PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petter Norlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Untamo Kalervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Untamo Kalervo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Norlin
vs
Kalervo

198 cm
22
186 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
191 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

King of Clothes

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petter Norlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Untamo Kalervo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalervo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalervo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalervo missing with a left hand there. Norlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalervo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Norlin defending well as Kalervo loads up on a big left hand.
Norlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalervo is just out of range.
Kalervo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalervo throws a body shot but no joy.
Norlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalervo.
Norlin scores with a sloppy right hand. Kalervo should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalervo moves away.
Kalervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norlin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kalervo.
Norlin misses with a body punch
and Kalervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Norlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norlin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Norlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Norlin.
Kalervo misses with a body kick.
Kalervo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kalervo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Norlin is out of range.
Norlin throws a body punch but Kalervo moves out of range.
Kalervo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Norlin throws a one two combo.
Kalervo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kalervo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norlin.
Norlin lands with a nice body punch.
Kalervo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kalervo walks into a stiff left hand from Norlin.
A jab from Kalervo finds it's way through Norlin's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norlin lands a really nice looking cross but Kalervo seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kalervo throws a poor cross that misses

and Norlin moves into the clinch.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalervo avoids it.
Kalervo lands a hook that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalervo avoids it.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Kalervo is blocking nicely.
Kalervo tries to work over Norlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalervo avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but Kalervo blocks it.
Kalervo blocks an uppercut.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Norlin misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalervo.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalervo is defending well for now.
Kalervo managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo misses with a body punch.
Kalervo gets through Norlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalervo is defending well for now.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Norlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalervo misses with a punch to the body.
Kalervo misses with an elbow strike.
Kalervo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norlin scores with a knee to the head.
Norlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Norlin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kalervo lands a shoulder strike.
Kalervo can't find room to land a body shot as Norlin controls the action.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalervo avoids it.
Kalervo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Norlin scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Kalervo managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalervo misses with a punch on the inside.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kalervo throws a head punch that misses.
Kalervo scores with a shoulder strike.
Kalervo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kalervo pushes off an throws an elbow but Norlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kalervo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norlin misses with a knee strike.
Kalervo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norlin is defending well for now.
Kalervo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norlin.
Kalervo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kalervo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalervo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Petter Norlin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kalervo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Norlin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Norlin swings for the body but Kalervo moves out of range.
Kalervo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norlin.
Norlin throws a series of punches but Kalervo avoids them all with ease.
Norlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalervo manages to avoid it.
Kalervo misses with a hook.
Norlin jabs at Kalervo's body.
Norlin lands a lovely overhand right.
Petter Norlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norlin misses with a hook to the body
and Kalervo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalervo throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalervo manages to avoid it.
Kalervo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norlin.
Kalervo slips a straight right by Norlin.
Norlin misses with a double jab.
Kalervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Norlin blocks a jab.
Kalervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norlin moves away.
Norlin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kalervo scores with a nice head shot.
Kalervo tries a low kick but Norlin avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Norlin. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kalervo.
Kalervo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norlin is able to avoid easily.
Some wild striking there from Norlin.
Kalervo wants to counter the offense by Norlin and move into the clinch position.
Kalervo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kalervo ducks under a wild hook from Norlin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kalervo! But no joy.
Norlin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kalervo counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalervo. Norlin does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Norlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Norlin misses with a wild body shot.
Norlin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalervo misses with a hook. Norlin ducked under it nicely.
Norlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalervo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kalervo.
Kalervo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norlin.
Norlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalervo.
Kalervo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norlin.
Petter Norlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalervo misses with a hook.

Kalervo drives through and clinches with Norlin against the cage.
Norlin misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kalervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalervo presses Norlin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kalervo throws an elbow but misses.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but Kalervo blocks it.
Norlin throws an elbow that misses.
Kalervo managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalervo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Untamo Kalervo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalervo.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalervo avoids it.
Kalervo lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo lands a good knee to the midsection. Norlin won't want to take too many of those.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalervo pushes off an throws an elbow but Norlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalervo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Kalervo working Norlin over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kalervo.
Kalervo misses with a body punch.
Norlin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kalervo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kalervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norlin's elbow.
Kalervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Kalervo.
Kalervo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norlin's defenses.
Kalervo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Petter Norlin has been cut.
Kalervo landing knees to the head.
Kalervo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kalervo lands an elbow that stopped Norlin in his tracks for a moment.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Kalervo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Untamo Kalervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Petter Norlin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Norlin sizes up Kalervo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norlin throws a lazy right hand but Kalervo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalervo tries to counter with a clinch but Norlin shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Kalervo misses its intended target.
Norlin misses with a body shot.
Kalervo just misses with a punch to the body.
Norlin wants to clinch but Kalervo slips to the side
and Kalervo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalervo with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Kalervo has managed to clinch.
Norlin blocks an elbow strike.
Norlin avoiding damage as Kalervo throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
Kalervo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalervo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalervo managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin avoids the elbow strike from Kalervo, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo lands an elbow that stopped Norlin in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Kalervo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalervo avoids the damage to the body.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Norlin blocks an elbow strike.
Kalervo avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Kalervo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norlin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kalervo throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalervo.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalervo avoids it.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Kalervo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Norlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Kalervo misses with a punch to the body.
Kalervo scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalervo is defending well for now.
Kalervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Norlin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalervo.
Kalervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norlin avoiding damage as Kalervo throws knees to the body.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalervo is defending well for now.
Kalervo managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin misses with a knee strike.
Kalervo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but Kalervo blocks with his arms.
Kalervo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Norlin working aggressively here.
Kalervo avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalervo pushes Norlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalervo is defending well for now.
Norlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kalervo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalervo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Kalervo is blocking nicely.
Norlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalervo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalervo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalervo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalervo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kalervo connects with a knee to the head.
Kalervo lands an elbow inside.
Kalervo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalervo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Kalervo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norlin blocking some punches.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Untamo Kalervo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kalervo.
Kalervo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petter Norlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Norlin is rocked!
Kalervo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norlin misses with a knee to the head.
Kalervo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kalervo misses with a punch to the body.
Norlin prevents a body shot from Kalervo.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Norlin managing to block the knees to the body from Kalervo.
Kalervo lands with a left to the head.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Kalervo lands a good knee to the midsection. Norlin won't want to take too many of those.
Kalervo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norlin.
Kalervo tries to throw a body punch but Norlin avoids it by throwing Kalervo back against the cage.
Kalervo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalervo pushes Norlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Untamo Kalervo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kalervo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!

Untamo Kalervo wins by unanimous decision!