PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korpisuo comes to the cage accompanied by Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki. Kirk Hall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Risto Korpisuo's chin.

Korpisuo
vs
Hall

183 cm
37
186 lbs
23 - 34 - 1

180 cm
24
182 lbs
1 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Sun-Tzu. 15%

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 23 - 34 - 1, fighting out of New York, Risto Korpisuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Korpisuo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall throws a right and a left that Korpisuo avoids nicely.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Korpisuo counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall misses with a combination
and Korpisuo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korpisuo misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Korpisuo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Korpisuo feints and as Hall raises his hands in defense, Korpisuo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korpisuo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Korpisuo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Korpisuo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Korpisuo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Korpisuo content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpisuo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Korpisuo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Korpisuo trying to pass the guard but Hall defending well.
Korpisuo thows a huge punch but Hall dodges it nicely.
Korpisuo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Korpisuo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Korpisuo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Korpisuo tries to pass to full mount but Hall defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Korpisuo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hall for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Korpisuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Korpisuo.
Korpisuo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hall takes a step back to recover.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Korpisuo stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall gets caught napping as Korpisuo dives in and scores a takedown. Hall manages to retain guard.
Hall looking to control.
Korpisuo wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.

Korpisuo stands up and waves to Hall to follow him.
Korpisuo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirk Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Korpisuo connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Korpisuo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hall's guard.
Korpisuo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Korpisuo working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Korpisuo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Korpisuo wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Korpisuo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Risto Korpisuo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Korpisuo jabs Hall right on the nose. Hall blinks but takes it well.
Korpisuo slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Korpisuo moves into the clinch.

Korpisuo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Korpisuo slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Korpisuo thumps Hall with a low kick.
Korpisuo dodges the punch combination from Hall.

Korpisuo rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Korpisuo won't allow it.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Korpisuo is stalling here.
Korpisuo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?

Korpisuo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Korpisuo gets a takedown into half guard.
Hall tries to roll over but Korpisuo keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Korpisuo seems content to control.
Korpisuo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Korpisuo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Korpisuo wants to free his trapped foot but Hall is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo stalling.
Korpisuo wants to pass to mount but Hall is defending the position.
Hall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Korpisuo scores with a couple of nice shots.

Korpisuo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Korpisuo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hall misses with a combination

and Korpisuo counters with a shoot takedown. Hall fights it but they end up in guard.
Korpisuo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korpisuo is stalling in the full guard.
Korpisuo looking to pass the guard.
Korpisuo works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo moves into full mount! Hall won't be happy about that!
Korpisuo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Korpisuo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Korpisuo connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Hall is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Risto Korpisuo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Korpisuo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Korpisuo with a knee to the head.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Korpisuo finish him?
Korpisuo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Korpisuo has double underhooks.
Korpisuo works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Korpisuo.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Korpisuo smiles and moves away.

Korpisuo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Risto Korpisuo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Korpisuo controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpisuo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Korpisuo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hall seems a little lost for a moment, as Korpisuo dominates the positioning.
Hall takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Korpisuo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo lands a strong strike to the head of Hall. That's dazed him! Korpisuo looking to finish here. Hall is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Korpisuo lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Risto Korpisuo!
Risto Korpisuo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.