PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Untamo Kalervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Untamo Kalervo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Reverend Jim Ignatowski
vs
Kalervo

188 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
191 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Untamo Kalervo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski throws a shot from downtown. Kalervo moves away and avoids it.
Kalervo throws a sloppy body shot
and Ignatowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalervo.
A little feinted left hand from Ignatowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kalervo moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski connects with a single shot there.
Ignatowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch combination from Kalervo misses.
Ignatowski misses with a jab to the body
and Kalervo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Kalervo lands.
Ignatowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalervo.
Ignatowski misses with a leg kick
and Kalervo counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Ignatowski counters by clinching up.
Ignatowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalervo.
Kalervo working hard to break the clinch.
Ignatowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalervo is pushing Ignatowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kalervo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ignatowski backwards.
Kalervo tries to throw a body punch but Ignatowski avoids it by throwing Kalervo back against the cage.

Kalervo manages to break the clinch.
Ignatowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kalervo.
Ignatowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatowski.
Kalervo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatowski throws a lazy right hand but Kalervo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalervo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalervo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Ignatowski tenderised Kalervo's leg. Kalervo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kalervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatowski throwing a counter right hand but Kalervo manages to avoid it.
Ignatowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kalervo feints and then cracks Ignatowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ignatowski down.
Kalervo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ignatowski rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kalervo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalervo loads up on a big right hand but Ignatowski slips the punch.
Kalervo misses with a straight right.
Ignatowski tried to counter with a leg kick but Kalervo avoided it.
Ignatowski throws a lazy head kick
and Kalervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalervo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kalervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalervo.
Kalervo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kalervo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatowski.
Kalervo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ignatowski's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ignatowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kalervo.
Kalervo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kalervo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalervo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ignatowski's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalervo. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ignatowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ignatowski throws a lazy body kick
and Kalervo counters with a right hand to the body.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Untamo Kalervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalervo blocks a head kick by Ignatowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Untamo Kalervo 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.

Kalervo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ignatowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
and Kalervo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalervo missing with a left hand there. Ignatowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Ignatowski misses its target.
Nice body punch from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Untamo Kalervo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ignatowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalervo counters with a right hand to the body.
Ignatowski blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski throws a right hand that misses
and Kalervo counters with a straight right hand.
Ignatowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the body
and Kalervo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalervo with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski ducks under a wild hook from Kalervo.
Ignatowski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kalervo avoids it.
Kalervo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatowski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the liver by Kalervo. Beautiful body shot.
Ignatowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski slips a jab from Kalervo.
Ignatowski is looking to counter with a body kick.
That kick from Ignatowski tenderised Kalervo's leg. Kalervo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kalervo looks to land a right hand but Ignatowski moved out of range.
Kalervo misses with a body shot.
Kalervo swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski moves forwards but Kalervo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kalervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski scores with a leg kick.
Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalervo.
Kalervo looks to throw the jab but Ignatowski is out of range.
Ignatowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Kalervo misses.
Ignatowski connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Ignatowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalervo moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatowski.
A little jabbing left from Kalervo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kalervo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ignatowski looks to throw a body kick
and Kalervo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo throws a sloppy body shot
and Ignatowski counters with a right hand to the body.
Kalervo feints and then cracks Ignatowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ignatowski down.
Kalervo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatowski.
Kalervo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kalervo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kalervo throws out a loose jab but Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalervo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the body
and Kalervo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalervo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kalervo.
Kalervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ignatowski counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalervo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalervo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ignatowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ignatowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kalervo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kalervo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kalervo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ignatowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kalervo is out of range and Ignatowski settles back down.
A slow jab from Kalervo misses its intended target.
Ignatowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalervo is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Untamo Kalervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A shot to the body from Kalervo misses
enabling Ignatowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalervo throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
Kalervo throws a right and a left that Ignatowski avoids nicely.
Kalervo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalervo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kalervo misses with a hook
and Ignatowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ignatowski avoids the body shot from Kalervo.
Kalervo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kalervo looks to land a right hand but Ignatowski moved out of range.
Kalervo cracks a nice hook into Ignatowski's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy body kick from Kalervo
and Kalervo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatowski throws a body kick that misses
and Kalervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ignatowski looks for the body kick but Kalervo saw that one coming.
Kalervo swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ignatowski blocks the body kick.
Ignatowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kalervo is out of range and Ignatowski settles back down.
Kalervo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ignatowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kalervo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ignatowski throws out the jab.

Ignatowski takes the fight into the clinch.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski misses with some punches.
Kalervo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ignatowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kalervo.
Kalervo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ignatowski backwards.
Ignatowski misses with a body punch.
Ignatowski misses with a body punch.
Kalervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski tries a body shot but Kalervo blocks it.
Ignatowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatowski misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignatowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kalervo backwards.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kalervo blocks an uppercut.
Kalervo lands a right hand.
Ignatowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kalervo.
Kalervo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
Kalervo lands a body shot.
Kalervo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Kalervo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kalervo blocking some punches.
Kalervo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ignatowski blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalervo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatowski controls his hands.
Kalervo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ignatowski up against the cage.
Ignatowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kalervo fails to land.
Untamo Kalervo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kalervo lands an elbow just above Ignatowski 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Reverend Jim Ignatowski.
I think Kalervo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Untamo Kalervo!