PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pauli Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jana Kristin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen's entrance music is Ice Cube - Right Here, Right Now. A fine choice. Jana Kristin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Virtanen
vs
Kristin

205 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauli Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jana Kristin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen looks for a takedown but Kristin sprawls well.
Virtanen misses with a body kick.
Virtanen fails to land the takedown.
Virtanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jana Kristin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kristin throws a head kick but Virtanen moves out of range.
Virtanen shoots in for a takedown but Kristin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pauli Virtanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Kristin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Virtanen misses with a body kick.
Virtanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kristin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kristin.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kristin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Virtanen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kristin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kristin tries a head kick but it misses.

Kristin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kristin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Virtanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kristin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Virtanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kristin misses with a knee strike.
Virtanen tries to work over Kristin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kristin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kristin lands a knee to the head.

Kristin breaks from the clinch.

Kristin clinches with his opponent.
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 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kristin shoots in for a double leg but Virtanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Kristin forces Virtanen back against the cage and clinches.
Kristin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kristin slowing the pace effectively.
Kristin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Virtanen's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kristin.

Kristin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Virtanen shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kristin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Virtanen swivels and escapes.
Kristin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Virtanen sprawls well. Virtanen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kristin gets slowly back to his feet.
Kristin looks gassed!
Kristin missing with a left hand there. Virtanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kristin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kristin wants it to stay on the feet.
Virtanen has his takedown stuffed

and Kristin counters by clinching up.
Kristin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kristin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Virtanen blocks it with crossed arms.

Kristin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Virtanen tries to clinch up

and Kristin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Virtanen's face.

Kristin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Virtanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Kristin tries to sprawl out of it but Virtanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kristin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Kristin rushes Virtanen and presses him up against the cage.
Virtanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kristin is keeping busy.
Kristin connects with a knee to the head.
Kristin tries a knee to the head but Virtanen blocks it.
Virtanen tries to pull guard but Kristin won't allow it.
Kristin stalling in the clinch.

Kristin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Virtanen fails with the takedown
and Virtanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Virtanen shoots in for a takedown but Kristin shows good takedown defense.
Kristin throws a head kick but Virtanen moves out of range.
Whack! Kristin lands a heavy head kick that drops Virtanen. The ref tackles Kristin to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Virtanen was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jana Kristin!