PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Crockett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Luhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Crockett
vs
Luhtanen

180 cm
28
179 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

181 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Crockett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Luhtanen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luhtanen misses with a hook
letting Crockett counter with a right hand.
Luhtanen falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Crockett to counter with a crisp jab.
Luhtanen swings widly with a right hand
and Crockett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henrik Luhtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luhtanen throws a combination that misses
and Crockett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Henrik Luhtanen has been cut.
Crockett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crockett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luhtanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crockett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luhtanen misses the body punch
and Crockett counters with an inside leg kick.
Crockett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luhtanen throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Crockett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crockett lands a shoulder strike.
Luhtanen working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Crockett on the inside.
Crockett lands a body punch.
Luhtanen looks gassed!
Crockett scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Crockett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luhtanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crockett cracks Luhtanen with a nice body shot.
Crockett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crockett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crockett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luhtanen backwards.

Luhtanen is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crockett.
Luhtanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Crockett finish him?
Crockett pushes Luhtanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crockett lands a knee to the head.
Crockett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luhtanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Crockett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Crockett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crockett working Luhtanen over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crockett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crockett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Crockett drops Luhtanen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Luhtanen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Crockett lands a big right hand that drops Luhtanen! The killer instinct kicks in and Crockett finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Crockett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Crockett!