PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Primicin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kullervo
vs
Primicin

185 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

King of Fists
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kullervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Primicin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kullervo lands a head shot.
Primicin lands with a hook. Kullervo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Kalle Kullervo has been cut.
Kullervo blocks a jab.
Primicin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Primicin connects with a jab.
Ivan Primicin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kullervo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Primicin misses the target.
Kullervo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Primicin throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Kullervo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Primicin takes a swing at Kullervo's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Kullervo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kullervo throws a wild body kick that Primicin sees coming a mile off.
Kullervo looks for the body kick but Primicin saw that one coming.
Primicin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Kullervo clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Kullervo.
Kullervo pushes Primicin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kullervo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Primicin blocks it with crossed arms.
Primicin can't break the clinch.
Primicin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Primicin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kullervo lands an elbow that stopped Primicin in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ivan Primicin has been cut.
Primicin has had enough of the clinch but Kullervo keeps him there for the moment.
Primicin is trying to break the clinch but Kullervo is controlling him.
Kullervo lands a hook that snaps the head of Primicin backwards.
Kullervo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kullervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Primicin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kullervo throws a head punch that misses.
Primicin has had enough of the clinch but Kullervo keeps him there for the moment.
Kullervo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kullervo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kullervo pushes off an throws an elbow but Primicin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kullervo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kullervo lands a nice uppercut.
Primicin tries to circle away but Kullervo has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo digs a right hand underneath Primicin's ribcage. Primicin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Primicin is trying to push Kullervo away but Kullervo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Primicin breaks the clinch.
Kullervo lands a front kick.
Primicin looks winded!
Kullervo lands a head shot.
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!
Kullervo sizes up Primicin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Primicin misses with an uppercut.

Kullervo instigates a clinch.
Kullervo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kullervo tries to work over Primicin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kullervo prevents Primicin from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to Kullervo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kullervo lands with a light punch inside.
Kullervo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kullervo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Primicin's defenses.
Kullervo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kullervo pushes Primicin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kullervo scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kullervo.
Kullervo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Primicin backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Kullervo.
Kullervo lands a body punch.
Primicin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kullervo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kullervo lands an elbow that stopped Primicin in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kullervo.
Kullervo digs a right hand underneath Primicin's ribcage. Primicin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Primicin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Primicin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kullervo lands a good knee to the midsection. Primicin won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kullervo.
Kullervo scores with a hook to the body.
Kullervo can't find room to land a body shot as Primicin controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo scores with a hook to the body.
Kullervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Kullervo.
Kullervo prevents Primicin from breaking the clinch.
Kullervo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Primicin blocks a body shot from Kullervo.
Kullervo lands a knee to the body.
Primicin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kullervo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Primicins head.
Primicin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kullervo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kullervo tries to land knees in the clinch but Primicin avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kullervo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Primicin working hard to break the clinch.
Primicin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kullervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Kullervo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A shot to the liver by Kullervo. Beautiful body shot.
Primicin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kullervo.
Kullervo throws a nice head kick!
Kullervo moves into range and connects with a jab.

Kullervo sends Primicin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kullervo is motioning to the referee to let Primicin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Primicin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kullervo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Primicin.
Primicin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kullervo finish him?
Primicin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Primicin missing with a left hand there. Kullervo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Primicin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kullervo staying out of range there.
Kullervo scores with a push kick.
Primicin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kullervo. That one must have hurt.
Kalle Kullervo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kullervo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Kullervo lands a big right hand that sends Primicin crashing to the mat! Kullervo stays standing though and waves Primicin back to his feet!
Kullervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Primicin is breathing heavily.
Kullervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo drops Primicin with a naaaaasty hook - Primicin is in real trouble here! Kullervo dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Kullervo!