PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Koljatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Koljatti's choice of entrance music: Black Label Society - Fire It Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hardy
vs
Koljatti

200 cm
29
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

208 cm
25
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kullervo Koljatti!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koljatti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koljatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koljatti throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Koljatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koljatti's hands.

It looks like Kullervo Koljatti has been cut.
Koljatti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hardy lands a left and a right that send Koljatti crashing to the mat, dazed. Hardy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koljatti tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Koljatti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koljatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koljatti misses the shot to the body.
Koljatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Koljatti.
Koljatti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koljatti throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Koljatti.
Koljatti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koljatti looks winded!
Are you kidding me?! Hardy ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Koljatti clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clint Hardy!