PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Ngolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kettu
vs
Ngolo

192 cm
27
245 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

187 cm
26
236 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kalle Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Ngolo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ngolo drives through and clinches with Kettu against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kettu.

It looks like Christian Ngolo has been cut.
Ngolo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
Kettu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ngolo misses with the head strike.
Kettu slows down the pace here.
Kettu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kettu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kettu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Ngolo breaks the clinch.
Ngolo misses the shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kettu has Ngolo pushed against the cage.
Kettu is pushing Ngolo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kettu struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngolo controls his hands.
Ngolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kettu.
Ngolo is working Kettu over against the cage.
Ngolo can't find room to land a body shot as Kettu controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kettu.
Ngolo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kettu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ngolo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kettu scores with a shot to the side of Ngolo's head.

Ngolo is rocked!
Kettu lands a big right hand that drops Ngolo! The killer instinct kicks in and Kettu finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kettu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Kettu!
Kalle Kettu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Highland Clothing, into his post fight interview.