PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kriss Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriss Tall will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fulton
vs
Tall

201 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgar Fulton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kriss Tall!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tall with a poor takedown

and Fulton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fulton.

Fulton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fulton pinned against the cage. Fulton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tall looks winded!
Fulton fails with the takedown.
Fulton dives in for a single leg takedown but Tall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Fulton moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fulton slaps away a takedown attempt from Tall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Edgar Fulton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kriss Tall.
Tall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tall.
Tall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Fulton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tall.
Fulton dives in for a single leg takedown but Tall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tall throws a head kick but Fulton moves out of range.
Tall throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Fulton misses the target.
Fulton stuffs the takedown.
Fulton throws a big counter combination but Tall scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Fulton drives through with a takedown into Tall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fulton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fulton is working Tall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fulton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fulton stays in close to Tall's body and controls the position.
Fulton is working Tall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fulton distracts Tall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fulton chips away with some ground and pound.
Fulton lands a couple of digs.

Fulton gets to his feet - Tall follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fulton feints and as Tall raises his hands in defense, Fulton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fulton cracks Tall with a solid left hand.
Fulton landing some decent shots from guard.
Fulton is in close to Tall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fulton chips away with some ground and pound.
Fulton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fulton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tall's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton lands a couple of elbows.
Fulton distracts Tall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fulton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fulton scoring with some ground and pound.
Fulton scoring with punches to the head and body.

Fulton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fulton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Fulton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fulton 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.
Fulton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fulton scoring with punches and elbows.
Fulton landing a few strikes.
Fulton landing a few strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton cracks Tall with a big right hand but Tall just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fulton grinds an elbow into Tall's temple.
Fulton working 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!
Fulton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fulton working the ground and pound.
Fulton cracks Tall with a big right hand but Tall just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fulton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fulton lands a few punches from side control.
Fulton is working Tall over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fulton working the ground and pound.
Tall takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tall on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tall on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fulton working the ground and pound from side control.
Fulton grinds an elbow into Tall's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fulton circles away quickly and effectively.

Fulton dives in and scores a takedown into Tall's guard.
Tall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fulton is one step ahead there.
Fulton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fulton controlling from the top position.
Fulton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fulton works over Tall with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tall wants to get back to his feet but Fulton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tall is breathing heavily.
Fulton working some strikes from top position.
Tall has momentary wrist control but Fulton slips an elbow through the middle.
Fulton chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fulton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fulton is stalling in the full guard.
Fulton with a nice head shot there.
Fulton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fulton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fulton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tall's head.
Fulton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fulton working some strikes from top position.
Fulton is working Tall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fulton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton is in close to Tall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fulton is working Tall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fulton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edgar Fulton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fulton landing some decent shots from guard.
Fulton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Fulton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fulton dives in and grabs Tall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tall pushes down on Fulton's head and hops out.
Tall unleashes a big counter combination but Fulton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Fulton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fulton decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Fulton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fulton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton working over Tall with some ground and pound. Tall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fulton 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.
Fulton winds up and cracks Tall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fulton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fulton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fulton stops Tall from getting back to his feet.
Tall trying to control here.
Tall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fulton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fulton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fulton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fulton 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.
Fulton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fulton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tall wants to control but Fulton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fulton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fulton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fulton slips a nice elbow through Tall's hands, connecting with Tall's forehead.
Fulton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fulton winds up and cracks Tall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fulton controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Fulton there.
Tall trying to control here.
Fulton slows the pace down in half guard.
Fulton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Fulton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fulton gets a double leg takedown into Tall's guard.

Fulton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tall goes for a double leg but Fulton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fulton continues to drive forward.
Tall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tall tries to clinch but Fulton moves away
and Fulton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fulton looks for a takedown but Tall sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tall.
Kriss Tall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fulton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Fulton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fulton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tall somewhat.
Tall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fulton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fulton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fulton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fulton landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fulton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fulton works over Tall with some ground and pound from guard.
Fulton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fulton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Fulton stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Fulton moves into range and clinches up with Tall.
Fulton tries to break the clinch but Tall is controlling the position.
Fulton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tall can do to turn this around?

Fulton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fulton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tall dives in for a single leg takedown but Fulton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fulton tries for a takedown but Tall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Tall misses.

Fulton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fulton connects with a nice short shot to Tall's temple.
Tall wants to control but Fulton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fulton lands strikes from half guard.
Fulton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tall is looking to control Fulton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tall avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fulton connects with a nice short shot to Tall's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tall has hold of Fulton's hands but Fulton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tall taking some punishment here, with Fulton in his half guard.
Fulton is thwarting Tall's attempts to control the position.
Fulton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fulton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tall for as long as he can get away with.
Tall has hold of Fulton's hands but Fulton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fulton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fulton slips a nice elbow through Tall's hands, connecting with Tall's forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Fulton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fulton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Fulton!