PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumtomanee comes into the arena with beat kim like a little girl blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kumtomanee
vs
Surma

200 cm
32
155 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

167 cm
24
152 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kumtomanee clinches with his opponent.
Kumtomanee blocks an elbow strike from Surma.
Kumtomanee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kumtomanee has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Surma clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Kumtomanee tightening his grip on Surma, looking for the choke.

Kumtomanee working for the choke.
Kumtomanee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Kumtomanee looking for the choke from the back.

Kumtomanee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Kumtomanee is looking for a rear naked choke here but Surma reverses the position brilliantly into Kumtomanee's guard!
Kumtomanee being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee keeping moving, preventing Surma from controlling successfully.

Kumtomanee pushes Surma off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee throws a leg kick that misses.
Surma scores with a nice head shot.
Kumtomanee misses with a jab, cross combination.

Surma takes the fight into the clinch.

Kumtomanee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kumtomanee lands a head kick. Surma smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kumtomanee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kumtomanee throws the kick towards the body but Surma avoids it.
Kumtomanee misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kumtomanee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Surma clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Surma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Surma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Surma 's eye.
Kumtomanee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Surma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Surma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kumtomanee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Surma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kumtomanee shoots in but no luck this time.

Kumtomanee clinches up with Surma and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surma letting Kumtomanee take a breather here.
Surma lands an elbow just above Kumtomanee 's eye.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow over the top.
Kumtomanee scores a nice knee to the body.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kumtomanee tries to work over Surma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma misses with an elbow strike.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Surma blocking some punches.

Kumtomanee has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Surma clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Surma trying to control the hands but Kumtomanee breaks the grip.
Surma is trying to get back to his feet but Kumtomanee has full control of the position and if anything, Surma has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Surma covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Kumtomanee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kumtomanee is striking from the back but Surma escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Surma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khali Kumtomanee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Surma has managed to clinch.
Kumtomanee tries to throw a body punch but Surma avoids it by throwing Kumtomanee back against the cage.
Kumtomanee lands an uppercut.
Kumtomanee missing with knees to the body.
Surma misses with a knee strike.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Surma.
A short uppercut from Kumtomanee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kumtomanee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kumtomanee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Surma gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kumtomanee takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Khali Kumtomanee has been cut.

Surma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Surma avoids the head kick by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee wants to clinch but Surma slips to the side
and Surma counters with a three punch combo that has Kumtomanee backing up. Kumtomanee nods at Surma to acknowledge the strikes.
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!

Surma closes the distance and pushes Kumtomanee back into the cage.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Kumtomanee is rocked!
Kumtomanee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee tries to score a body lock takedown but Surma shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kumtomanee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kumtomanee blocks the elbow strike.
Kumtomanee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Surma is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Surma.
Kumtomanee can't break the clinch.
Kumtomanee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Surma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kumtomanee's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kumtomanee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Surma's brow.
Kumtomanee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kumtomanee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kumtomanee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the head.

It looks like Musta Surma has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kumtomanee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kumtomanee taking a breather.
Kumtomanee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Surma.
Kumtomanee takes an elbow to the forehead.

Khali Kumtomanee's cut is getting worse.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow over the top.
Kumtomanee throws a head punch that misses.
Surma avoids a wild elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee is looking to control Surma's arms but Surma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kumtomanee has his back to the cage.
Kumtomanee avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Surma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kumtomanee blocks it with crossed arms.
Kumtomanee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee is trying to stall.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.
Kumtomanee is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khali Kumtomanee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surma avoiding damage as Kumtomanee throws knees to the body.
Surma pushes off an throws an elbow but Kumtomanee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Kumtomanee tries to break free but Surma pushes him back against the cage.
Surma avoids a wild elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Surma connects with a knee to the head.
Surma lands a nice elbow.
Kumtomanee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.

Surma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kumtomanee gets a clinch.
Kumtomanee is trying to break the clinch but Surma is controlling him.
Khali Kumtomanee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kumtomanee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Surma managing to block the knees to the body from Kumtomanee.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Surma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Surma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kumtomanee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma avoids the elbow strike from Kumtomanee, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kumtomanee dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Surma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kumtomanee backwards.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Surma scores with a nice short uppercut.

Khali Kumtomanee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kumtomanee avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kumtomanee avoids it.

Surma breaks from the clinch.
Kumtomanee misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kumtomanee misses with a punch on the inside.
Surma is trying to force a seperation but Kumtomanee has the dominant position.
Kumtomanee is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Surma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kumtomanee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee tries to land knees in the clinch but Surma avoids the damage to the body.
Kumtomanee managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.

Surma jumps guard.
Surma wants to sweep but no luck.
Surma is adopting a defensive guard.
Surma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Surma wants to stand up but Kumtomanee is controlling him.
Surma keeping full guard, as Kumtomanee tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Surma pushes Kumtomanee off and gets back to his feet.
Kumtomanee tries to work over Surma's front leg with a kick but Surma checks it.
Surma tries a head kick but it misses.
Kumtomanee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Surma.
Kumtomanee misses with a low kick.
Surma checks a leg kick.

Surma has managed to clinch.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Kumtomanee avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Kumtomanee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Kumtomanee wants to stall.
Kumtomanee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.
Surma avoids a wild elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Surma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kumtomanee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Kumtomanee breaks the clinch.
Kumtomanee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kumtomanee wants to clinch up but Surma keeps it at a distance.

Surma rushes Kumtomanee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kumtomanee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Surma blocks an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee swings wildly with an uppercut but Surma uses good head movement to avoid it.

Surma breaks the clinch.
Kumtomanee is looking to land body kicks.
Kumtomanee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Surma checks it well.

Kumtomanee moves into the clinch.
Surma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Surma obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kumtomanee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Surma after a bit of a struggle.
Surma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Kumtomanee in his tracks for a moment.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Kumtomanee avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kumtomanee misses with the head strike.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow strike.
Surma misses with a knee strike.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kumtomanee looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee scores with a knee to the head.
Surma prevents the takedown attempt.
Kumtomanee dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kumtomanee avoids it.
Surma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kumtomanee fails to land.
Kumtomanee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow strike.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Kumtomanee shrugs off.
Kumtomanee working aggressively here.
Kumtomanee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Surma gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khali Kumtomanee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Surma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surma swinging wildly here.

Surma moves into the clinch successfully.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but Kumtomanee blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Musta Surma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Surma has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musta Surma!
Musta Surma bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.