PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumtomanee has chosen beat kim like a little girl as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Khali Kumtomanee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pasi Nurminen's chin.

Nurminen
vs
Kumtomanee

174 cm
21
166 lbs
10 - 1 - 2

200 cm
31
155 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasi Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumtomanee dodges the punch combination from Nurminen.

Kumtomanee gets tackled into the cage by Nurminen. Nurminen maintains the clinch.
Nurminen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kumtomanee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kumtomanee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurminen is defending well for now.
Nurminen takes a knee to the side of the body.

Kumtomanee gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kumtomanee is looking to stand up but Nurminen won't let him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kumtomanee preventing the sweep.
Kumtomanee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nurminen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kumtomanee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kumtomanee prevents Nurminen from getting back to his feet.
Nurminen wants to sweep but no luck.
Nurminen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nurminen keeping moving, preventing Kumtomanee from controlling successfully.

Kumtomanee gets to his feet - Nurminen follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen misses with a looping left.

Nurminen darts in and clinches Kumtomanee up against the cage.
Nurminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kumtomanee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nurminen gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kumtomanee has hold of one of Nurminen's legs. Nurminen is fighting the takedown attempt but Kumtomanee gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nurminen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kumtomanee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nurminen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurminen, not yet.
Kumtomanee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Kumtomanee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kumtomanee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kumtomanee trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurminen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kumtomanee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kumtomanee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurminen is keeping the position for now.
Nurminen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kumtomanee wants to pass the guard but Nurminen is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kumtomanee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nurminen is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pasi Nurminen.

Nurminen has Kumtomanee up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurminen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurminen.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Nurminen shrugs off.
Kumtomanee tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurminen avoids the damage to the body.
Kumtomanee pushes off an throws an elbow but Nurminen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it misses.
Nurminen lands a body shot.
Kumtomanee blocks a body shot from Nurminen.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nurminen tries to score a body lock takedown but Kumtomanee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.
Kumtomanee struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurminen controls his hands.
Nurminen avoiding damage as Kumtomanee throws knees to the body.
Kumtomanee blocking some punches.
Nurminen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee pushes off an throws an elbow but Nurminen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Nurminen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kumtomanee scores with a spinning back kick!
Nurminen jabs at Kumtomanee's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Nurminen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nurminen.
Nurminen misses with an uppercut.

Nurminen has closed the distance and engaged Kumtomanee in a clinch.
Nurminen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurminen blocks an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Nurminen wants to stall.
Nurminen is trying to force a seperation but Kumtomanee has the dominant position.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurminen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kumtomanee's elbow.
Kumtomanee looking to throw knees to the head but Nurminen is blocking nicely.
Kumtomanee blocking some punches.
Nurminen blocks the elbow strike.
Kumtomanee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurminen is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khali Kumtomanee dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kumtomanee avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kumtomanee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nurminen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Nurminen looking to slow down the pace here.
Kumtomanee being controlled against the cage.
Nurminen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kumtomanee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kumtomanee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kumtomanee.
Nurminen scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nurminen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurminen.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Nurminen 's eye.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Nurminen shrugs off.
Nurminen blocks an elbow strike.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Kumtomanee blocks a body shot from Nurminen.
Kumtomanee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nurminen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nurminen blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
Kumtomanee pushes off an throws an elbow but Nurminen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nurminen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nurminen working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
Nurminen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumtomanee has double underhooks.
Nurminen tries to stall but Kumtomanee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kumtomanee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee blocks an uppercut.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nurminen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kumtomanee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nurminen trying to stall but Kumtomanee improves his position.
Kumtomanee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nurminen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kumtomanee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumtomanee trying to land knees to the body.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow over the top.
Nurminen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kumtomanee.
Nurminen can't break the clinch.
Kumtomanee working Nurminen over with knees to the body.
Nurminen takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kumtomanee is trying to drag Nurminen to the mat but Nurminen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nurminen is trying to force a seperation but Kumtomanee has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee blocking some punches.
Kumtomanee tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurminen avoids the damage to the body.
Nurminen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Nurminen shrugs off.

Nurminen is rocked!
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Nurminen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kumtomanee creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Nurminen! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Kumtomanee.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khali Kumtomanee!
Khali Kumtomanee took some time post fight to say the following; 'kimmy, im sorry i took your belt, but you have a girls name so ihad to beat you or allah would have denied me entry to paradise...'.