PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kolmiokuristus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to bad boy - cascada. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kolmiokuristus
vs
De Wilde

180 cm
46
214 lbs
46 - 38 - 0

185 cm
40
214 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 46 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri De Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus shoots and misses
and De Wilde counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kolmiokuristus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Wilde.
Kolmiokuristus dives in for a single leg takedown but De Wilde sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Kolmiokuristus gets a takedown into half guard.
De Wilde is controlling Kolmiokuristus's position as best he can from this difficult position.
De Wilde is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Wilde is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kolmiokuristus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kolmiokuristus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kolmiokuristus 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolmiokuristus is just content to waste time from the top position. De Wilde takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big right hand that misses.

Kolmiokuristus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Wilde dives on top into guard.

Kolmiokuristus is looking for a triangle but De Wilde pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus looking for a sweep. Not yet Kolmiokuristus, not yet.
Kolmiokuristus throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kolmiokuristus keeping moving, preventing De Wilde from controlling successfully.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to keep De Wilde in close.
De Wilde slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kolmiokuristus manages to get back to half guard.
De Wilde throws a strike but Kolmiokuristus avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
De Wilde stands up out of Kolmiokuristus's guard for a moment - Kolmiokuristus manages to land a nice upkick.
De Wilde stopping the sweep attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Wilde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus keeping moving, preventing De Wilde from controlling successfully.
De Wilde keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kolmiokuristus's head.
De Wilde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kolmiokuristus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Wilde stopping the sweep attempt from Kolmiokuristus.

Kolmiokuristus looking for a guillotine here but De Wilde defends easily.
De Wilde working some strikes from top position.
De Wilde's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Wilde stopping the sweep attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
De Wilde throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Kolmiokuristus seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kolmiokuristus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Wilde's guard.

Kolmiokuristus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to work some ground and pound but De Wilde has wrist control.
Kolmiokuristus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Wilde has momentary wrist control but Kolmiokuristus slips an elbow through the middle.
De Wilde controls Kolmiokuristus momentarily but Kolmiokuristus frees himself.

De Wilde had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kolmiokuristus defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control but De Wilde is working from the bottom.
De Wilde looking to control but Kolmiokuristus passes into half guard.
De Wilde missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
De Wilde avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Wilde trying to hold on to Kolmiokuristus's head to control him but Kolmiokuristus postures up.
Kolmiokuristus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kolmiokuristus wants to advance to full mount but De Wilde doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
De Wilde trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kolmiokuristus working some strikes from top position.
Kolmiokuristus stands up over De Wilde, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kalle Kolmiokuristus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kolmiokuristus closes the distance and clinches up with De Wilde, looking for a takedown. Kolmiokuristus pushes De Wilde against the cage but De Wilde circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And De Wilde tries to counter it with a takedown but Kolmiokuristus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Wilde leaves Kolmiokuristus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Wilde with the counter takedown but Kolmiokuristus avoids it easily.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Wilde pinned against the cage. De Wilde gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Wilde is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kolmiokuristus with a body shot.
Kolmiokuristus dives in for a single leg takedown but De Wilde sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolmiokuristus ducks under a wild hook from De Wilde.
Kolmiokuristus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kolmiokuristus backing away here, and De Wilde unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kolmiokuristus avoids the head kick by De Wilde.
Kolmiokuristus dives in and grabs De Wilde's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Wilde pushes down on Kolmiokuristus's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde misses with a two punch combination.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Wilde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kolmiokuristus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kolmiokuristus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Wilde to score with a decent uppercut.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

De Wilde fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kolmiokuristus to the ground. De Wilde is now in Kolmiokuristus's guard.
De Wilde works over Kolmiokuristus with some ground and pound from guard.
De Wilde scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Wilde working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kolmiokuristus's head.
Kolmiokuristus keeping moving, preventing De Wilde from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Wilde lands a couple of digs.
Dimitri De Wilde has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Wilde lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolmiokuristus looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Wilde is one step ahead there.
De Wilde controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
De Wilde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Wilde wants to pass the guard but Kolmiokuristus is keeping the position.
Kolmiokuristus trying to keep a closed guard but De Wilde is proving a slippery customer.
De Wilde postures up in Kolmiokuristus's guard and throws a big left but Kolmiokuristus blocks it.
De Wilde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Wilde passes Kolmiokuristus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Wilde is thwarting Kolmiokuristus's attempts to control the position.
De Wilde is nestled in close to Kolmiokuristus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control here.
De Wilde trying to control from half guard but Kolmiokuristus is working away.
De Wilde lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kolmiokuristus tries to roll over but De Wilde keeps him under control.
De Wilde is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Wilde slips a nice elbow through Kolmiokuristus's hands, connecting with Kolmiokuristus's forehead.

Jeez, Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dimitri De Wilde!
Dimitri De Wilde decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.