PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalevi Kierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Olome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalevi Kierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bart Olome's chin.

Kierre
vs
Olome

178 cm
26
167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
27
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalevi Kierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Olome!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kierre wants to clinch.
Olome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olome swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kierre.
Kierre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Olome uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Olome.
Olome wants a takedown but no success here.
Kierre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olome backwards.
Kierre misses with some punches.
Olome scores with a shoulder strike.
Kierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olome wants to take the fight to the mat but Kierre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Olome wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kierre has him pressed against the cage.
Olome has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kierre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kalevi Kierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Olome.
Olome blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olome tries to break the clinch but Kierre is controlling the position.
Kierre throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olome blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kierre lands with a left to the head.
Kierre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olome throws a punch but it's blocked by Kierre.
A nice left hand lands by Kierre.
A shot in the inside from Kierre.
Olome blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Olome.
Kierre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olome struggles to land a body shot inside as Kierre controls his hands.
Olome looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kierre.
Kierre working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kierre.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kierre.
Olome is looking to break free of the clinch but Kierre has double underhooks.
Kierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kierre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kierre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olome.
Kierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olome is looking to break free of the clinch but Kierre has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kierre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kierre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kierre lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Olome is rocked!
Kierre has a couple of punches blocked by Olome.
Olome is still on wobbly legs! Can Kierre finish him?
Olome blocks an uppercut.
Olome seems to have recovered his senses.
Olome tries to break the clinch but Kierre is controlling the position.
Kierre is pressed up against the cage. Olome has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kierre down to the mat. Kierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kierre moves in looking to clinch but Olome pushes him off.
Olome throws a right and a left that Kierre avoids nicely.

Kierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kierre lands a shoulder strike.
Kierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Olome blocking some punches.
Kierre lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Olome's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olome.
Olome tries to stall but Kierre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kierre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kierre lands a right hand.
Olome has had enough of the clinch but Kierre keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kierre fails to land.
Kierre blocks an uppercut.
Olome takes a shot to the head.
Kierre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olome is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kierre.
A short right from Kierre on the inside.
Olome is trying to break free.
Kierre creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Olome's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Olome drops to his knees and Kierre pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalevi Kierre!