PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso has chosen Hank Williams SR. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Impaler
vs
Kalaso

174 cm
32
160 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

174 cm
38
159 lbs
34 - 26 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Impaler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kalaso clinches up with Impaler and pushes him back against the ropes.

Impaler jumps guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kalaso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kalaso throws a strike but Impaler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Impaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalaso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Impaler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Impaler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Impaler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Impaler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kalaso's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Impaler.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Impaler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kalaso is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Impaler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kalaso wants to get back to his feet.
Kalaso wants to get back to full guard.

Kalaso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kalaso wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Impaler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Impaler trying to control from half guard but Kalaso is working away.
Nice strikes from Impaler there.
Kalaso is trying to stand back up but Impaler is controlling him
Impaler winds up and cracks Kalaso with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Impaler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Impaler is trying to work for a kimura but Kalaso is defending well.
Impaler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is staying active underneath Impaler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Impaler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Impaler lands strikes from half guard.
Impaler is thwarting Kalaso's attempts to control the position.

Impaler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Impaler is trying to control. Kalaso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Impaler stops Kalaso from getting back to his feet.
Impaler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kalaso is staying active underneath Impaler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kalaso is looking to improve his position.
Impaler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Impaler wants to take a breather but Kalaso is having none of it.
Impaler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kalaso defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kalaso is looking to escape.

Impaler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kalaso is just riding it out for now. Impaler eventually gives up the hold.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Impaler lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Impaler slows the pace down in half guard.
Impaler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Impaler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kalaso keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Impaler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Impaler dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kalaso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Impaler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalaso moves away.
Kalaso is looking to clinch but Impaler is avoiding it.
Impaler misses the shot to the body.
Kalaso misses with a series of wild punches.
Kalaso looks to clinch

and Impaler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Impaler trying to control but Kalaso is working from the bottom.

Kalaso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Impaler defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Impaler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Impaler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kalaso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler cracks Kalaso with a solid left hand.

Kalaso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Impaler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Impaler stopping the sweep attempt from Kalaso.
Impaler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Impaler wants to control from the top but Kalaso keeps moving.
Kalaso looking for a sweep. Not yet Kalaso, not yet.
Impaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalaso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalaso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Impaler connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Impaler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Impaler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Impaler landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Impaler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kalaso wants to sweep but no luck.
Impaler is looking to work some ground and pound but Kalaso has wrist control.
Impaler is standing up over Kalaso. Kalaso looks to escape but Impaler dives into side control.
Impaler working the ground and pound from side control.
Kalaso can't do much from the bottom here.
Kalaso tries to bench press Impaler off him but Impaler keeps the position.
Impaler is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kalaso will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler wants to control but Kalaso is keeping him busy.
Kalaso is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Impaler asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kalaso wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kalaso takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Impaler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Impaler lands a nice forearm strike.
Impaler wants to control but Kalaso is keeping him busy.
Impaler scores with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalaso defending against the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Impaler lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kalaso wants to get back to his feet but Impaler drags him back down.
Impaler scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Impaler dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kalaso clinches up against the ropes.

Impaler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kalaso misses with the combination.
Impaler punishes Kalaso's body with a nice straight punch.
Impaler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Impaler is having none of it.
Impaler misses with a body shot.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Impaler moves out of range.
Kalaso staying out of range there.
Kalaso defending well as Impaler loads up on a big left hand.
Kalaso connects with a high kick.

It looks like Vlad Impaler has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalaso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Impaler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Impaler scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler throws a big right hand that misses.
Impaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalaso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalaso looking to control.
Kalaso wants to stand and escape but Impaler is having none of it.
Impaler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Kalaso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalaso is trying to force a seperation but Impaler has the dominant position.
Kalaso is trying to break free.
Impaler is trying to maintain a safe position but Kalaso gets an underhook and turns Impaler into the ropes.
Impaler can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Impaler takes an elbow to the forehead.

Impaler ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Impaler no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Impaler trying to keep a closed guard but Kalaso is proving a slippery customer.
Impaler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalaso is one step ahead there.
Kalaso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kalaso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Impaler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kalaso!
Kalaso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso wants to try and get back to his feet.
Vlad Impaler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kalaso takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Impaler avoids the attempt from Kalaso to control.
Impaler controlling from the full mount.
Impaler lands a nice shot to the head.
Kalaso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Impaler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kalaso is trying to stand.
Impaler landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalaso wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Impaler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Kalaso that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Impaler dominating with strikes here.
Impaler with a couple of short strikes.
Impaler tries to control but Kalaso wriggling away.
Impaler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Impaler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalaso can do to turn this around?
Impaler lands a nice shot to the head.
Impaler punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kalaso wants to get back to his feet.
Kalaso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Impaler trying to control but Kalaso is having none of it.
Impaler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Impaler clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Impaler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kalaso looks to clinch

and Impaler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kalaso's guard now.
Impaler advances position into side control!
Kalaso is trying to buck Impaler off.
Impaler scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kalaso to see if he's OK.
Impaler landing a few strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Impaler scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Impaler working the head with strikes.
Impaler scores with punches from side control.
Impaler working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso taking punishment in the form of punches.
Impaler scoring with punches from side control.
Impaler landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Impaler trying to control the action but Kalaso is working from the bottom.
Impaler controls the position.
Impaler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kalaso sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kalaso on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Impaler is staying tight to Kalaso's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kalaso is looking to reverse the position.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Impaler grinds an elbow into Kalaso's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Impaler asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Impaler scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kalaso to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Impaler landing strikes.
Impaler lands a nice forearm strike.
Impaler trying to control the position but Kalaso is working away.
Impaler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Impaler working the ground and pound from side control.
Impaler is chipping away with strikes.
Impaler working away.
Kalaso is being controlled here.
Kalaso on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Impaler connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kalaso some visible discomfort.

Kalaso is rocked!
Impaler lands a nice forearm strike.
Kalaso is still in real trouble! Can Impaler finish him?
Impaler trying to control the position but Kalaso is working away.
Impaler working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Impaler works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Impaler scores with punches from side control.
Impaler trying to control the action but Kalaso is working from the bottom.
Kalaso takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is not content to let Impaler control the position.
Kalaso taking a bit of punishment here - Impaler scoring with strikes.
A big shot lands for Impaler! That's hurt Kalaso! Will he recover? Impaler fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Impaler!
Vlad Impaler retains his lightweight title!
Vlad Impaler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.