PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilajoen Antti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heel Jando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti's entrance music is Tulin minä kaapista ulos. A fine choice. Jando has chosen The Strokes - Someday as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Antti
vs
Jando

168 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hilajoen Antti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heel Jando!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jando looks to land a body kick but Antti moved away.
Antti connects with a body shot.
Antti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antti just misses with a punch to the body.
Antti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antti blocks the body kick.

Antti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jando looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Antti working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jando taking punishment in the form of punches.
Antti looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jando is avoiding damage well.
Antti wants to control but Jando is keeping him busy.
Jando is looking to regain half guard here but Antti keeps moving and retains side control.
Antti scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jando manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antti is trying to control the action in half guard but Jando is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jando tries to get to full guard but Antti has control of the leg.
Antti lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Antti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Antti passes the guard and advances to mount!
Antti prevents Jando from getting the reversal.
Antti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Antti lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jando hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jando is in a horrible position here. Antti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Jando is rocked!
Antti in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jando is still in real trouble! Can Antti finish him?
Jando takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Antti's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hilajoen Antti!