PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Kummola comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Master of Sorrow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anders
vs
Kummola

175 cm
26
151 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

168 cm
25
163 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Merciless Gladiators

Merciless Gladiators
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders looks to land a combination but Kummola avoids it well.
Kummola thuds his right hand into Anders's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kummola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kummola misses with a series of wild punches.
Ingemar Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kummola thows a leg kick but Anders checks it
and Anders counters with a nice uppercut.
Kummola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anders moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kummola's head.
Kummola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anders's sensitive parts.
Anders throws a chopping leg kick but Kummola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kummola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Anders darts in and clinches Kummola up against the cage.
Kummola tries to pull guard but Anders won't allow it.

Kummola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kummola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kummola throws a wild body kick that Anders sees coming a mile off.
Anders tries to close the distance and clinch but Kummola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anders throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Anders misses the target.
Kummola tries a head kick but it misses.
Anders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kummola tries a head kick but it misses.
Anders throws a lazy uppercut

and Kummola counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kummola looking to sit in guard and control but Anders gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kummola keeping moving, preventing Anders from controlling successfully.
Anders controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kummola has an active guard here but Anders has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kummola does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kummola wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kummola is trying to maintain the position but Anders is very close to passing his half guard.
Kummola keeping control of the position.
Kummola moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola trying to control the position here.

Kummola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anders preventing the sweep.

Anders got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kummola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anders has managed to get both his arms back between Kummola's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anders puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kummola regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anders stopping the sweep attempt from Kummola.
Anders trying to control the position from guard on top but Kummola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kummola seems keen to control Anders's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kummola is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anders swings widly with a right hand

and Kummola counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kummola.
Kummola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kummola is looking to pass into half guard but Anders pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Anders is in guard.

Kummola is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kale Kummola has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kummola is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kummola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anders can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kummola wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kummola is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anders is aware though and is defending well.

Kummola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kummola wants to control the position but Anders says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kummola wants to get back to full guard.
Kummola manages to get to full guard.

Anders avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kummola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anders manages to get himself to full guard.
Kummola showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kummola is looking to work some ground and pound but Anders has wrist control.
Anders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kummola working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kummola trying to control but Anders is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kummola!
Kummola is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders wants to control the action but instead Kummola gets a body lock and reverses into Anders's guard! Nice work!
Kummola passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kummola is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anders defends it well.
Anders is trying to maintain the position but Kummola is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kale Kummola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Anders lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Kummola. Beautiful body shot.
Anders moves forwards but Kummola connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anders lands a two punch combo.
Anders checks a low kick from Kummola.
Kummola lands a nice shot to the body.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kummola on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Kummola shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anders works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kummola wants to pass the guard but Anders is keeping the position.
Kummola lands a couple of elbows.
Kummola passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kummola is looking to take a break and control but Anders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kummola works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Anders regains half guard, as Kummola was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kummola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anders keeps working.
Anders wants to improve his position but Kummola is controlling well.
Kale Kummola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kummola looks to land a strike but Anders avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kummola throws a big right hand that misses.
Anders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kummola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anders is trying to control the position but Kummola postures up.
Kummola wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Kummola postures up in Anders's guard and throws a big left but Anders blocks it.
Kummola wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Kummola wants to pass the guard but Anders is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anders throws a hook but Kummola blocks it.
Anders throws a sloppy head kick and Kummola moves out of range easily.
Kummola cracks the inside of Anders's front leg.
Ingemar Anders is winning the standup battle so far.

Kummola throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anders was covering up waiting for the punch and Kummola finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Anders is pulling down on Kummola's head. It's preventing any offense from Kummola, at least for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kummola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kale Kummola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kummola winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kale Kummola!
After winning the bout, Kale Kummola thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.