PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerrold Cole (ranked 5019 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Kaito (ranked 5020 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cole
vs
Kaito

207 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerrold Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hessu Kaito!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaito will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Cole feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Kaito has his feet on Cole's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kaito shoots in for a takedown but Cole shows good takedown defense.

Cole shoots in and bounces Kaito off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cole is standing up over Kaito. Kaito looks to escape but Cole dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cole cracks Kaito with a big right hand but Kaito just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kaito on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kaito manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaito wants to improve his position but Cole is controlling well.
Cole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cole drops an elbow to the side of Kaito's head.
Cole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cole is nestled in close to Kaito, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cole not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Kaito looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cole working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throwing shots but Kaito is blocking nicely.
Cole 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.
Kaito tries to roll over but Cole keeps him under control.
Cole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaito slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cole throws an elbow that misses. Kaito uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cole's guard. Nice move by Kaito!

Cole is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kaito is looking for a takedown.
Jerrold Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Kaito.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaito prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kaito fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kaito - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kaito is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cole pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kaito looks winded!
Cole is struggling to control the position.
Kaito fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Kaito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaito dives in for a single leg takedown but Cole sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kaito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cole throwing a counter right hand but Kaito manages to avoid it.
Kaito misses with the body kick

and Cole counters with a shoot takedown. Kaito fights it but they end up in guard.
Kaito is wriggling around but Cole manages to pass to half guard.

Cole working the head and body with strikes.
Cole lands strikes from half guard.
Cole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerrold Cole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kaito throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
Cole wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kaito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cole.
Kaito is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cole sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaito shoots in looking for a takedown. Cole tries to sprawl out of it but Kaito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cole manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Cole dives in and scores a takedown into Kaito's guard.

Kaito has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cole has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kaito is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaito wants to break free but Cole has control.
Kaito is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cole is defending well.
Jerrold Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Kaito.

Cole decides to pull guard.
Cole wants to stand and escape but Kaito is having none of it.

Cole pushes Kaito off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kaito fails with a takedown attempt.
Hessu Kaito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cole fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kaito avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cole fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kaito to the ground. Cole is now in Kaito's guard.

Cole gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Cole. No joy for Kaito on that attempt.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaito can do to turn this around?

Cole scores with a takedown into Kaito's guard.
Kaito is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cole dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kaito wants to get back to his feet but Cole drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole landing strikes.
Cole works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cole controlling the position from side mount.
Kaito wants to control but Cole postures up.
Kaito is looking to reverse the position.

Cole stands up.

Cole shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kaito manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kaito wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cole manages to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cole is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kaito has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cole sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerrold Cole dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cole shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kaito is trying to defend but Cole finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cole working over Kaito with some ground and pound. Kaito looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kaito is looking to control Cole's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaito avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cole lands a nice short elbow.
Kaito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kaito tries to roll over but Cole keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaito throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jerrold Cole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cole is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Cole there.
Kaito slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kaito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaito tries to strike from the bottom.
Cole landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kaito is trying to keep Cole in close.
Cole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kaito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kaito throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cole stands up over Kaito, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kaito can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cole controls the pace.
Cole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole distracts Kaito with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cole scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaito trying to keep a closed guard but Cole is proving a slippery customer.
Cole landing with the ground and pound.
Kaito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cole working some strikes from top position.
Cole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaito looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cole puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kaito is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hessu Kaito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerrold Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Kaito is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cole pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerrold Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cole 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerrold Cole!