PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dharaman Sabdulalaika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dharaman Sabdulalaika has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sabdulalaika
vs
Kinkeri

183 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Takomo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dharaman Sabdulalaika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kinkeri!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabdulalaika fails with a takedown attempt.
Kinkeri throws a sloppy head kick and Sabdulalaika moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Kinkeri misses its intended target.
Kinkeri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sabdulalaika connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kinkeri tries to work over Sabdulalaika's front leg with a kick but Sabdulalaika checks it.
Sabdulalaika needs to keep his hands up - Kinkeri had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Dharaman Sabdulalaika has been cut.
Sabdulalaika misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kinkeri is looking to clinch but Sabdulalaika is avoiding it.
Sabdulalaika lunges at Kinkeri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kinkeri's hand.
Kinkeri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabdulalaika.
Kinkeri throws a head kick that misses.
Kinkeri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri throws and low kick but Sabdulalaika moves out of range easily.
Kalle Kinkeri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kinkeri connects with a solid leg kick.
Kinkeri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sabdulalaika throws a body punch but Kinkeri moves out of range.
Sabdulalaika closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kinkeri circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dharaman Sabdulalaika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinkeri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sabdulalaika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kinkeri moves away.
Kinkeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabdulalaika.
Kinkeri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kinkeri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kinkeri.
A telegraphed right hand from Kinkeri misses the target.
Kinkeri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sabdulalaika is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinkeri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kinkeri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri misses with a hook.
A big right from Kinkeri misses.
Kinkeri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sabdulalaika's hands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kinkeri.
Good standup being displayed there by Kinkeri as he connects with a hook.

Dharaman Sabdulalaika's cut is getting worse.
Kinkeri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kinkeri thumps Sabdulalaika with a low kick.
Kinkeri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kinkeri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabdulalaika.
Kinkeri scores with a decent looking hook.
Kinkeri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Dharaman Sabdulalaika's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kinkeri connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kinkeri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Sabdulalaika is rocked!
Kinkeri drops Sabdulalaika with a big left hand! Sabdulalaika is injured, injured bad! Kinkeri jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Kinkeri!