo misses with a punch on the inside.
Kullervo is trying to stall.
Kullervo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sithole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kullervo stalling against the cage.
Kullervo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Sithole.
Kullervo is trying to stall.
Kullervo lands a body shot.
Kullervo lands with a short shot to the head.
Kullervo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kullervo trying to control the position but instead, Sithole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kullervo into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kullervo.
Sithole blocks an uppercut.
Kullervo misses with a punch on the inside.
Kullervo taking a breather.
Kullervo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sithole scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kullervo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kullervo throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Kullervo to work.
Kullervo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Kullervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moses Sithole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sithole throws the left hand but Kullervo avoids the punch easily.
Sithole throws a body shot but no joy.
Kullervo connects with a leg kick. Sithole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Sithole coming out on top.
Kullervo looks to throw the jab but Sithole is out of range.
Kullervo throws a body punch but Sithole moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kullervo as he connects with a hook.
Kullervo avoids the head kick by Sithole.
A swing and a miss from Kullervo.
Moses Sithole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sithole throws a head kick that misses.
Sithole throws the kick towards the body but Kullervo avoids it.
Sithole sets himself, and Kullervo steps forward looking for the clinch! Sithole avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sithole throws a head kick but Kullervo moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sithole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kullervo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sithole throws a hook to the side of Kullervo's head but Kullervo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kullervo wants to counter with a clinch but Sithole pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kullervo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo misses with a body shot.
Kullervo moves out of range of the body kick.
Sithole lands with a kick to the temple. Kullervo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Sithole. Kullervo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kullervo jabs Sithole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kullervo is looking to slow Sithole down with leg kicks.
Sithole on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot by Sithole.
Sithole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sithole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kullervo tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sithole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Kullervo.
Kullervo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kullervo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kullervo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kullervo tried to score with a low kick but Sithole checks it.
Kullervo works Sithole's body with a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kullervo, right into the meat.
A big left from Sithole misses.
Kullervo jabs Sithole right on the nose. Sithole blinks but takes it well.

Kullervo clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kullervo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kullervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kullervo looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kullervo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo cracks Sithole with a nice body shot.
Kullervo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sithole misses with a punch on the inside.
Kullervo looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Kullervo.
Sithole misses with a punch on the inside.
Kullervo tries to throw a body punch but Sithole avoids it by throwing Kullervo back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kullervo.
Sithole misses with a punch to the body.
Kullervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kullervo.
Kullervo misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sithole throws a punch but it's blocked by Kullervo.
A hook to the body from Sithole.
Sithole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sithole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kullervo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sithole misses with a punch on the inside.
Kullervo stalling in the clinch but Sithole improves position.
Kullervo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sithole controls his hands.
Kullervo lands a hook that snaps the head of Sithole backwards.
Kullervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kullervo looking to slow down the pace here.
Sithole misses with a punch to the body.
Kullervo lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Kullervo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Sithole's cut.
That's time! Sithole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kullervo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kullervo throws a leg kick which misses Sithole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sithole tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Sithole.
Sithole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kullervo.
Kullervo slips under a jab from Sithole.
Sithole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sithole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kullervo throws a body punch but Sithole moves out of range.
Kullervo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sithole.
Kullervo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sithole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kullervo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kullervo misses with a hook.
Sithole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sithole stuns Kullervo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kullervo throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sithole.
Kullervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sithole avoids the head kick by Kullervo.
Kullervo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moses Sithole is winning the standup battle so far.
Sithole is looking to land body kicks.
Sithole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kullervo manages to avoid it.
Sithole sets himself, and Kullervo steps forward looking for the clinch! Sithole avoids it this time.
Sithole throws the kick towards the body but Kullervo avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sithole lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kullervo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kullervo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kullervo throws a hook but Sithole blocks it.
Kullervo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sithole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kullervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sithole.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sithole.
Sithole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kullervo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sithole looks to score with a jab to the body but Kullervo is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kullervo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sithole.
Sithole throws an overhand right that lands on Kullervo's shoulder, as Kullervo tries to avoid the shot.
Sithole takes one to the side of the head.

Sithole is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kullervo sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Sithole's defenses. It connects perfectly with Sithole's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evil Kullervo! Evil Kullervo retains his light heavyweight title!
Evil Kullervo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.