PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between omac kalupski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Stahl (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.

kalupski
vs
Stahl

191 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, omac kalupski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brendan Stahl!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kalupski looks to score with a jab to the body but Stahl is just out of range.
kalupski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stahl.
kalupski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stahl misses with a jab to the body
and kalupski counters with a one-two to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from kalupski.
kalupski misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from kalupski misses.
kalupski leaves Stahl with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stahl feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to kalupski's calf.
kalupski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stahl shoots in for a double leg but kalupski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stahl tries to clinch up.
kalupski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
kalupski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stahl shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
omac kalupski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Stahl.
kalupski tries a head kick but it misses.
kalupski tries to land a front kick but Stahl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kalupski misses with a jab, cross combination.
omac kalupski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stahl looks to clinch
and kalupski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
kalupski works over Stahl's head and body with a nice combination.
kalupski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
kalupski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
kalupski tries to close the distance and clinch but Stahl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
kalupski circles away from the clinch attempt.
kalupski connects with a right hand. Stahl shakes it off.
kalupski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stahl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stahl swinging wildly here.
kalupski fails to land with a series of punches.
Stahl misses with a hook. kalupski ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl fails with a takedown attempt.
Stahl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. kalupski defends it nicely.
Stahl is looking to clinch but kalupski is avoiding it.
kalupski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stahl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
kalupski fails to land the takedown.
kalupski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
kalupski is breathing heavily.
Stahl tries for a takedown but kalupski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
kalupski misses with a few strikes there.
kalupski lands with a nice combination. Stahl backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kalupski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stahl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
kalupski shoots for a double leg takedown but Stahl sprawls well. He's pushed kalupski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stahl misses with a takedown attempt - kalupski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
kalupski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
kalupski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stahl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A solid body kick from Stahl.
Stahl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stahl misses with a combination
and kalupski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
kalupski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stahl throws a nice head kick!
kalupski is working the combinations to good effect here.
kalupski throws a head kick that misses

and Stahl counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stahl is keen to just control but kalupski is a slippery customer.
Stahl stops kalupski from getting back to his feet.
Stahl is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
kalupski is looking to escape.
kalupski is staying active underneath Stahl, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

kalupski kicks off Stahl and gets to his feet.

kalupski rushes Stahl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
kalupski is trying to force a seperation but Stahl has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

omac kalupski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on omac kalupski's cut.
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.

kalupski throws a nice looking combination but Stahl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
kalupski thows a left - swing and a miss!

kalupski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stahl lands a damaging elbow.
Stahl is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

kalupski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stahl tries to bum rush kalupski with a series of wild strikes but kalupski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stahl looks for a takedown but kalupski sprawls well.
Stahl shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

kalupski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stahl is breathing heavily.
kalupski tries to break the clinch but Stahl is controlling the position.
Stahl is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
kalupski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
kalupski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stahl - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
kalupski is trying to break the clinch but Stahl has him pressed against the cage.
kalupski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
kalupski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stahl tries to score a body lock takedown but kalupski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
omac kalupski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Stahl.
Stahl looking to throw knees to the head but kalupski is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from kalupski.
Stahl wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

kalupski breaks the clinch.
kalupski throws the kick towards the body but Stahl avoids it.
No joy there for kalupski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
kalupski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

kalupski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
kalupski tries to circle away but Stahl has him pinned against the cage.

kalupski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
kalupski tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
kalupski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stahl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on kalupski if he has to take too many more of those.
kalupski throws a lazy head kick

and Stahl counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in kalupski's guard now.
kalupski wants to get back to his feet but Stahl is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stahl working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
kalupski is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Stahl dives into side control.
kalupski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if kalupski tries to get out of the position.
Stahl cracks kalupski with a big right hand but kalupski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl prevents kalupski from escaping the position.

Stahl wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by kalupski, who protects the arm well.
kalupski wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stahl lands a few punches from side control.

Stahl decides to stand back up. Stahl steps back and let's kalupski get back to his feet.

kalupski darts in and clinches Stahl up against the cage.

Stahl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

kalupski clinches with his opponent.

kalupski breaks from the clinch.
Stahl blocks a head kick by kalupski.

Stahl drives through with a takedown into guard.
kalupski is looking to stand up but Stahl isn't so interested in that idea.
Stahl wants to control from the top but kalupski keeps moving.
kalupski wants to stand but Stahl is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Stahl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on omac kalupski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stahl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. kalupski defends it nicely.
kalupski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
kalupski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stahl circles away quickly and effectively.
Stahl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. kalupski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
kalupski scores with a nice head shot.
kalupski misses with a kick to the body

and Stahl counters by moving into the clinch.
Stahl wants a takedown.

kalupski breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stahl scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stahl falls off balance throwing a combination

and kalupski counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kalupski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
kalupski is trying to force a seperation but Stahl has the dominant position.

kalupski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stahl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as kalupski sprawls well. kalupski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stahl gets slowly back to his feet.
omac kalupski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Stahl.

kalupski darts in and clinches Stahl up against the cage.
Stahl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
kalupski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

kalupski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from kalupski does no damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Stahl blocks the leg kick.
kalupski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
kalupski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
omac kalupski is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kalupski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stahl's waist but Stahl gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing kalupski off to one side.
Stahl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and kalupski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
kalupski wants to stand up but Stahl manages to regain full guard.

kalupski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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!
Stahl doesn't manage to clinch there - kalupski circles away.
No joy there for kalupski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
kalupski throws a sloppy head kick

and Stahl counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for kalupski!
Stahl has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of kalupski's face.
kalupski is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
kalupski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stahl on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kalupski trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stahl can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as kalupski is looking to escape.

kalupski bucks up and throws Stahl to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
kalupski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Stahl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Stahl forces kalupski back against the cage and clinches.
kalupski lands a shot to the body.
kalupski tries to break the clinch but Stahl is controlling the position.
Stahl lands a knee to the head.
Stahl using the Thai plumb to throw knees but kalupski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
kalupski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Stahl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
kalupski misses with a jab, cross combination.

Stahl closes the distance and clinches.
kalupski wants to break free but Stahl has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
kalupski avoiding damage as Stahl throws knees to the body.
kalupski wants to break free but Stahl has control.
Stahl has kalupski pressed against the cage, preventing kalupski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Stahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
omac kalupski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think kalupski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... omac kalupski!