PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Kullero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullero comes to the cage accompanied by Prätkähiiret - Se on suihinotto. The crowd seem to be enjoying Creaturos's choice of entrance music: Riverside - O2 Panic Room. The key to victory for Pasi Kullero has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kullero
vs
Creaturos

192 cm
21
193 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
194 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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MADE IN GERMANY

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Kullero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kullero scores with a nice right hand.
Kullero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kullero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creaturos takes a swing at Kullero's ribcage but misses.
Creaturos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kullero.
Kullero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Creaturos lands a jab-cross combination.
Kullero misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kullero.
Kullero pushes Creaturos away with a front kick.
Creaturos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kullero tries to avoid it but Creaturos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kullero to the ground. Kullero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Creaturos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kullero defends it nicely.

Kullero rushes Creaturos and presses him up against the cage.
Kullero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Creaturos's elbow.
Kullero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Kullero breaks the clinch.
Creaturos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kullero.
Creaturos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pasi Kullero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Creaturos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Creaturos.
Creaturos misses with a hook. Kullero ducked under it nicely.
Creaturos misses the body punch
and Kullero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creaturos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kullero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Kullero drives through and clinches with Creaturos against the cage.
Creaturos stalling the fight.
Kullero is working Creaturos over against the cage.
Kullero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kullero struggles to land a body shot inside as Creaturos controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kullero misses with a body punch.
Kullero lands with a light punch inside.
Creaturos is trying to break the clinch but Kullero has him pressed against the cage.
Kullero lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos blocks an uppercut.
Kullero has Creaturos pressed against the cage.
Kullero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Creaturos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullero lands a right hand.
Kullero misses with the head strike.
Kullero tries to work over Creaturos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kullero lands a shot to the body.
Creaturos looking to stall.
Creaturos effectively controlling the action here.
Creaturos is trying to maintain a safe position but Kullero gets an underhook and turns Creaturos into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kullero.
Creaturos blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kullero.
Kullero misses with a body punch.
Creaturos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Creaturos trying to control the position but instead, Kullero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Creaturos into the cage.
Kullero keeps control of Creaturos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Creaturos stalling in the clinch but Kullero improves position.

Creaturos jumps into guard, dragging Kullero to the mat.
Kullero would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kullero postures up.
Kullero wants to stand but Creaturos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Creaturos is working an open guard so Kullero takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Creaturos misses with a takedown attempt - Kullero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kullero 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.
Kullero ducks under a wild hook from Creaturos.
Kullero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kullero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pasi Kullero dominated that round.
That's time! Kullero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kullero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kullero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Creaturos shoots in for a double leg but Kullero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Creaturos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Creaturos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Creaturos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Creaturos lands a jab to the nose.
Kullero looks to land a right hand but Creaturos moved out of range.
Anthony Creaturos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Creaturos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Creaturos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kullero wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kullero holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Creaturos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Creaturos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kullero is in a horrible position here. Creaturos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kullero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Creaturos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kullero is looking to escape.
Creaturos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Creaturos looking to control but Kullero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kullero is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero is working hard here to advance position.
Creaturos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kullero tries to reverse the position but Creaturos maintains control.
Creaturos landing strikes from the mount and Kullero is in trouble!
Creaturos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Creaturos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos unloading with bombs!
Creaturos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Creaturos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kullero can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kullero is looking to improve his position but Creaturos isn't that keen on the idea.
Creaturos dominating with strikes here.

Kullero somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Creaturos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullero scores with a hook to the body. Creaturos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kullero is looking to slow Creaturos down with leg kicks.
Kullero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kullero throws a series of punches but Creaturos moves out of range.
Creaturos shoots in but Kullero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Creaturos cracks Kullero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Creaturos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Creaturos jabs Kullero right on the nose. Kullero blinks but takes it well.
Creaturos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kullero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kullero takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creaturos throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Creaturos shoots in for a takedown but Kullero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pasi Kullero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Creaturos.
Creaturos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Kullero closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Creaturos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Kullero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Creaturos.
Kullero leaves Creaturos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Creaturos swats away the attempt to clinch by Kullero.

Kullero clinches up with Creaturos and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kullero.
Kullero throws a punch but it's blocked by Creaturos.
Creaturos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kullero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Kullero.
Creaturos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pasi Kullero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Creaturos.
Kullero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kullero is working Creaturos over against the cage.
Creaturos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullero swings wildly with an uppercut but Creaturos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kullero tries to throw a body punch but Creaturos avoids it by throwing Kullero back against the cage.
Kullero pushes Creaturos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kullero lands a right hand.
Kullero can't find room to land a body shot as Creaturos controls the action.
Kullero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kullero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kullero lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kullero.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Creaturos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kullero gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kullero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Creaturos is looking to control Kullero's arms but Kullero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Creaturos has his back to the cage.
Creaturos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kullero misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Kullero.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kullero lands a left hand.

Kullero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kullero swings for the body but Creaturos moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullero misses with a body shot.
Creaturos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kullero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Creaturos.
Kullero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Creaturos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kullero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Creaturos at a distance.
Kullero with a nice cross.
Kullero connects with a body shot.
Pasi Kullero is winning the standup battle so far.
Kullero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kullero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kullero.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kullero.
Kullero keeps Creaturos at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Kullero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kullero's corner calls for a 1-2. Kullero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Creaturos takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Anthony Creaturos has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kullero.
Creaturos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullero punishes Creaturos's body with a nice straight punch.
Kullero lands an overhand right.
Kullero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creaturos. That did some damage!
Creaturos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kullero lands an overhand right.
Creaturos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kullero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kullero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kullero scores with a three punch combo!
Kullero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kullero lands a nice looking body shot.
Pasi Kullero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kullero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Creaturos.
Creaturos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kullero digs a good body shot into Creaturos's ribs.
Kullero connects with a single shot there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kullero scores with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pasi Kullero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kullero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasi Kullero!