PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Kalevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lynch
vs
Kalevi

155 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorma Kalevi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kalevi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lynch, pushing him back against the cage.
Lynch working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kalevi.

It looks like Desmond Lynch has been cut.
Kalevi lands an elbow inside that Lynch shrugs off.
Kalevi stalling in the clinch but Lynch improves position.
Lynch stalling.
Kalevi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lynch is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kalevi to keep the fight standing.
Kalevi is trying to maintain a safe position but Lynch gets an underhook and turns Kalevi into the cage.
Lynch wants a takedown but no success here.
Kalevi looking to slow down the pace here.
Kalevi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalevi is trying to maintain a safe position but Lynch gets an underhook and turns Kalevi into the cage.
Kalevi is trying to stall.
Kalevi lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalevi is trying to maintain a safe position but Lynch gets an underhook and turns Kalevi into the cage.
Lynch has Kalevi pushed against the cage.
Lynch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lynch fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalevi landing knees to the head.

Desmond Lynch's cut is getting worse.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
Lynch takes an elbow to the forehead.

Lynch is rocked!
Kalevi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lynch! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kalevi is unloading with more strikes now! Lynch drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorma Kalevi!