PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keppi Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes to the cage accompanied by Crying Game - Professor Green. Colin Burton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burton
vs
Kullervo

175 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
19
130 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keppi Kullervo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kullervo has managed to clinch.
Burton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kullervo's defenses.
Kullervo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burton lands a damaging elbow.
Burton lands a good knee to the midsection. Kullervo won't want to take too many of those.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Kullervo looking to slow down the pace here.
Burton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kullervo's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Burton.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burton lands a good knee to the midsection. Kullervo won't want to take too many of those.
Burton avoiding damage.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Kullervo in his tracks for a moment.
Kullervo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kullervo looks gassed!
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!
Burton lands a good knee to the midsection. Kullervo won't want to take too many of those.
Burton lands a damaging elbow.
Kullervo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kullervo's face.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton lands an elbow just above Kullervo 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burton.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Kullervo shrugs off.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kullervo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Kullervo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burton landing knees to the head.
Burton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burton with a knee to the head.
Kullervo jumps guard but Burton stands there with Kullervo around his waist. Kullervo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Burton.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Kullervo shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burton.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kullervo wants to get back to striking at distance but Burton won't allow it.
Burton lands a knee to the body.
Kullervo is trying to stall.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kullervo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Kullervo tries to break free but Burton pushes him back against the cage.
Burton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Burton.
Kullervo is trying to stall.
Burton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kullervo's defenses.
Kullervo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burton just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Burton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo working hard to break the clinch.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kullervo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kullervo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burton landing knees to the body.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Kullervo shrugs off.
Burton working Kullervo over with knees to the body.
Burton crunches a lovely knee into Kullervo's ribcage.
Burton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kullervo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Colin Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keppi Kullervo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Kullervo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kullervo fails to pull guard.
Burton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kullervo backwards.
Kullervo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kullervo's brow.
Kullervo managing to block the knees to the body from Burton.
Kullervo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burton keeps control of Kullervo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton connects with a knee to the head.
Kullervo tries to pull guard but Burton won't allow it.
Kullervo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kullervo can't get the takedown.
Burton misses with a knee to the head.
Burton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kullervo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burton smiles and moves away.

Kullervo takes the fight into the clinch.
Burton working Kullervo over with knees to the body.
Burton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kullervo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burton lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Burton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kullervo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Burton to counter with a crisp jab.

Burton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burton stalls.
Kullervo tries for a takedown but Burton manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burton obliges.
Burton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Kullervo in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Burton.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burton lands an elbow just above Kullervo 's eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kullervo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Colin Burton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burton landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burton scores with a hook to the body.
Burton lands a damaging elbow.
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burton crunches a lovely knee into Kullervo's ribcage.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kullervo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burton landing knees to the body.
Burton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kullervo's face.
Kullervo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Colin Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keppi Kullervo.
Burton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kullervo's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
A short uppercut from Burton.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kullervo is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo tries to pull guard but Burton won't allow it.
Burton working Kullervo over with knees to the body.
Burton is stalling here.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Kullervo is blocking nicely.
Burton lands an elbow just above Kullervo 's eye.
Burton has Kullervo pressed against the cage, preventing Kullervo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burton lands a knee to the body.
Burton lands a good knee to the midsection. Kullervo won't want to take too many of those.
Burton gets underhooks to prevent Kullervo's takedown attempt.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Burton.
Kullervo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kullervo can't break the clinch.
Burton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kullervo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burton smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo looks to land a combination but Burton avoids it well.

Burton drives through and clinches with Kullervo against the cage.
Burton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burton landing knees to the body.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the temple.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Burton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kullervo's face.
Kullervo is working for takedown but Burton is calmly controlling the position for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Burton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Kullervo is blocking nicely.
Kullervo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kullervo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kullervo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burton landing knees to the head.
Kullervo tries to circle away but Burton has him pinned against the cage.
Kullervo tries to break the clinch but Burton is controlling the position.
Burton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kullervo can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Kullervo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kullervo wants a takedown.
Burton connects with a knee to the head.
Burton working Kullervo over with knees to the body.
Burton throws an elbow that misses.
Kullervo wants to get back to striking at distance but Burton won't allow it.
Kullervo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kullervo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kullervo wants a takedown but no success here.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burton stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Burton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kullervo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Burton keeps control of Kullervo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kullervo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kullervo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burton smiles and moves away.

Burton forces Kullervo back against the cage and clinches.
Kullervo is trying to force a seperation but Burton has the dominant position.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Kullervo shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Burton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kullervo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kullervo fails to pull guard.
Burton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kullervo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kullervo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Colin Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keppi Kullervo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Burton.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Kullervo shrugs off.
Kullervo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Colin Burton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Burton has Kullervo up against the cage in a clinch.
Burton tries a knee to the head but Kullervo blocks it.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kullervo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kullervo jumps guard but Burton stands there with Kullervo around his waist. Kullervo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Kullervo tries to circle away but Burton has him pinned against the cage.

Kullervo pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burton stands up from Kullervo's guard - Burton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Keppi Kullervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton scores with a body shot.
Kullervo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kullervo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Kullervo closes the distance and pushes Burton back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burton has Kullervo pressed against the cage, preventing Kullervo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kullervo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kullervo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kullervo is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton cracks Kullervo with a good jab.
Burton misses with an attempted mid kick.

Burton forces Kullervo back against the cage and clinches.
Burton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kullervo backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burton obliges.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burton obliges.
Burton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kullervo up against the cage.
Burton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burton lands a damaging elbow.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Burton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kullervo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kullervo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Burton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kullervo.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burton lands a damaging elbow.
Kullervo takes an elbow to the temple.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Kullervo is trying to force a seperation but Burton has the dominant position.
Burton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Kullervo in his tracks for a moment.
Kullervo avoiding damage as Burton throws knees to the body.
Kullervo tries to break the clinch but Burton is controlling the position.
Keppi Kullervo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kullervo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burton.
Burton lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Burton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Burton!