PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lalli Kuutamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orack Babama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuutamo's entrance music is Bad Company. A fine choice. Babama has chosen Eminem - Mosh as his entrance music. Lalli Kuutamo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kuutamo
vs
Babama

176 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
19
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lalli Kuutamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orack Babama!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babama throws a hook but Kuutamo avoids it easily.
Kuutamo scores with a hook.

Kuutamo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Babama tries to hold on but Kuutamo postures up.
Babama is trying desperately to improve position.
Babama holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kuutamo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Babama tries to lock up and control but Kuutamo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kuutamo is landing with some decent strikes but Babama is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kuutamo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kuutamo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Babama is looking to escape.
Babama can't escape the position.
Kuutamo avoids the attempt from Babama to control.

Kuutamo is working for a guillotine from mount but Babama frees his head quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babama gets back to half guard.
Kuutamo throwing shots but Babama is blocking nicely.
Babama wants to improve his position but Kuutamo is controlling well.
Babama is trying to control but can't.
Babama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Babama trying to control but Kuutamo postures up.

Kuutamo wants to work for an arm triangle but Babama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Babama is looking to control Kuutamo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Babama avoid being mounted?
Kuutamo wants to take a breather but Babama is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Kuutamo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Babama was covering up waiting for the punch and Kuutamo finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuutamo works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Kuutamo is working for a kimura but Babama is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Babama wants to control but Kuutamo is keeping busy.

Kuutamo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kuutamo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Babama slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kuutamo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuutamo preventing the sweep.
Babama wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Babama is on top in guard.
Kuutamo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Babama is one step ahead there.
Kuutamo keeping moving, preventing Babama from controlling successfully.
Babama throwing strikes from guard but Kuutamo blocks nicely.
Babama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuutamo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kuutamo pulls Babama in close to his closed guard and prevents Babama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Babama wants to stand but Kuutamo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Babama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Babama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuutamo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuutamo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Kuutamo.
Babama walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lalli Kuutamo 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.

Kuutamo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Babama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuutamo.
Babama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuutamo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babama circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuutamo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuutamo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuutamo lands a slapping body shot.
Babama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Babama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuutamo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kuutamo duly obliges.
Kuutamo jabs Babama right on the nose. Babama blinks but takes it well.
Kuutamo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kuutamo throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Babama colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Kuutamo as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Babama is left battered and dazed whilst Kuutamo and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lalli Kuutamo!