PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kolloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Pahlm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pahlm has chosen Peace Love & Pitbulls - Dog Church as his entrance music. Johan Pahlm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jaakko Kolloo's chin.

Kolloo
vs
Pahlm

170 cm
39
157 lbs
31 - 14 - 3

197 cm
28
156 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Pahlm!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Pahlm.
Jaakko Kolloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pahlm's head backwards.
Pahlm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pahlm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kolloo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kolloo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kolloo throws a leg kick but Pahlm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kolloo.
A low kick from Kolloo misses
and Pahlm counters with a series of strikes. Kolloo will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolloo misses the shot to the body.
Kolloo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPahlm.
Pahlm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Kolloo misses.
Pahlm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pahlm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kolloo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pahlm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kolloo throws out a loose jab but Pahlm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolloo throws out a loose jab but Pahlm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pahlm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kolloo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pahlm.
Kolloo takes a swing at Pahlm's ribcage but misses.
Kolloo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pahlm.
A big right from Pahlm misses.
Kolloo misses with a leg kick.
Pahlm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pahlm throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Kolloo misses.
Kolloo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pahlm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kolloo checks it well.
Pahlm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolloo.
As Kolloo backs off Pahlm throws a huge counter combo but Kolloo manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolloo throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Kolloo.
Pahlm moves out of range of the body kick.
Pahlm avoids the body shot from Kolloo.
Pahlm shapes to counter with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pahlm.
Kolloo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kolloo checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kolloo. Pahlm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pahlm tries a quick counter leg kick but Kolloo is wise to it.
A jab lands there for Kolloo.
Kolloo scores with a leg kick.
Pahlm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kolloo checks a leg kick.
As Pahlm looks to move away, Kolloo throws a big counter combo but Pahlm just gets out of the way.
Pahlm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kolloo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pahlm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kolloo throws a chopping leg kick but Pahlm manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pahlm throws a leg kick but Kolloo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pahlm is looking to score with low kicks.
Pahlm throws a head kick that misses.
Kolloo thows a body kick. Pahlm tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo looks to land a body kick but Pahlm moved away.
Pahlm throws a leg kick which misses Kolloo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kolloo tries to avoid it.
Kolloo takes a swing at Pahlm's ribcage but misses.
Pahlm flicks out a counter leg kick but Kolloo steps away.
Kolloo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pahlm's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pahlm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kolloo is out of range.
Pahlm throws a low kick but Kolloo avoids it.
Pahlm avoids the body shot from Kolloo.
Kolloo looks to land a body kick but Pahlm moved away.
Kolloo scores with the left hand. Pahlm knows he should have avoided that one.
Kolloo tries a low kick but Pahlm avoids it.
Pahlm appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kolloo loads up on a big right hand but Pahlm slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Pahlm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Kolloo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kolloo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pahlm cracks the inside of Kolloo's front leg.
Pahlm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kolloo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kolloo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pahlm.
Kolloo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPahlm.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pahlm might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kolloo has got the better of the exchanges.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pahlm.
Pahlm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pahlm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pahlm can do to turn this around?
Kolloo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kolloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pahlm moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pahlm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kolloo is able to avoid easily.
Pahlm thows a leg kick but Kolloo checks it
and Kolloo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kolloo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kolloo checks the leg kick.
Kolloo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo misses with a body kick.
Pahlm appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pahlm, right into the meat.
Kolloo feints and then cracks Pahlm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pahlm down.
Kolloo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pahlm counters with a big head kick but Kolloo shrugs it off.
Kolloo misses the shot to the body.
Kolloo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pahlm at a distance.
A good leg kick by Pahlm.
Kolloo with a hook.
Pahlm ducks under a wild hook from Kolloo.
Kolloo takes a swing at Pahlm's ribcage but misses.
Pahlm tries a quick counter leg kick but Kolloo is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo swings for the body but Pahlm moves out of range.
Pahlm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pahlm moves out of range of the body kick from Kolloo.
Pahlm flicks out a counter leg kick but Kolloo steps away.
Jaakko Kolloo is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pahlm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolloo.
Kolloo throws a wild body kick that Pahlm sees coming a mile off.
Pahlm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pahlm misses with an uppercut. Kolloo saw that one coming.
Kolloo sizes up Pahlm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Pahlm blocks the low kick.
Pahlm flicks out a counter leg kick but Kolloo steps away.
Kolloo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pahlm thows a leg kick but Kolloo checks it
and Kolloo counters with a good, hard body kick but Pahlm shrugs it off.
Pahlm misses with a leg kick.
Pahlm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kolloo.
A quick step to the side and Kolloo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pahlm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kolloo tries to land a front kick but Pahlm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pahlm lands a leg kick that knocks Kolloo off balance momentarily.
Kolloo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kolloo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pahlm's head.
Kolloo throws a body kick that misses.
Pahlm throws a big counter head kick but Kolloo avoids it with no problem.
Kolloo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Pahlm misses
and Kolloo counters with an outside leg kick.
Pahlm misses with a leg kick
and Kolloo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kolloo throws a body punch but Pahlm moves out of range.
Pahlm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pahlm throws a low kick but Kolloo avoids it.
A jab from Kolloo misses.
Pahlm feints a counter leg kick.
Kolloo misses with a hook. Pahlm ducked under it nicely.
Pahlm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pahlm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kolloos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kolloo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pahlm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pahlm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pahlm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kolloo.
Kolloo checks a leg kick.
Kolloo throws the left hand but Pahlm avoids the punch easily.
Kolloo backing away here, and Pahlm unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pahlm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Pahlm misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Kolloo 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!

Pahlm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pahlm moves forwards but Kolloo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pahlm has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kolloo.
Kolloo misses with the body kick
and Pahlm counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kolloo.
Pahlm throws a chopping leg kick but Kolloo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kolloo misses with a kick to the body
and Pahlm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Jaakko Kolloo has been cut.
Kolloo loads up on a big right hand but Pahlm slips the punch.
Kolloo sizes up Pahlm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolloo thuds a left hand into Pahlm's body.
Kolloo is looking to land body kicks.
Pahlm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pahlm throws out a leg kick but Kolloo moves out of range and Pahlm only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pahlm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kolloo.
Kolloo missing with a left hand there. Pahlm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kolloo misses with a body shot.
Kolloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pahlm manages to avoid it.
Pahlm flicks out a counter leg kick but Kolloo steps away.
That kick from Kolloo tenderised Pahlm's leg. Pahlm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pahlm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kolloo throws out a leg kick but Pahlm moves out of range and Kolloo only half commits.
Pahlm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolloo throws out the jab.
Pahlm shapes to counter with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kolloo there.
A leg kick checked by Pahlm.
Kolloo lands a slapping body shot.
Pahlm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kolloo.
Johan Pahlm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kolloo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pahlm.
Good work by Kolloo as he checks the leg kick.
Pahlm slips under a jab from Kolloo.
Kolloo lands a nice looking body kick.
Kolloo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pahlm lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kolloo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kolloo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kolloo.
Pahlm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kolloo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kolloo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pahlm throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kolloo is looking to land body kicks.
Kolloo keeps Pahlm at a distance using the push kick.
Kolloo misses with a kick to the body.
Kolloo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pahlm connects with a high kick.
Pahlm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kolloo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pahlm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pahlm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolloo.
Pahlm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pahlm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kolloo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kolloo. Pahlm shrugs it off though.
Kolloo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pahlm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolloo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pahlm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaakko Kolloo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kolloo.
Pahlm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kolloo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kolloo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kolloo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Kolloo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kolloo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Kolloo!
Jaakko Kolloo gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).