PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Palvivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kong
vs
Palvivaara

195 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

Crippler's Corner

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarmo Palvivaara!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kong feints and as Palvivaara raises his hands in defense, Kong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kong tries to free his leg and advance position but Palvivaara is retaining full guard.
Kong cracks Palvivaara with a solid left hand.
Kong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kong won't allow Palvivaara to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palvivaara is on top in guard.
Kong is striking from the bottom but Palvivaara uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Kong throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Palvivaara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Palvivaara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kong thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kong tries to get out of the position.
Palvivaara postures up.
Kong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Palvivaara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kong thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong looking for a sweep. Not yet Kong, not yet.
Kong is trying to control the position but Palvivaara postures up.
Palvivaara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kong trying to strike off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Palvivaara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kong!
Palvivaara content just to control the position here.
Palvivaara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Palvivaara landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kong wants to hold on but Palvivaara pushes him away.
Kong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palvivaara on the ground.
Palvivaara with a couple of short strikes.
Palvivaara lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palvivaara dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Palvivaara with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kong hang on?
Palvivaara working Kong over with strikes here.
Palvivaara controlling the position easily from mount.
Kong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Palvivaara. What's that going to do exactly?
Palvivaara cracks Kong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Palvivaara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Kong is trying to escape the mount.
Kong is working hard here to advance position.
Palvivaara scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kong?
Palvivaara with shots to the head and body - Kong looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kong is squirming around, avoiding Palvivaara's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Palvivaara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Palvivaara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Palvivaara lands a big shot there that rocks Kong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Palvivaara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kong looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Palvivaara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Palvivaara content just to control the position here.
Palvivaara lands a big shot there that rocks Kong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Palvivaara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kong is looking to escape.
Kong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palvivaara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Palvivaara landing strikes, looking to finish!
Palvivaara controlling from mount.
Palvivaara cracks Kong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kong throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong tries to lock up and control but Palvivaara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palvivaara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Palvivaara avoids the attempt from Kong to control.
Palvivaara wants to control the pace but Kong is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarmo Palvivaara dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Palvivaara shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Palvivaara drops an elbow to the side of Kong's head.
Palvivaara scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Palvivaara looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Palvivaara lands with a punch from half guard.
Kong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Palvivaara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Palvivaara's back!
Kong is trying to stick to Palvivaara's back but Palvivaara is turning into Kong. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kong's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Palvivaara.
Palvivaara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jarmo Palvivaara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kong is striking off his back. Palvivaara thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Kong trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Palvivaara manages to pass to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kong is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palvivaara punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Palvivaara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Palvivaara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kong looks a forlorn figure.
Kong wants to control but Palvivaara is having none of it.
Palvivaara is landing with some decent strikes but Kong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Palvivaara with the ground and pound from mount.
Palvivaara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Palvivaara tries to control but Kong wriggling away.
Kong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Palvivaara with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Palvivaara.
Palvivaara lands a big shot there that rocks Kong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Palvivaara working Kong over with strikes here.
Kong is bucking up trying to escape but Palvivaara cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Palvivaara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palvivaara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Palvivaara scoring with strikes but Kong is staying in there.
Kong is looking to get to half guard.
Palvivaara landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kong looks a forlorn figure.
Kong tries to hold on but Palvivaara pushes him away.
Palvivaara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Palvivaara dominating with strikes here.
Kong is desperately trying to improve his position but Palvivaara has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Palvivaara.
A nice elbow there by Palvivaara.
A nice elbow there by Palvivaara.
Palvivaara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kong taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Palvivaara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palvivaara looking to control but Kong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palvivaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Palvivaara tries to control but Kong wriggling away.
Palvivaara landing shots from mount.
Kong regains half guard.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palvivaara is tying to control. Kong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palvivaara drops an elbow to the side of Kong's head.
Palvivaara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarmo Palvivaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Palvivaara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kong.
Kong is striking from the bottom but Palvivaara uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Kong missing with punches from the bottom.
Kong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Palvivaara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Palvivaara's back!
Palvivaara trying to control the hands but Kong breaks the grip.
Kong is trying to stick to Palvivaara's back but Palvivaara is turning into Kong. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kong's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Palvivaara.
Kong trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kong trying to strike off his back.
Palvivaara is looking to work some ground and pound but Kong has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kong working a defensive guard here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kong has his takedown stuffed

and Palvivaara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kong's guard.
Palvivaara chips away with some ground and pound.
Palvivaara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kong is looking to sweep but instead, Palvivaara has passed into half guard.
Kong is looking to improve his position.
Palvivaara lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong trying to control but Palvivaara postures up.
Palvivaara working the head and body with strikes.
Palvivaara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Palvivaara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Palvivaara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kong hang on?
Palvivaara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Palvivaara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kong is looking to escape.
Kong can't escape the position.
Palvivaara avoids the attempt from Kong to control.
Palvivaara trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong is working to get back to half guard.
Palvivaara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Palvivaara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Palvivaara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Palvivaara scoring with strikes but Kong is staying in there.
Palvivaara with good strikes from the mount here!
Kong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Palvivaara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong is in a horrible position here. Palvivaara smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Palvivaara. What's that going to do exactly?
Kong tries to reverse the position but Palvivaara maintains control.
Palvivaara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palvivaara content just to control the position here.
Jarmo Palvivaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong is working to get back to half guard.
King Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Palvivaara. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarmo Palvivaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palvivaara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarmo Palvivaara!