PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Polvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Kuristaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polvi comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Alexander The Great. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Polvi
vs
Kuristaja

183 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

5th Round
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Polvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Kuristaja!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Polvi blocks the leg kick.
Kuristaja throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuristaja, right into the meat.
Kuristaja connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuristaja connects with a solid leg kick.
Polvi is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuristaja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Polvi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuristaja. Kuristaja obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuristaja throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuristaja. That's going to slow Polvi down.
Kuristaja dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Polvi. That did some damage!
Kuristaja scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Aleksanteri Polvi has been cut.
Kuristaja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuristaja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Kuristaja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuristaja scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuristaja thumps Polvi with a low kick.
Kuristaja throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuristaja connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuristaja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuristaja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuristaja misses with a two punch combination.
Kuristaja buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuristaja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuristaja tries to clinch up but Polvi circles away and keeps his distance.
Polvi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuristaja is fending him off so far but Polvi persists. Nope, Kuristaja circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuristaja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuristaja tries to clinch up.
Kuristaja scores with a one two! Polvi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuristaja tries to clinch up but Polvi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuristaja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuristaja lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuristaja moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Polvi blocks the low kick.
Kuristaja wants to clinch.
Kuristaja tries to clinch but Polvi is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuristaja connects with a single shot there.
Kuristaja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuristaja connects with a looping right hand.
Polvi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuristaja throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuristaja pivots, looking for a leg kick but Polvi is out of range and Kuristaja settles back down.
Kuristaja scores with a leg kick.

Kuristaja lands a big head kick that sends Polvi tumbling to the mat! Kuristaja takes a step backwards and waves Polvi back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Polvi is rocked!

Aleksanteri Polvi's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuristaja ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Polvi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Polvi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kuristaja - the referee stops the clock and Polvi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kuristaja. Polvi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Polvi seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuristaja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuristaja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polvi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Kuristaja misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kuristaja lands a big head kick that sends Polvi tumbling to the mat! Kuristaja takes a step backwards and waves Polvi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kuristaja throws a leg kick which misses Polvi's front leg but catches the back leg as Polvi tries to avoid it.
Kuristaja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuristaja misses with a head kick.
Kuristaja tries to clinch up.
Kuristaja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuristaja doesn't manage to clinch there - Polvi circles away.
Kuristaja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuristaja.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polvi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Polvi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuristaja counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Kuristaja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Polvi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kuristaja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Aleksanteri Polvi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aleksanteri Polvi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Polvi slips a jab and a cross from Kuristaja.
Kuristaja lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kuristaja misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kuristaja lands a left and a right that send Polvi crashing to the mat, dazed. Kuristaja thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sami Kuristaja!