PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Aerts
vs
Natsisiwa

191 cm
30
220 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

188 cm
33
208 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Natsisiwa has managed to clinch.
Natsisiwa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Natsisiwa is leaning against Aerts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aerts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Natsisiwa on the inside.
Natsisiwa tries to throw a body punch but Aerts avoids it by throwing Natsisiwa back against the cage.
Natsisiwa takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Kalle Natsisiwa has been cut.
Aerts throws an elbow but it misses.
Aerts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aerts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Natsisiwa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Natsisiwa lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa cracks Aerts with a nice body shot.
Aerts is breathing heavily.
Natsisiwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Natsisiwa presses Aerts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Natsisiwa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Natsisiwa lands with a right to the head.
Natsisiwa pushes Aerts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Natsisiwa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Natsisiwa - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aerts.
Natsisiwa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Natsisiwa lands a hook that snaps the head of Aerts backwards.
Natsisiwa scores with a shot to the side of Aerts's head.
Natsisiwa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Natsisiwa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Natsisiwa scores with a shoulder strike.
Natsisiwa lands a shot to the body.
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!
Natsisiwa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aerts backwards.
Natsisiwa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aerts misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa works on Aerts's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Natsisiwa - that landed with a thud.
Natsisiwa digs a right hand underneath Aerts's ribcage. Aerts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Natsisiwa lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Natsisiwa.

Aerts is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Natsisiwa fails to land.
Oh Aerts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Natsisiwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Aerts.
Natsisiwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Aerts.
Natsisiwa misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natsisiwa.
Aerts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aerts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Natsisiwa avoids it.
Aerts seems to have got his legs back now.
Natsisiwa blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Natsisiwa.
A right handed body shot lands from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa lands a big right hand that drops Aerts! The killer instinct kicks in and Natsisiwa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Natsisiwa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Natsisiwa!
Kalle Natsisiwa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.