PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamala Naamahaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vihtori Kellolinnake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naamahaara comes to the cage accompanied by Kishore Kumar : Chuu Kar Mere Mann Ko. Kamala Naamahaara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Naamahaara
vs
Kellolinnake

193 cm
33
239 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

190 cm
24
265 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamala Naamahaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihtori Kellolinnake!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naamahaara takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kellolinnake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Naamahaara throws a body kick that misses
and Kellolinnake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kellolinnake lands a jab to the head.
Kellolinnake throws a hook to the side of Naamahaara's head but Naamahaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Naamahaara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kellolinnake works Naamahaara's body with a nice hook.
Kellolinnake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Naamahaara takes the fight into the clinch.
Kellolinnake taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Kellolinnake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Naamahaara closes the distance and clinches.

Kellolinnake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naamahaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naamahaara throws a sloppy head kick and Kellolinnake moves out of range easily.
Kellolinnake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crunch! Kellolinnake slams his shin into Naamahaara's torso.
Naamahaara is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellolinnake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kellolinnake throws a leg kick which misses Naamahaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Naamahaara tries to avoid it.
Kellolinnake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naamahaara thinks about countering with a head kick.
Naamahaara checks the leg kick.
Naamahaara moves out of range of the strikes.
Naamahaara looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Naamahaara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kellolinnake, pushing him back against the cage.
Kellolinnake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naamahaara or not.
Kellolinnake lands a body punch.
Naamahaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kellolinnake tries a knee to the head but Naamahaara blocks it.
Naamahaara lands a damaging elbow.
Kellolinnake lands a nice shot to the body.
Kellolinnake stalls.
Kellolinnake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naamahaaras head.
Kellolinnake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kellolinnake lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kellolinnake manages to break the clinch.
Vihtori Kellolinnake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naamahaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Naamahaara does no damage.
Naamahaara avoids the head kick by Kellolinnake.
Kellolinnake keeps Naamahaara at a distance using the push kick.
Kellolinnake thuds his right hand into Naamahaara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kellolinnake.
Kellolinnake throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Naamahaara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kellolinnake sizes up Naamahaara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Naamahaara walks into a stiff left hand from Kellolinnake.
Naamahaara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A leg kick checked by Naamahaara.
Kellolinnake connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellolinnake checks a leg kick.
Kellolinnake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Naamahaara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kellolinnake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kellolinnake delivers a nice body kick.
Kellolinnake scores with a nice strike.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kellolinnake.
Kellolinnake lands with a cross.
Kellolinnake tries a head kick but it misses.
Naamahaara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kellolinnake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kellolinnake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Naamahaara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kellolinnake works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Kellolinnake.
Naamahaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kellolinnake can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellolinnake digs a good hook to Naamahaara's body.
Kellolinnake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kellolinnake lands a jab to Naamahaara's midsection.
Naamahaara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Kellolinnake. Beautiful body shot.
Kellolinnake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kellolinnake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kellolinnake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kellolinnake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naamahaara. That did some damage!
Kellolinnake throws a front kick that sends Naamahaara stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naamahaara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kellolinnake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kellolinnake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Naamahaara.

Kellolinnake knocks Naamahaara to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Naamahaara is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vihtori Kellolinnake dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crunch! Kellolinnake slams his shin into Naamahaara's torso.
Kellolinnake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naamahaara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kellolinnake misses with a low kick as Naamahaara jumps back.
Naamahaara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kellolinnake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Naamahaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kellolinnake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kellolinnake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kellolinnake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kellolinnake lands with a right hand.
Kellolinnake lands with a hook. Naamahaara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Naamahaara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kellolinnake misses with a low kick.
Naamahaara will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Naamahaara.
Naamahaara seems to have got his legs back now.
Kellolinnake looks to land a combination. Naamahaara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Kellolinnake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naamahaara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Kellolinnake. Beautiful body shot.
Kellolinnake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kellolinnake works the jab nicely.
Kellolinnake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kellolinnake looks to land a body kick but Naamahaara moved away.
Kellolinnake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naamahaara manages to avoid it.
Naamahaara lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kellolinnake connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice cross by Kellolinnake.
Kellolinnake scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kellolinnake.
Kellolinnake throws a front kick that sends Naamahaara stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kellolinnake stuns Naamahaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellolinnake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kellolinnake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Naamahaara doesn't seem bothered though.
Kellolinnake scores with a nice head shot.
Kellolinnake scores with a shot to the body.
Kellolinnake lands a slapping body shot.
Naamahaara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kellolinnake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kellolinnake throws a nice inside leg kick.

Kellolinnake throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Naamahaara stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Kellolinnake follows into mount!
Kellolinnake lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kellolinnake misses with a head shot.
Kellolinnake cracks Naamahaara with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vihtori Kellolinnake!
Our winner, Vihtori Kellolinnake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.