PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kositzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sepi Kumpulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kositzky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Schwarz zu Blau. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kositzky
vs
Kumpulainen

173 cm
25
140 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

172 cm
24
143 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Non-Stop Nutrition
Non-Stop Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Kositzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Kumpulainen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumpulainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kositzky.

Kumpulainen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Kumpulainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kositzky is refusing to be controlled, as Kumpulainen sits in half guard.

Kumpulainen is trying to work for a kimura but Kositzky is defending well.
Kumpulainen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Kositzky kicks Kumpulainen off and gets back to his feet.
Kositzky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kumpulainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kositzky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kositzky thuds his right hand into Kumpulainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kumpulainen tries to clinch there but Kositzky circles away.

Kositzky moves into the clinch successfully.
Kositzky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kositzky scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky misses with the head strike.
Kumpulainen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kositzky prevents it.
Kositzky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kositzky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kumpulainen up against the cage.
Kumpulainen jumps guard but Kositzky stands there with Kumpulainen around his waist. Kumpulainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paul Kositzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sepi Kumpulainen.
Kositzky throws a head punch that misses.
Kositzky lands a body shot in the clinch.

Kumpulainen lands a takedown into guard.
Kositzky will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kositzky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kositzky wants to free his trapped foot but Kumpulainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kumpulainen tries to get to full guard but Kositzky has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kositzky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kumpulainen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kumpulainen trying to hold on to Kositzky's head to control him but Kositzky postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumpulainen wants to improve his position but Kositzky is controlling well.
Kumpulainen is trying is best to control the position here.
Kositzky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kumpulainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kositzky.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kositzky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kositzky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kumpulainen defending well though.
Kumpulainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kositzky wants to pass to mount but Kumpulainen is defending the position.
Kositzky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kositzky prevents Kumpulainen from improving his position.
Kumpulainen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kositzky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kositzky's back!
Kositzky manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kumpulainen's guard. Nice work there by Kositzky.

Kositzky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kumpulainen looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kumpulainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kositzky defends well.

Kositzky decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kumpulainen, up you get!

