PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vesku Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jana Kristin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Torni
vs
Kristin

176 cm
21
159 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

165 cm
24
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesku Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jana Kristin!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni lands a head kick!
Torni fails to land with a series of punches.
Torni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Torni throws a hook but Kristin avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kristin - the referee stops the clock and Torni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kristin. Torni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Kristin lands a left and a right that send Torni crashing to the mat, dazed. Kristin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Vesku Torni has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kristin throws a head kick that misses.
Kristin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torni.
Kristin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kristin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torni throws out the jab.
Kristin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torni takes a swing at Kristin's ribcage but misses.

Kristin rushes Torni and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kristin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kristin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kristin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torni is breathing heavily.
Torni tries to circle away but Kristin has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kristin.
Kristin lands a knee to the body.
Kristin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kristin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Kristin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vesku Torni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni avoids the head kick by Kristin.
Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kristin moves away.
Kristin scores with a head kick.
Torni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kristin throws out the jab.
Torni swings for the body but Kristin moves out of range.
Torni throws a right and a left that Kristin avoids nicely.
Kristin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Torni moves out of range as Kristin strikes.

Kristin closes the distance and clinches.
Kristin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torni wants to break free but Kristin has control.
Torni can't break the clinch.
Torni wants to get back to striking at distance but Kristin won't allow it.
Kristin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Kristin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Kristin coming out on top.

Vesku Torni's cut is getting worse.
Torni misses with a straight right.
Kristin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Kristin closes the distance and pushes Torni back into the cage.

Kristin breaks from the clinch.
Kristin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kristin instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Kristin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torni throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kristin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kristin throws a hook to the side of Torni's head but Torni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kristin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kristin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kristin lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Kristin.
Torni just misses with a punch to the body.
Torni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Torni finds it's way through Kristin's defenses.
Torni scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Torni does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni throws out a loose jab but Kristin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torni misses with a hook to the body
and Kristin counters with an outside leg kick.
Kristin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Torni misses

and Kristin counters by moving into the clinch.
Kristin with a knee to the head.
Kristin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kristin misses with a knee strike.

Kristin breaks the clinch.
Kristin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torni.
A big right from Torni misses.
Torni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kristin's hands.
Kristin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Torni lands a slapping body shot.
Kristin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kristin pushes Torni up against the cage in a clinch.

Kristin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torni slips a straight right by Kristin.
Kristin throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kristin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torni. Kristin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kristin misses with a head kick.
Torni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kristin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kristin misses with a few strikes there.
Kristin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torni moves away from the strike by Kristin.
A jab from Torni finds it's way through Kristin's defenses.
Torni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kristin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kristin avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kristin moves into range and clinches up with Torni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jana Kristin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vesku Torni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kristin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Kristin misses.
Vesku Torni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kristin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Torni coming out on top.
Torni misses with a hook.
Kristin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torni finds it's way round the side to connect with Kristin's head.
Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kristin moves away.
Kristin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kristin.
Torni slips a straight right by Kristin.
Torni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kristin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Torni throws a nice looking combination but Kristin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kristin circles away quickly and effectively.
Kristin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Torni misses the shot to the body.
Kristin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kristin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kristin ducks under a wild hook from Torni.
Torni tries to bum rush Kristin with a series of wild strikes but Kristin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristin misses with a head kick.
Kristin tries a head kick but it misses.
Jana Kristin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kristin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torni.
A jab from Torni finds it's way through Kristin's defenses.
Kristin tries a head kick but it misses.
Torni jabs at Kristin's body.
Torni looks to throw the jab but Kristin is out of range.
Kristin lands a head kick. Torni smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No joy there for Torni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kristin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Torni misses with a combination
and Kristin counters with a big head kick but Torni shrugs it off.
Kristin misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torni misses with a double jab
and Torni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni throws a sloppy head kick and Kristin moves out of range easily.
Kristin tries to clinch up but Torni circles away and keeps his distance.
Kristin lands with a cross.
Torni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kristin.
Torni misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Torni.
Kristin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kristin throws a series of punches but Torni moves out of range.
A jab from Torni does it's job there.
Torni tries to bum rush Kristin with a series of wild strikes but Kristin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kristin checks it well.
Kristin misses with a double jab.
Torni misses with a hook. Kristin ducked under it nicely.
Kristin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kristin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kristin lands with a slapping head kick.

Vesku Torni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Torni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kristin counters with a good, hard body kick but Torni shrugs it off.
Kristin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kristin walks into a stiff left hand from Torni.

Kristin rushes Torni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kristin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kristin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Torni scores with a four punch combination!
Kristin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kristin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kristin.
Torni misses with a double jab
and Kristin counters with a head kick.
Torni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristin throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Torni jabs Kristin right on the nose. Kristin blinks but takes it well.
Kristin tests Torni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kristin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torni was well out of range. Poor timing from Kristin.
Torni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kristin.
Torni avoids the head kick by Kristin.
Torni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kristin circles away quickly and effectively.
Kristin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torni.
Kristin throws a head kick that half lands.
Kristin throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Torni misses with a body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kristin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristin dodges the punch combination from Torni.
A big left from Torni misses.
Kristin lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jana Kristin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vesku Torni's cut.
That's time! Torni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Kristin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kristin tries to clinch but Torni moves out of range.
Torni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kristin.
Kristin looks to land a right hand but Torni moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Torni.
Some wild striking there from Torni.
Torni misses with a few strikes there.
Kristin thows a body shot but no joy.
Torni takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kristin cracks the inside of Torni's front leg.
Kristin tries to bum rush Torni with a series of wild strikes but Torni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kristin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kristin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torni connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kristin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni lands with an uppercut that bounces Kristin off the cage and back into rage.
Torni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kristin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torni.
Kristin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torni throws a series of punches but Kristin moves out of range.
Kristin avoids the body shot from Torni.
Kristin fails to land with a series of punches.
Kristin cracks Torni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kristin throws a right hand that Torni ducks under and follows up with a left that Torni also avoids with ease.
Kristin dodges the punch combination from Torni.
Torni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torni lands a nice shot to the body.
Kristin doesn't manage to clinch there - Torni circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni misses with a body shot.
Kristin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torni looks to land a combination. Kristin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kristin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kristin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torni lands with a shot to the body.
Kristin tries to clinch but Torni moves out of range.
Kristin tries to clinch but Torni is having none of it.
Torni looks to score with a jab to the body but Kristin is just out of range.
Torni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kristin circles away quickly and effectively.
Kristin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kristin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kristin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torni's calf.
Torni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kristin.
Kristin misses with a looping left.

Torni tries to keep at a distance but Kristin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jana Kristin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kristin lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kristin connects with a knee to the head.
Kristin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kristin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kristin.
Kristin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Torni tries to break the clinch but Kristin is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Torni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kristin.
Kristin lands an elbow inside that Torni shrugs off.
Torni tries to break free but Kristin pushes him back against the cage.
Torni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torni wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Torni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kristin lands a good knee to the midsection. Torni won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Kristin.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Torni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kristin has him pressed against the cage.
Torni is trying to break the clinch but Kristin has him pressed against the cage.

Kristin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kristin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kristin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vesku Torni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kristin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torni's head.
Kristin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torni tries a low kick but Kristin avoids it.
Torni scores with a jab to the head.
Kristin throws a head kick that misses.
Torni misses with a combination
and Kristin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jana Kristin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kristin slips a jab from Torni.
Kristin scores with a punch to the head.
Kristin missing with a left hand there. Torni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jana Kristin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kristin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jana Kristin!