PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heiluu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kerrankin Tarpeekseen. Kumtomanee has chosen beat kim like a little girl as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Heiluu
vs
Kumtomanee

176 cm
28
153 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

200 cm
32
155 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassit Heiluu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumtomanee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kumtomanee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heiluu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kumtomanee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heiluu looks to land a right hand but Kumtomanee moved out of range.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up but Heiluu circles away and keeps his distance.
Kumtomanee closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Heiluu to counter with a crisp jab.
Heiluu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kumtomanee.
Heiluu throws a chopping leg kick but Kumtomanee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kumtomanee throws a right hand that Heiluu ducks under and follows up with a left that Heiluu also avoids with ease.
Kumtomanee is looking to clinch.
Heiluu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kumtomanee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kumtomanee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumtomanee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee wants to land a leg kick but Heiluu is out of range.
Heiluu blocks the body kick.

Heiluu gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kumtomanee prevents Heiluu from improving position.
Heiluu throws a strike aimed at the side of Kumtomanee's head but Kumtomanee avoids it well.
Heiluu scoring with punches from side control.
Heiluu tries to advance to mount but Kumtomanee denies him.
Kumtomanee is trying to improve his position.
Kumtomanee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Heiluu avoids the attempt from Kumtomanee to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu looking to control but Kumtomanee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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!
A nice elbow there by Heiluu.
Heiluu wants to control but instead Kumtomanee manages to regain half guard.
Heiluu is trying to control. Kumtomanee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kumtomanee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heiluu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Heiluu thows a huge punch but Kumtomanee dodges it nicely.
Heiluu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee is pressing down on Heiluu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Heiluu passes Kumtomanee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kumtomanee wants to get back to his feet.
Kumtomanee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Heiluu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Heiluu wants to pass to mount but Kumtomanee is defending the position.
Heiluu is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heiluu working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kumtomanee's thigh. Kumtomanee counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Heiluu won't allow Kumtomanee to get back to his feet.
Kumtomanee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kumtomanee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kumtomanee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heiluu controlling from the top position.
Heiluu tries to free his leg and advance position but Kumtomanee is retaining full guard.
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!
Heiluu trying to control but Kumtomanee is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kumtomanee wants to clinch but Heiluu slips to the side

and Heiluu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Heiluu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heiluu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Heiluu wants to pass the guard but Kumtomanee is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cassit Heiluu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kumtomanee stuffs the takedown attempt from Heiluu. Heiluu gets slowly back to his feet.
Kumtomanee is looking to clinch.
Kumtomanee tries to bum rush Heiluu with a series of wild strikes but Heiluu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kumtomanee throws a series of punches but Heiluu avoids them all with ease.
Heiluu defending well as Kumtomanee loads up on a big left hand.
Kumtomanee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Kumtomanee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heiluu misses with a head kick.
Kumtomanee throws a head kick but Heiluu moves out of range.
Heiluu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumtomanee tries to close the distance and clinch but Heiluu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kumtomanee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch but Heiluu is having none of it.
Heiluu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kumtomanee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Kumtomanee has closed the distance and engaged Heiluu in a clinch.
Heiluu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heiluu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassit Heiluu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heiluu is trying to pull guard but Kumtomanee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kumtomanee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kumtomanee missing with knees to the body.
Heiluu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kumtomanee smiles and moves away.
Heiluu fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kumtomanee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kumtomanee is looking to clinch but Heiluu is avoiding it.
A big left from Heiluu misses.
Kumtomanee is looking to clinch but Heiluu is avoiding it.
Kumtomanee ducks under a wild hook from Heiluu.
Heiluu blocks a head kick by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up but Heiluu circles away and keeps his distance.
Kumtomanee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Heiluu fails with the takedown.
Cassit Heiluu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kumtomanee looks to clinch
and Heiluu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Kumtomanee looking to score a takedown here. Heiluu is defending well but Kumtomanee drives through and ends up in Heiluu's guard.
Kumtomanee postures up in Heiluu's guard and throws a big left but Heiluu blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heiluu looking for a guillotine here but Kumtomanee defends easily.

Heiluu is looking for a triangle but Kumtomanee pushes his legs off easily.
Heiluu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kumtomanee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heiluu is keeping the position for now.
Kumtomanee preventing the sweep.
Kumtomanee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kumtomanee postures up and lands a big shot to Heiluu's brow.

Heiluu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kumtomanee preventing the sweep.
Heiluu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kumtomanee's guard.
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!
Heiluu trying to control the position from guard on top but Kumtomanee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cassit Heiluu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heiluu pushes down on Kumtomanee's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heiluu seems to be working for a kimura but Kumtomanee defends the submission attempt.
Heiluu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heiluu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heiluu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heiluu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heiluu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cassit Heiluu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kumtomanee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heiluu throws a head kick that misses.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch there but Heiluu circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heiluu.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kumtomanee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heiluu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice takedown defense from Kumtomanee. No joy for Heiluu on that attempt.
Kumtomanee is looking to land body kicks.

Kumtomanee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heiluu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kumtomanee in side control, throwing shots but Heiluu defends.
Heiluu manages to get back to half guard.
Kumtomanee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kumtomanee thows a huge punch but Heiluu dodges it nicely.
Heiluu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Heiluu looking for a guillotine here but Kumtomanee defends easily.

Kumtomanee is sitting in close to Heiluu's body. Heiluu has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kumtomanee is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kumtomanee is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Heiluu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cassit Heiluu!
Cassit Heiluu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery , into his post fight interview.