PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Pelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelli has chosen Juha Vainio - Nakkila as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Flair
vs
Pelli

185 cm
30
243 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

193 cm
30
266 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pelli!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pelli throws a body punch but Flair moves out of range.
Pelli misses with a body shot.
Pelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flair manages to avoid it.
Pelli checks a leg kick nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pelli, as that shot connected.
Pelli misses with a few strikes there.
Kullervo Pelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelli blocks a head kick by Flair.
Flair dodges the punch combination from Pelli.
Pelli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pelli throws a body punch but Flair moves out of range.
Flair checks a leg kick nicely.
Pelli looks to land a combination but Flair avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair misses with a kick to the body.
Pelli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flair dodges the punch combination from Pelli.
Flair takes one to the side of the head.
Flair throws a head kick but Pelli moves out of range.
Pelli throws a body punch but Flair moves out of range.
Pelli throws a head kick that misses.
Flair checks a leg kick nicely.
Pelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Flair there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelli misses with a combination
and Flair counters with a body kick that stops Pelli in his tracks momentarily.
Pelli looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelli moves forwards but Flair connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pelli misses with a low kick.
Pelli lands a right hook to the body.
Pelli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flair blocks a head kick by Pelli.
Pelli misses with a few strikes there.
Pelli misses with a two punch combination.
Pelli misses with a body shot.
Pelli is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Pelli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair slips a jab and a cross from Pelli.
Flair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flair looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pelli misses with an uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flair!

Flair has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Flair.
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!
Flair controlling the action here for a moment.
Pelli blocks a body shot from Flair.
Flair slows down the pace here.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Pelli avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pelli has had enough of the clinch but Flair keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Flair.
A short uppercut from Flair.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelli's elbow.

Pelli breaks from the clinch.
Pelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Flair is just out of range.
Flair tries a head kick but it misses.
Pelli throws out a powerful jab.
Pelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Flair.
Pelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelli misses with a straight right.
Pelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flair tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ric Flair will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Flair throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pelli misses the shot to the body.
Pelli throws a combination that misses
and Flair counters with a leg kick.
Flair throws a wild body kick that Pelli sees coming a mile off.
Pelli tries to bum rush Flair with a series of wild strikes but Flair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flair lunges at Pelli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pelli's hand.
Pelli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pelli is breathing heavily.
Pelli swings for the body but Flair moves out of range.
Flair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ric Flair is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pelli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flair thows a body kick. Pelli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flair connects with a leg kick. Pelli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flair lands with a nice body kick.
Pelli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flair throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice defenses there by Flair.
Both fighters circling a little - Flair finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Flair throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pelli avoids the head kick by Flair.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pelli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flair rather than just go for the knockout.
Pelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Flair.
Pelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flair moves away.
Pelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flair.
No joy there for Pelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flair throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pelli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flair.
Pelli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flair finds it's way round the side to connect with Pelli's head.
Pelli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pelli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pelli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Flair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pelli can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Kullervo Pelli has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pelli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Flair - the referee stops the clock and Pelli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Flair. Pelli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Flair throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Flair.
Flair lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flair buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pelli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flair. Flair obviously looking to wear him down.
Flair throws a head kick that misses.
Flair fakes the leg kick and cracks Pelli in the body.
Flair buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flair.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pelli's calf.
Flair lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pelli's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flair. That's going to slow Pelli down.
Flair moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pelli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pelli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Flair scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kullervo Pelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pelli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Flair circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Pelli drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Flair follows Pelli to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ric Flair!
As Ric Flair got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Flair for the GOLD! Wooooooooooooooooo!'.
In defeat, Kullervo Pelli stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well fuck this shit. I lost and I hate it. I should have knocked the fucker out in the first minute.'.