PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vihtori Kellolinnake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtori Kellolinnake has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kuula Natsi's chin.

Natsi
vs
Kellolinnake

190 cm
36
250 lbs
15 - 21 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihtori Kellolinnake!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellolinnake lands a nice shot that snaps Natsi's head back.
Kellolinnake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Natsi.
Natsi fails with the takedown.
Natsi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Natsi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kellolinnake.
Kellolinnake slips under a jab.
Natsi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kellolinnake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Natsi doesn't seem bothered though.
Kellolinnake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kellolinnake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kellolinnake as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuula Natsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kellolinnake as he jumps to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kellolinnake! But no joy.
Kellolinnake lands a leg kick that knocks Natsi off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kellolinnake.
Kellolinnake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kellolinnake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kellolinnake lands an overhand right.
Kellolinnake delivers a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kellolinnake. That's going to slow Natsi down.
Natsi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kellolinnake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Natsi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Kellolinnake. No joy for Natsi on that attempt.
Kellolinnake is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kellolinnake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Natsi's calf.
Vihtori Kellolinnake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kellolinnake misses with a double jab.
Natsi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kellolinnake counters with a good low kick that Natsi was not able to check.
Kellolinnake scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kellolinnake. That one must have hurt.
Kellolinnake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Natsi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Natsi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Natsi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kellolinnake is keeping the position for now.
Kellolinnake trying to keep a closed guard but Natsi is proving a slippery customer.
Kellolinnake looking for a sweep. Not yet Kellolinnake, not yet.
Natsi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Natsi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kellolinnake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natsi has managed to get both his arms back between Kellolinnake's legs - danger averted.
Natsi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kellolinnake sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kellolinnake tries to bench press Natsi off him but Natsi keeps the position.
Kellolinnake is still trying to improve position.
Kellolinnake on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kellolinnake has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kellolinnake is trying to improve his position.
Natsi 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.

Natsi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kellolinnake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Natsi working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellolinnake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Natsi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Natsi controlling the position from side mount.
Natsi working the body and head with strikes.
Kellolinnake can't do much from the bottom here.
Natsi cracks Kellolinnake with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Natsi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Natsi is looking to take a break and control but Kellolinnake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Natsi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vihtori Kellolinnake dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kellolinnake throws a head kick that Natsi semi-blocks.

It looks like Kuula Natsi has been cut.
Kellolinnake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kellolinnake cracks Natsi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kellolinnake throws a shot to the body.
Kellolinnake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown but Kellolinnake shows good takedown defense.
Kellolinnake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Natsi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kellolinnake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Natsi somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kellolinnake jabs Natsi right on the nose. Natsi blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellolinnake scores with a nice right hand.
Kellolinnake misses with a body kick.
Natsi tries to counter with a takedown but Kellolinnake is quick to defend against it.
Kellolinnake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Natsi on the side of the head.
Kellolinnake lands a head kick!
Nice shot by Kellolinnake.
Kuula Natsi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kellolinnake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Natsi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kellolinnake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kellolinnake throws a series of punches but Natsi moves out of range.
Natsi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kellolinnake defends well and Natsi ends up having to push Kellolinnake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kellolinnake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuula Natsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kellolinnake catches Natsi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Natsi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kellolinnake looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kellolinnake is looking to regain half guard here but Natsi keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kellolinnake keeps working.
Natsi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kellolinnake down.
Kellolinnake is trying to control Natsi's posture but Natsi avoids it.
Kellolinnake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Natsi scores with punches from side control.
Kellolinnake gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kellolinnake is looking to improve his position.

Natsi seems to be working for a kimura but Kellolinnake defends the submission attempt.
Kellolinnake tries to kick Natsi off in order to stand up. Natsi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellolinnake tries to bench press Natsi off him but Natsi keeps the position.
Natsi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kellolinnake is trying to improve his position.

Natsi tries for a kimura but Kellolinnake is defending well.

Natsi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kellolinnake has escaped the position, nice work there.
Natsi is looking to take a break and control but Kellolinnake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Natsi taking a breather here.
Kellolinnake struggling a bit here.

Natsi is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kellolinnake is trying to escape and Natsi transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kellolinnake is forced to tap! Nice work there by Natsi! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kuula Natsi!
During a confident post fight interview, Kuula Natsi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.