PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hellmuth Jr
vs
Kettu

188 cm
26
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Highland Clothing

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kalle Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hellmuth Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
Hellmuth Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Kettu's shoulder, as Kettu tries to avoid the shot.
Kettu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kettu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hellmuth Jr misses the target.
Kettu throws a body punch but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Kettu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kettu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hellmuth Jr has time to react.
Kettu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hellmuth Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kettu scores with a sloppy right hand. Hellmuth Jr should have avoided that one.

It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu lands a glancing blow to the side of Hellmuth Jr's head.
Kettu moves out of range of the strikes.

Hellmuth Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kettu, pushing him back against the cage.
Kettu blocks the elbow strike.
Kettu avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hellmuth Jr.

Kettu manages to break the clinch.
Kettu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab.
Hellmuth Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Kettu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Kettu.
Hellmuth Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
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!
Kettu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hellmuth Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) in the buildup to the fight.
Kettu drops his hands momentarily and Hellmuth Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kettu throws a counter combo.
Hellmuth Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu swats away the attempt to clinch by Hellmuth Jr.
Kettu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hellmuth Jr is breathing heavily.
Kettu scores with a body shot.
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Kettu tests Hellmuth Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kettu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Kettu drops Hellmuth Jr with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hellmuth Jr looks back up at him and smiles so Kettu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Hellmuth Jr is rocked!
Kettu lands a brutal uppercut that launches Hellmuth Jr off his feet! Hellmuth Jr tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Kettu!