Kositzky clinches up against the cage.
Kositzky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky holds him up against the cage and eventually Kumpulainen drops back down to his feet.
Kositzky is working Kumpulainen over against the cage.
Kositzky cracks Kumpulainen with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kositzky is leaning against Kumpulainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kositzky lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kumpulainen.
Kositzky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kositzky lands a left hand.
Kositzky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kumpulainen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kositzky lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kositzky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky won't allow it.
Kositzky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kositzky looking to throw knees to the head but Kumpulainen is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kositzky fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Kositzky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kositzky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kositzky tries to work over Kumpulainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kositzky looking to stall.
Kositzky working aggressively here.
Kumpulainen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kositzky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kumpulainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kositzky tries to avoid it but Kumpulainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kositzky to the ground. Kositzky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kositzky lands a nice hook to Kumpulainen's body. Kumpulainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kositzky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kumpulainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Kositzky takes the fight into the clinch.
Kositzky lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Kositzky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kositzky instigates a clinch.
Kositzky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kositzky gets through Kumpulainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kositzky digs a right hand into Kumpulainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kumpulainen's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen tries to score a body lock takedown but Kositzky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kositzky.
A short uppercut from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands with a light punch inside.
Kositzky digs a right hand underneath Kumpulainen's ribcage. Kumpulainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kumpulainen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kositzky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Kositzky as the two fighters clinch.
Kositzky lands a hook that snaps the head of Kumpulainen backwards.
Kositzky is leaning against Kumpulainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kositzky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kumpulainen backwards.
Kositzky is leaning against Kumpulainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kositzky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky holds him up against the cage and eventually Kumpulainen drops back down to his feet.
Paul Kositzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sepi Kumpulainen.
Kositzky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kositzky lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kositzky throws a punch but it's blocked by Kumpulainen.
Kumpulainen is breathing heavily.
Kositzky scores with a shot to the side of Kumpulainen's head.
Kositzky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kositzky fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky looks to land a right hand but Kumpulainen moved out of range.
Kositzky thuds a left hand into Kumpulainen's body.
Kositzky lands with a hook. Kumpulainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kumpulainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Kositzky drives through and clinches with Kumpulainen against the cage.
Kositzky working aggressively here.
Paul Kositzky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Kositzky.
Kositzky misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kositzky.
Kositzky throws a head punch that misses.
Kumpulainen takes a shot to the head.
Kositzky lands a nice uppercut.
Kositzky pushes Kumpulainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kositzky swings wildly with an uppercut but Kumpulainen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kumpulainen has Kositzky pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kumpulainen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kositzky tumbling to the mat - Kumpulainen dives into Kositzky's guard.
Kumpulainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Kositzky is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kositzky kicks Kumpulainen off and gets to his feet.
Kumpulainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kositzky swinging wilding here.
Kositzky with a jab.
Paul Kositzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Kositzky finds it's way through Kumpulainen's defenses.
Kositzky throws out a loose jab but Kumpulainen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kumpulainen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kositzky bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kositzky cracks Kumpulainen with a nice body shot.
Kositzky digs a right hand into Kumpulainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kumpulainen's gas tank.
Kumpulainen takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Kositzky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kositzky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kositzky - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kositzky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kositzky lands a body shot.
Kositzky lands a knee to the head.
Kositzky lands with a short shot to the head.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky won't allow it.
Kositzky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kumpulainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kositzky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kositzky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kositzky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Kositzky - that landed with a thud.
Kositzky gets underhooks to prevent Kumpulainen's takedown attempt.
Kositzky misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kositzky.
Kositzky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kumpulainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kositzky walks away with a smile on his face. Kumpulainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paul Kositzky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kumpulainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kositzky throws a nice looking combination but Kumpulainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kumpulainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kositzky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kositzky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kumpulainen shoots in for a double leg but Kositzky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kositzky misses.
Kositzky misses with a looping left.
Kumpulainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Kositzky pushes Kumpulainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kositzky lands a body shot.
Kositzky lands a hook that snaps the head of Kumpulainen backwards.
Nice body punch from Kositzky - that landed with a thud.
Kositzky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kumpulainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kositzky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kositzky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky won't allow it.
Kositzky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kositzky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kumpulainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kositzky smiles and moves away.
Sepi Kumpulainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kumpulainen looks for a takedown but Kositzky sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kositzky rushes Kumpulainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Kositzky dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kositzky moves into the clinch successfully.
Kumpulainen fails to pull guard.
Kositzky throws a head punch that misses.
Kumpulainen controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Kositzky.
Kositzky throws a head punch that misses.
Kositzky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kositzky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kumpulainen looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Kositzky.
Kumpulainen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kositzky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paul Kositzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sepi Kumpulainen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a nice uppercut.
Kumpulainen tries for a takedown but Kositzky manages to get underhooks.
Kositzky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kositzky pushes Kumpulainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kositzky lands a body shot.
Kositzky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kositzky scores with a shot to the side of Kumpulainen's head.
Kositzky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kumpulainen can do to turn this around?
Kumpulainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kositzky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kositzky tries to stall but Kumpulainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kositzky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kumpulainen tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kumpulainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kositzky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kositzky works on Kumpulainen's body with a couple of short punches.
Kositzky lands an uppercut.
Kositzky misses with some punches.
Kositzky lands a shot to the body.
Kositzky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kumpulainen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kositzky.
Kositzky working aggressively here.
Kositzky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kositzky lands with a right to the head.
Kositzky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kumpulainen blocking some punches.
Kumpulainen tries to score a body lock takedown but Kositzky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kositzky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kumpulainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky holds him up against the cage and eventually Kumpulainen drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Kositzky fails to land.
Kositzky is leaning against Kumpulainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kositzky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky lands a nice uppercut.
Kositzky works on Kumpulainen's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kositzky throws a punch but it's blocked by Kumpulainen.
Kositzky is working Kumpulainen over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kositzky.
A shot in the inside from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kumpulainen backwards.
Kositzky lands a body shot.
Kositzky is leaning against Kumpulainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kositzky cracks Kumpulainen with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Kositzky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kositzky scores with a shoulder strike.
Kumpulainen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kositzky pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kositzky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kumpulainen.
Kositzky works on Kumpulainen's body with a couple of short punches.
Kositzky lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kositzky.
Nice body punch from Kositzky - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Kositzky on the inside.
Kositzky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Kositzky.
Kositzky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kumpulainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Kositzky fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumpulainen looking for a takedown.
Kositzky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kositzky lands with a light punch inside.
Kositzky gets underhooks to prevent Kumpulainen's takedown attempt.
Kositzky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kositzky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kositzky misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Kositzky.
Kositzky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kumpulainen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kositzky gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kositzky.
Kositzky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kositzky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kumpulainen backwards.
A short uppercut from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Kositzky.
Kositzky swings wildly with an uppercut but Kumpulainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kositzky cracks Kumpulainen with a nice body shot.
Kositzky scores with a hook to the body.
Kositzky gets underhooks to prevent Kumpulainen's takedown attempt.
Kositzky lands an uppercut.
Kositzky cracks Kumpulainen with a nice body shot.
Kositzky digs a right hand underneath Kumpulainen's ribcage. Kumpulainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky lands a shoulder strike.
Kositzky lands with a short shot to the head.
Kositzky scores with a knee to the head.
Kositzky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kositzky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kumpulainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kumpulainen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kositzky swings wildly with an uppercut but Kumpulainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kositzky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Kositzky.
Sepi Kumpulainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kositzky lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen takes a shot to the head.
Kumpulainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kositzky smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kositzky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kumpulainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kositzky.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Kositzky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kositzky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Kositzky!