PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Natonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olav Klint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Paul Natonni has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paul Natonni seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Natonni
vs
Klint

170 cm
22
146 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

173 cm
23
138 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Natonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olav Klint!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klint lands a jab.
Natonni moves away from the strike by Klint.
Natonni digs a good body shot into Klint's ribs.
Natonni blocks a jab.
Klint walks into a straight right hand from Natonni.
Nice shot by Natonni.
Klint throws a body punch but Natonni moves out of range.
Natonni misses with a looping left.
Klint moves out of range of the strikes.
Klint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Natonni.
Natonni with a jab.
Klint thows a body shot but no joy.
Klint walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Klint digs a good body shot into Natonni's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klint shoots in but no luck this time.
Klint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Klint or perhaps it was just good defense by Natonni which made him look bad.
Klint takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Klint misses the shot to the body.
Klint with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Klint.
Klint stuns Natonni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klint staying out of range there.
Natonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klint.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Klint.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natonni looks to throw the jab but Klint is out of range.
Natonni misses with a shot to the body
and Klint counters with a right hand to the body.
Klint throws a hook but Natonni blocks it.
Natonni throws a one two combo.
Natonni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Natonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Natonni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natonni misses with a wild body shot.
Natonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klint.
Donk. Klint catches Natonni right on the button with a cross.
Klint loads up on a big right hand but Natonni slips the punch.
Klint blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klint.
Klint connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Klint.
Klint takes a little break here. Natonni wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Klint misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Natonni wants to control but Klint postures up.
The ground and pound from Klint seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Klint controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klint tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Klint trying to control the action but Natonni is working from the bottom.
Klint working away.
You can see the frustration on Natonni's face as Klint controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natonni wants to control but Klint postures up.
Klint misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Olav Klint will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Klint misses with a body punch

and Natonni counters with a shoot takedown. Klint fights it but they end up in guard.
Klint has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Klint looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Natonni puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Natonni controlling the action here.
Klint is looking for a sweep. Natonni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klint keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Klint trying to hold on to Natonni's head to control him but Natonni postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Klint wants to improve his position but Natonni is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Klint trying to hold on to Natonni's head to control him but Natonni postures up.

Olav Klint has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Natonni misses with a shot to the body
and Klint counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klint slips under a jab.
Klint scores with a nice right hand.
Natonni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Natonni misses the jab.
Natonni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Natonni throws a hook but Klint avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Klint or perhaps it was just good defense by Natonni which made him look bad.
Paul Natonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Natonni. No joy for Klint on that attempt.
Klint shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul Natonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olav Klint.
Klint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natonni.
Natonni misses with a few strikes there.
Natonni throws a sloppy body shot
and Klint counters with a stiff right hand.
Natonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klint circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Natonni misses.
Natonni misses with a body shot
letting Klint counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Klint misses its intended target.
Klint throws out a loose jab but Natonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klint thows a body shot but no joy.
Natonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Natonni misses the target.
Klint throws an overhand right that lands on Natonni's shoulder, as Natonni tries to avoid the shot.
Natonni cracks a nice hook into Klint's ribs.
Klint lands with a right hand.
Klint thows a body shot but no joy.
Klint looks to throw the jab but Natonni is out of range.
Natonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klint.
Klint ducks under a wild hook from Natonni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Natonni dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Natonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klint.
Olav Klint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Natonni misses with a straight left.

Natonni is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Klint's half guard.
Klint trying to control here.
Natonni controlling the action here.
Natonni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Klint knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klint is trying to maintain the position but Natonni is very close to passing his half guard.
Klint preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Natonni is thwarting Klint's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Olav Klint hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Klint listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Natonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klint getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Natonni drops his hands momentarily and Klint takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natonni works Klint's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Natonni.
Nice defenses there by Natonni.
Natonni walks into a straight right hand from Klint.
Klint dives in and grabs Natonni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Natonni pushes down on Klint's head and hops out.
A jab from Natonni misses.
Natonni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Natonni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Natonni slips a straight right by Klint.
A swing and a miss from Klint.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klint. Natonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Klint. That snapped Natonni's head back.
Natonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klint.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Klint drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Klint wants to control but Natonni is keeping him busy.
Natonni has one of Klint's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Natonni seems a little lost for a moment, as Klint dominates the positioning.
Who's going to make the next move?

And that's the end of the fight!
Olav Klint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klint has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olav Klint!