PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hironimus Sokrateles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, shut em down. Sokrateles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Libiamo, ne' lieti calici... . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kalaso
vs
Sokrateles

174 cm
31
159 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

175 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hironimus Sokrateles!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso thows a body kick. Sokrateles tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sokrateles misses the shot to the body.
Sokrateles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sokrateles throws a shot from downtown. Kalaso moves away and avoids it.

Kalaso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kalaso content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Kalaso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kalaso pushes Sokrateles up against the cage in a clinch.
Sokrateles jumps guard but Kalaso stands there with Sokrateles around his waist. Sokrateles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kalaso stalling the fight.

Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kalaso throws a leg kick which misses Sokrateles's front leg but catches the back leg as Sokrateles tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokrateles fails with the takedown

and Kalaso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso lands an elbow just above Sokrateles 's eye.
Kalaso lands an elbow just above Sokrateles 's eye.

It looks like Hironimus Sokrateles has been cut.

Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kalaso closes the distance and pushes Sokrateles back into the cage.
A short right from Kalaso.

Kalaso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Kalaso.
Sokrateles shoots in looking for a takedown but Kalaso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sokrateles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harvi Kalaso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hironimus Sokrateles.
Sokrateles misses with a series of wild punches.
Kalaso wants to clinch up but Sokrateles keeps it at a distance.

Kalaso closes the distance and clinches.
Sokrateles has Kalaso pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kalaso manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Kalaso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kalaso manages to break the clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Sokrateles moves out of range.
Sokrateles shoots in looking for a takedown but Kalaso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sokrateles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sokrateles looks gassed!

Sokrateles gets tackled into the cage by Kalaso. Kalaso maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalaso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sokrateles's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kalaso.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Kalaso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sokrateles on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Kalaso forces Sokrateles back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Kalaso.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kalaso.

Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Sokrateles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalaso moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Sokrateles misses its intended target.
Harvi Kalaso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kalaso closes the distance and pushes Sokrateles back into the cage.
Kalaso lands an elbow inside that Sokrateles shrugs off.

Kalaso manages to break the clinch.
Kalaso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokrateles. Kalaso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sokrateles throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kalaso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sokrateles.
Sokrateles misses with a straight right.

Kalaso instigates a clinch.

Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kalaso.

Kalaso rushes Sokrateles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Kalaso landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kalaso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Sokrateles circles away and keeps his distance.

Kalaso moves into range and clinches up with Sokrateles.

Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Sokrateles keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Sokrateles moves out of range.
Kalaso feints and then cracks Sokrateles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokrateles down.
Sokrateles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kalaso.
Harvi Kalaso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalaso misses with the combination.
Sokrateles swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaso staying out of range there.
Kalaso throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvi Kalaso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hironimus Sokrateles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kalaso is looking to slow Sokrateles down with leg kicks.
Sokrateles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalaso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sokrateles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harvi Kalaso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sokrateles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Kalaso closes the distance and pushes Sokrateles back into the cage.
Sokrateles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalaso just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kalaso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sokrateles backwards.
Kalaso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kalaso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sokrateles can do to turn this around?
Kalaso seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Harvi Kalaso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kalaso lands a damaging elbow.
Kalaso 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!
Kalaso comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sokrateles takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sokrateles is breathing heavily.
Kalaso lands a high kick!

Sokrateles is rocked!
Sokrateles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sokrateles is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalaso finish him?
Kalaso lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Sokrateles goes down and covers up as Kalaso starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvi Kalaso!