PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Nwachukwu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Nwachukwu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalle Natsisiwa's chin.

Nwachukwu
vs
Natsisiwa

189 cm
22
205 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

188 cm
29
208 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Nwachukwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nwachukwu tries to land a leg kick but Natsisiwa saw it coming and moves away.
Nwachukwu scores with a head kick. Natsisiwa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Kalle Natsisiwa has been cut.
Nwachukwu looks to land a body kick but Natsisiwa moved away.
Natsisiwa connects with a right hand. Nwachukwu shakes it off.
Natsisiwa blocks a low kick nicely.
Nwachukwu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nwachukwu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalle Natsisiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natsisiwa swinging wildly here.
Nwachukwu looks to clinch
and Natsisiwa counters with a nice body shot.
Natsisiwa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nwachukwu on the side of the head.
Nwachukwu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Natsisiwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Natsisiwa throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natsisiwa leaves Nwachukwu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Natsisiwa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nwachukwu throws a sloppy head kick and Natsisiwa moves out of range easily.

Natsisiwa moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nwachukwu backwards.
Nwachukwu with a knee to the head.
Natsisiwa lands a nice uppercut.
Natsisiwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Natsisiwa tries a body shot but Nwachukwu blocks it.
Nwachukwu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Natsisiwa taking a breather.
Nwachukwu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Natsisiwa tries a body shot but Nwachukwu blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Natsisiwa fails to land.
Nwachukwu lands a knee to the head.
Nwachukwu with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nwachukwu backwards.
Nwachukwu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nwachukwu lands a good knee to the midsection. Natsisiwa won't want to take too many of those.
Nwachukwu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsisiwa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nwachukwu lands a knee to the head.
Nwachukwu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nwachukwu scores with a knee to the head.
Natsisiwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Natsisiwa lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Natsisiwa - that landed with a thud.
Natsisiwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nwachukwu's elbow.
Nwachukwu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Natsisiwa is looking to control Nwachukwu's arms but Nwachukwu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Natsisiwa has his back to the cage.
Natsisiwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nwachukwu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Natsisiwa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nwachukwu lands a knee to the head.
Natsisiwa working aggressively here.
Nwachukwu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Natsisiwa blocks it with crossed arms.
Nwachukwu prevents a body shot from Natsisiwa.
Nwachukwu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nwachukwu tries to land a knee to the head but Natsisiwa blocks with his arms.
Nwachukwu gets through Natsisiwa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Natsisiwa lands a body punch.
Natsisiwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nwachukwu's elbow.
Natsisiwa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nwachukwu backwards.
Nwachukwu pushes Natsisiwa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nwachukwu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Nwachukwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nwachukwu tries to throw a body punch but Natsisiwa avoids it by throwing Nwachukwu back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nwachukwu digs a right hand underneath Natsisiwa's ribcage. Natsisiwa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nwachukwu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nwachukwu lands with a short shot to the head.
Natsisiwa pushes Nwachukwu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Natsisiwa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nwachukwu looking to throw knees to the head but Natsisiwa is blocking nicely.
Nwachukwu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Natsisiwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Natsisiwa is leaning against Nwachukwu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nwachukwu is breathing heavily.
Nwachukwu tries a body shot but Natsisiwa blocks it.
Nwachukwu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nwachukwu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Natsisiwa's face.
Natsisiwa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nwachukwu misses with a knee strike.
Natsisiwa misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kalle Natsisiwa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Natsisiwa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Natsisiwa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nwachukwu ducks right into an uppercut from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa lands a jab.
Natsisiwa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A cross from Natsisiwa lands.
Natsisiwa throws a jab when Nwachukwu was well out of range.
Nwachukwu tries to clinch but Natsisiwa moves out of range.
Natsisiwa scores with a sloppy right hand. Nwachukwu should have avoided that one.
Kalle Natsisiwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nwachukwu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa catches Nwachukwu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Nwachukwu misses.
Nwachukwu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natsisiwa jabs at Nwachukwu's body.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nwachukwu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Natsisiwa swings for the body but Nwachukwu moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nwachukwu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Natsisiwa.
Nwachukwu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nwachukwu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Natsisiwa cracks Nwachukwu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Natsisiwa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nwachukwu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Natsisiwa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nwachukwu tries to work over Natsisiwa's front leg with a kick but Natsisiwa checks it.
Natsisiwa cracks a nice hook into Nwachukwu's ribs.
Natsisiwa thuds his right hand into Nwachukwu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Natsisiwa lands with an overhand left.
Nwachukwu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Natsisiwa throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natsisiwa throws a right hand that Nwachukwu ducks under and follows up with a left that Nwachukwu also avoids with ease.
Natsisiwa looks to land a right hand but Nwachukwu moved out of range.
Natsisiwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nwachukwu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nwachukwu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nwachukwu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Natsisiwa is out of range.
Nwachukwu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Natsisiwa misses the target.
Natsisiwa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nwachukwu.
Nice uppercut lands for Natsisiwa. That snapped Nwachukwu's head back.
Natsisiwa punishes Nwachukwu's body with a nice straight punch.
Natsisiwa digs a good hook to Nwachukwu's body.
Nwachukwu throws a head kick but Natsisiwa moves out of range.
Nwachukwu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Natsisiwa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nwachukwu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Natsisiwa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nwachukwu at a distance.
Natsisiwa throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa cracks Nwachukwu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nwachukwu looks to score with a jab to the body but Natsisiwa is just out of range.
A left lands for Natsisiwa.
Nwachukwu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nwachukwu tries to clinch up but Natsisiwa circles away and keeps his distance.
Natsisiwa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nwachukwu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natsisiwa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nwachukwu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Natsisiwa.
Kalle Natsisiwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Natsisiwa. That snapped Nwachukwu's head back.
Nwachukwu tries a head kick but it misses.
Natsisiwa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Natsisiwa misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nwachukwu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nwachukwu trying to control the position from guard on top but Natsisiwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nwachukwu wants to pass the guard but Natsisiwa is keeping the position.
Nwachukwu wants to control from the top but Natsisiwa keeps moving.

