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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Pelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelli comes to the cage accompanied by Juha Vainio - Nakkila. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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266 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Pelli. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Pelli misses its intended target.
No joy there for Pelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Kirkland counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van Kirkland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pelli kicks Van Kirkland off and gets to his feet.
Pelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Pelli catches Van Kirkland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Kirkland momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelli throws a nice head kick!
Van Kirkland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pelli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pelli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelli misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland gets a double leg takedown into Pelli's guard.
Pelli is breathing heavily.
Van Kirkland advances to half guard.
Van Kirkland is taking a breather. Pelli says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pelli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Kirkland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Kirkland wants to work for an arm triangle but Pelli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Kirkland lands a nice short elbow.
Van Kirkland stalling.
Van Kirkland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pelli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pelli tries to get out of the position.
Pelli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Kirkland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van Kirkland not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Van Kirkland working over Pelli with some ground and pound. Pelli looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Van Kirkland thows a huge punch but Pelli dodges it nicely.
Van Kirkland seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Van Kirkland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Van Kirkland is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pelli wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Van Kirkland is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pelli knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Van Kirkland 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.
Pelli looks to land a left hand but Van Kirkland moved out of range nicely.
Pelli blocks a low kick nicely.
Kullervo Pelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelli works the jab nicely.
It looks like Mikhail Van Kirkland has been cut.
Pelli swings for the body but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Pelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kirkland is just out of range.
Pelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kullervo Pelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelli stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland gets slowly back to his feet.
Pelli lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kullervo Pelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland slips under a jab from Pelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelli throws a nice looking combination but Van Kirkland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelli throws a jab when Van Kirkland was well out of range.
Pelli misses with a wild combination.
Pelli scores with a hook.
Pelli thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Pelli.
Pelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Kirkland counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland controls the position from side control.
Let's hope that Van Kirkland has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pelli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Kirkland on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikhail Van Kirkland has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Pelli.
Pelli throws a right hand that Van Kirkland ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Kirkland also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland checks a low kick from Pelli.
Pelli misses with a leg kick.
Van Kirkland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kullervo Pelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland shoots for a double leg takedown but Pelli sprawls well. He's pushed Van Kirkland's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pelli misses with a right hand
and Van Kirkland moves into the clinch.
Pelli can't break the clinch.
Van Kirkland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Kirkland shoots in but Pelli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kullervo Pelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Van Kirkland.
A combination from Pelli does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelli throws the kick towards the body but Van Kirkland avoids it.
Van Kirkland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pelli throws out the jab.
Van Kirkland shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Kirkland.
Pelli wants to stand but Van Kirkland is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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 Kullervo Pelli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut.
That's time! Pelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pelli tries to bum rush Van Kirkland with a series of wild strikes but Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pelli scores with a three punch combo!
Pelli misses with a double jab.
Van Kirkland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pelli misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Kirkland's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Van Kirkland lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelli wants to get back to his feet but Van Kirkland passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Kirkland winds up and cracks Pelli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Kirkland performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Van Kirkland trying to mount his opponent but Pelli defends it.
Van Kirkland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Van Kirkland passes to side control.
Pelli taking a bit of punishment here - Van Kirkland scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pelli!
Van Kirkland lands a nice shot to the head.
Van Kirkland controlling from mount.
Van Kirkland lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pelli hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland raining down shots from the mount!
Van Kirkland landing punches.
Pelli is rocked!
Van Kirkland looking to control and managing it successfully.
Van Kirkland trying to control but Pelli is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pelli's face.
Oh Pelli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Van Kirkland! Pelli is hurt baaadly! Van Kirkland is firing away with more strikes - Pelli is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Van Kirkland!
The defeated Kullervo Pelli had this to say: 'Well fuck this shit. I lost and I hate it. I should have knocked the fucker out in the first minute.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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