PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kulle Rallare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulle Rallare has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rallare
vs
Molo

187 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
19
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulle Rallare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Molo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Molo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Molo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rallare swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rallare looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Molo thows a big elbow that misses.
Rallare keeping full guard, as Molo tries to pass.
Molo connects with a couple of short punches.

Molo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rallare is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Molo, into his guard.
Rallare tries to free his leg and advance position but Molo is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rallare wants to stand and escape but instead Molo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rallare looking for a sweep. Not yet Rallare, not yet.
Molo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rallare swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Molo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rallare looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rallare looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rallare!
Molo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rallare is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rallare trying to control but Molo is having none of it.
Molo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molo tries to hold on but Rallare pushes him away.
Rallare postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Molo looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rallare cracks Molo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rallare looking to finish Molo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Molo!
Rallare looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rallare cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rallare raining down shots from the mount!
Molo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rallare lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rallare fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Rallare jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Molo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Molo and Rallare has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rallare working away.

Rallare has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Molo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo shoots for a takedown but Rallare saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Molo looks gassed!
Rallare clobbers Molo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Molo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rallare did well to prevent Molo getting side control.
Molo is thwarting Rallare's attempts to control the position.
Molo trying to control from Rallare's half guard. Rallare has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Molo wants to control from the top but Rallare keeps moving.
Rallare seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Molo preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rallare is adopting a defensive guard.
Rallare trying to control the position.

Molo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rallare is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rallare has escaped and now he's on top!
Rallare stopping the sweep attempt from Molo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rallare wants to control from the top but Molo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kulle Rallare dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rallare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rallare throws a series of punches but Molo avoids them all with ease.
Rallare darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rallare throws a jab when Molo was well out of range.
Rallare shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A cross from Rallare lands.
Rallare misses with a series of wild punches.
Rallare on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Molo lands an elbow that stopped Rallare in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Kulle Rallare has been cut.
Molo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rallare avoiding damage as Molo throws knees to the body.
Rallare avoiding damage as Molo throws knees to the body.
Molo missing with knees to the body.
Molo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rallare is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Molo is keeping busy.
Molo tries a knee to the head but Rallare blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rallare is trying to break the clinch but Molo has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molo.
Rallare tries to circle away but Molo has him pinned against the cage.
Molo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Molo is breathing heavily.
Molo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Molo throws an elbow but it misses.
Rallare is trying to break the clinch but Molo has him pressed against the cage.
Molo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rallare prevents it.
Rallare blocks the elbow strike.
Rallare has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Molo misses with a knee to the head.
Rallare on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rallare blocking some punches.
Rallare tries to circle away but Molo has him pinned against the cage.
Rallare is trying to break free.
Rallare is trying to break the clinch but Molo has him pressed against the cage.
Rallare tries to break free but Molo pushes him back against the cage.

That's two 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.
Molo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rallare.
Molo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Molo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rallare.
The referee calls for Rallare to work.
Rallare taking a breather.
Molo looking to stall.
Rallare has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Molo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rallare - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rallare wants to break the clinch but can't.
Molo throws an elbow that misses.
Rallare is trying to break the clinch but Molo is controlling him.
Molo throws a head punch that misses.
Rallare has had enough of the clinch but Molo keeps him there for the moment.
Rallare blocks an elbow strike from Molo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Molo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rallare's efforts to push away.
Molo pushes Rallare back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rallare stalling.

Molo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulle Rallare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molo defending well as Rallare loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Molo.
Molo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rallare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rallare.
Molo's corner calls for a 1-2. Molo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Molo misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Molo.
Rallare lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Molo at a distance.
Rallare lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rallare.
Molo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulle Rallare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rallare leaves Molo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kulle Rallare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martti Molo.
Rallare swings for the body but Molo moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rallare lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rallare lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rallare misses with a wild body shot.
Molo slips a jab from Rallare.
The fighters circling - Rallare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rallare. Molo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rallare throws a lazy right hand but Molo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Molo moves into range and clinches up with Rallare.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molo wants a takedown.

Molo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rallare.
Rallare misses with a series of wild punches.
Rallare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rallare cracks Molo with a good jab.
Molo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rallare looks to throw the jab but Molo is out of range.
Rallare misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kulle Rallare dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kulle Rallare's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rallare throws a jab when Molo was well out of range.
Molo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Rallare.

Molo rushes Rallare and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Molo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rallare lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Molo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Molo.
Molo misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

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

Molo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Molo breaks the clinch.
Molo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rallare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rallare.
Rallare takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Molo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rallare scores with a nice right hand.
Rallare throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rallare misses with a wild combination.
Rallare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Molo circles away quickly and effectively.
Molo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rallare is just out of range.
Kulle Rallare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rallare throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Molo slips under a jab.

Molo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rallare looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Molo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rallare keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Rallare's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rallare tries to bench press Molo off him but Molo keeps the position.
Rallare is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Molo off and has taken his back!
Rallare thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Molo trying to control the action but Rallare just sinks the hooks in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rallare keeps control of the position as Molo tries to break free.
Rallare trying to control momentarily.
Molo turns into Rallare and is now in his guard.
Rallare manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rallare lands with some strikes.
Molo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rallare trying to keep a closed guard but Molo is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martti Molo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Molo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rallare is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Molo, into his guard.
Molo keeping moving, preventing Rallare from controlling successfully.

Molo is looking for a triangle but Rallare pushes his legs off easily.
Rallare wants to control from the top but Molo keeps moving.
Molo 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.

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.
Rallare trying to control the position from guard on top but Molo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Molo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rallare defends well.
Rallare wants to stand but Molo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kulle Rallare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Molo keeping moving, preventing Rallare from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rallare lunges at Molo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Molo's hand.
Rallare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rallare catches Molo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Molo blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rallare misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kulle Rallare.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rallare, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kulle Rallare!