PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teo Rantanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rantanen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bats of love. Fonseca has chosen Guns n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rantanen
vs
Fonseca

187 cm
25
203 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teo Rantanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rantanen looks to throw the jab but Fonseca is out of range.
Rantanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Fonseca tries to sprawl out of it but Rantanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fonseca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fonseca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fonseca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rantanen is breathing heavily.
Fonseca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rantanen.
Fonseca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Fonseca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rantanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Fonseca lands a high kick to the side of Rantanen's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Fonseca dives into guard, looking to finish.

Fonseca is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Rantanen keeps moving.
Fonseca controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fonseca trying to control but Rantanen is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Fonseca is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fonseca stopping the sweep attempt from Rantanen.

Fonseca is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fonseca goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rantanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fonseca throws a head kick but Rantanen moves out of range.

Fonseca instigates a clinch.
Fonseca lands a body punch.
Rantanen tries to pull guard but Fonseca won't allow it.
Fonseca is pressed up against the cage. Rantanen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fonseca down to the mat. Fonseca avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teo Rantanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Rantanen or perhaps it was just good defense by Fonseca which made him look bad.

Fonseca rushes Rantanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Fonseca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fonseca. That's going to slow Rantanen down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonseca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fonseca throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Rantanen crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jackson Fonseca!