Nwachukwu stands up from Natsisiwa's guard - Nwachukwu perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsisiwa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nwachukwu tries to clinch there but Natsisiwa circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Natsisiwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Natsisiwa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Natsisiwa scores with a shot to the body.
Natsisiwa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Natsisiwa thows a body shot but no joy.
Natsisiwa takes a swing at Nwachukwu's ribcage but misses.

Nwachukwu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Natsisiwa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Natsisiwa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Natsisiwa tries to throw a body punch but Nwachukwu avoids it by throwing Natsisiwa back against the cage.
Nwachukwu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Natsisiwa looking to slow down the pace here.
Nwachukwu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nwachukwu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Natsisiwa blocks it with crossed arms.
Natsisiwa scores with a shot to the side of Nwachukwu's head.
A head punch on the inside from Natsisiwa fails to land.
Nwachukwu with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nwachukwu missing with knees to the body.
Nwachukwu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Natsisiwa avoids it.
Natsisiwa tries a body shot but Nwachukwu blocks it.
Natsisiwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Natsisiwa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nwachukwu backwards.
Natsisiwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nwachukwu tries a knee to the head but Natsisiwa blocks it.
Nwachukwu trying to land knees to the body.
Nwachukwu blocking some punches.
Nwachukwu scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Natsisiwa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nwachukwu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Natsisiwa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nwachukwu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nwachukwu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Natsisiwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalle Natsisiwa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Natsisiwa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsisiwa leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Natsisiwa.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nwachukwu as Natsisiwa tries to tie him up.
Natsisiwa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Natsisiwa is trying to maintain a safe position but Nwachukwu gets an underhook and turns Natsisiwa into the cage.
Nwachukwu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Natsisiwa on the inside.
Nwachukwu misses with the head strike.
Natsisiwa tries to work over Nwachukwu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Natsisiwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Natsisiwa on the inside.
Natsisiwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natsisiwa.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Natsisiwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Nwachukwu.
Nwachukwu scores a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Natsisiwa seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nwachukwu.
John Nwachukwu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Natsisiwa misses with a punch to the body.
Natsisiwa can't find room to land a body shot as Nwachukwu controls the action.
A short uppercut from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nwachukwu connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natsisiwa tries a body shot but Nwachukwu blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa can't find room to land a body shot as Nwachukwu controls the action.
Natsisiwa misses with the head strike.
Natsisiwa scores with a shoulder strike.
Natsisiwa digs a right hand underneath Nwachukwu's ribcage. Nwachukwu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Natsisiwa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nwachukwu landing knees to the body.
Natsisiwa tries to throw a body punch but Nwachukwu avoids it by throwing Natsisiwa back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nwachukwu as Natsisiwa tries to tie him up.
Natsisiwa presses Nwachukwu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsisiwa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nwachukwu up against the cage.
Nwachukwu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Natsisiwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Natsisiwa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Natsisiwa!
After the fight, Kalle Natsisiwa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.