PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Already Unconscious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Kalmakoura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Unconscious
vs
Kalmakoura

199 cm
23
275 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

220 cm
19
260 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Combat Pro Design

Combat Pro Design
Takomo

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Already Unconscious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kalmakoura!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalmakoura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Unconscious paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalmakoura scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Already Unconscious has been cut.
Unconscious ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Unconscious with that takedown attempt.
Unconscious shoots in for a double leg but Kalmakoura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Unconscious bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Kalmakoura misses.
Kalmakoura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Unconscious counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kalmakoura's guard now.
Unconscious scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalmakoura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Unconscious throwing strikes but missing.
Unconscious with a flurry of punches that miss.

Unconscious avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kalmakoura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unconscious landing some decent shots from guard.
Unconscious with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Unconscious scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Unconscious won't allow Kalmakoura to sweep him here.
Unconscious looking to pass the guard.
Unconscious working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Unconscious accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Unconscious stands and throws Kalmakoura's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Unconscious 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.
Kalmakoura tries to buck Unconscious off but Unconscious is having none of it.
Kalmakoura looks gassed!

Unconscious tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kalmakoura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Unconscious wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unconscious grinds an elbow into Kalmakoura's temple.
Kalmakoura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Unconscious wants to control but Kalmakoura is keeping him busy.
Unconscious lands a nice forearm strike.
Unconscious lands a few punches from side control.
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!
Unconscious lands a decent elbow from side control.
Unconscious in side control lands a decent elbow.
Unconscious is working Kalmakoura over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmakoura tries to buck Unconscious off but Unconscious is having none of it.
Kalmakoura is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Kalmakoura actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Unconscious lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unconscious is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kalmakoura!
The referee warns Kalmakoura that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Unconscious breaks from Kalmakoura's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Unconscious lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kalmakoura working to try and regain half guard.
Unconscious with good strikes from the mount here!
Unconscious punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kalmakoura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Unconscious lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unconscious putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalmakoura can't escape the position.
Unconscious lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unconscious lands with some strikes.
Unconscious pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Unconscious tries to control but Kalmakoura wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Unconscious.
Kalmakoura regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unconscious lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Unconscious throwing shots but Kalmakoura is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Already Unconscious dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Already Unconscious's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kalmakoura closes the distance looking to clinch

and Unconscious counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kalmakoura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Unconscious blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unconscious.

Unconscious wants the takedown. Kalmakoura is fighting it off but Unconscious persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kalmakoura's guard against the cage.
Unconscious lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kalmakoura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Unconscious postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Unconscious connects with a couple of short punches.
Unconscious lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Unconscious with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Unconscious content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kalmakoura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalmakoura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Unconscious.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Unconscious working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Unconscious might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kalmakoura working for a triangle but Unconscious defends it easily.
Unconscious won't allow Kalmakoura to sweep him here.
Unconscious wants to control from the top but Kalmakoura keeps moving.
Unconscious is really struggling to control Kalmakoura but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Unconscious slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Unconscious connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kalmakoura some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Unconscious's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Unconscious working the ground and pound.
Already Unconscious overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalmakoura is looking to reverse the position.
Kalmakoura is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Unconscious off and has taken his back!

Kalmakoura is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Unconscious knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Unconscious for a finish.
Kalmakoura doesn't have the hooks in and Unconscious manages to turn into his guard.

Kalmakoura working for a triangle but Unconscious defends it easily.
Unconscious lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Kalmakoura is looking for a triangle but Unconscious pushes his legs off easily.
Unconscious is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Unconscious is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmakoura can't keep his opponent in guard - Unconscious advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Unconscious lands with a punch from half guard.
Unconscious lands strikes from half guard.
Kalmakoura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kalmakoura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Kalmakoura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Unconscious can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Unconscious forces his way into half guard.
Unconscious is trying to control the action in half guard but Kalmakoura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalmakoura tries to roll over but Unconscious keeps him under control.

Kalmakoura looking for submissions off his back.
Unconscious scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Unconscious lands with a punch from half guard.
Unconscious trying to pass the guard but Kalmakoura defending well.

Kalmakoura looking for submissions off his back.
Unconscious winds up and cracks Kalmakoura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Already Unconscious dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Already Unconscious's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kalmakoura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Unconscious scores with a takedown into Kalmakoura's guard.

Kalmakoura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Unconscious can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Unconscious trying to control but Kalmakoura is working from the bottom.
Unconscious postures up and lands a big shot to Kalmakoura's brow.
Kalmakoura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Unconscious is one step ahead there.

Kalmakoura looking for a guillotine here but Unconscious defends easily.
Unconscious is working Kalmakoura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kalmakoura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Unconscious doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Unconscious manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Unconscious content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Unconscious is in close to Kalmakoura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Unconscious working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Unconscious working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kalmakoura's head.

Kalmakoura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Unconscious gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Unconscious cracks Kalmakoura with a solid left hand.
Kalmakoura wants to sweep but no luck.
Already Unconscious is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unconscious landing some decent shots from guard.
Unconscious landing with the ground and pound.

Kalmakoura is looking for a triangle but Unconscious pushes his legs off easily.
Unconscious controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kalmakoura trying to keep a closed guard but Unconscious is proving a slippery customer.
Unconscious controlling from the top position.
Kalmakoura has momentary wrist control but Unconscious slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unconscious trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalmakoura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kalmakoura is looking for a triangle but Unconscious pushes his legs off easily.

Kalmakoura had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Unconscious is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kalmakoura Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Unconscious's back instead.
Unconscious trying to control the action but Kalmakoura just sinks the hooks in.
Kalmakoura looking to hold on to the position here but Unconscious rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Unconscious throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Unconscious looking for a sweep. Not yet Unconscious, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Unconscious is looking for a triangle but Kalmakoura pushes his legs off easily.
Kalmakoura wants to control from the top but Unconscious keeps moving.

Kalmakoura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Unconscious decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Unconscious seems content to control.
Unconscious prevents Kalmakoura from standing back up.
Unconscious controlling the pace.
Unconscious scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Unconscious lands with a punch from half guard.
Pertti Kalmakoura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kalmakoura looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Already Unconscious showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Unconscious, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Already Unconscious!