PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vatanen comes to the cage accompanied by Justice. Williams has chosen Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jonathan Williams was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Vatanen
vs
Williams

198 cm
30
277 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

225 cm
26
272 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turo Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatanen misses with a low kick.
Vatanen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vatanen is looking to land body kicks.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
Vatanen looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Vatanen.
Vatanen tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Vatanen tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vatanen throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vatanen throws a body kick the misses
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams misses with a straight left.
A big right from Vatanen misses.
Turo Vatanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vatanen tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Vatanen.
Vatanen wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Vatanen backing up. Vatanen nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Vatanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vatanen misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Vatanen's belly button to the back.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vatanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Vatanen misses with a leg kick.
Williams checks a low kick from Vatanen.
Vatanen swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Jonathan Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vatanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Vatanen misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vatanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vatanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Vatanen.
Vatanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Vatanen backing up. Vatanen nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams is working the combinations to good effect here.
Williams throws a series of punches but Vatanen avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Vatanen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vatanen counters with a solid body kick.
Williams avoids the head kick by Vatanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Vatanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vatanen tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Vatanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vatanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vatanen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vatanen somewhat.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatanen looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Vatanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vatanen tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
A jab from Vatanen misses.
Williams tries to bum rush Vatanen with a series of wild strikes but Vatanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vatanen thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Vatanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams cracks Vatanen with a good jab.
Vatanen looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vatanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a combination. Vatanen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vatanen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vatanen. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Vatanen thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Vatanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vatanen closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Vatanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Vatanen.
Vatanen thuds his shin into the meat of Williams's side.
Vatanen slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Vatanen misses with an uppercut.
Williams walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Vatanen tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Jonathan Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Vatanen.
Nice shot by Vatanen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vatanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turo Vatanen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vatanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vatanen tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Vatanen tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Vatanen.
Vatanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Vatanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Vatanen throws a combination that misses
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vatanen misses with a straight left.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vatanen.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Vatanen.
Vatanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turo Vatanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Vatanen drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vatanen.
Vatanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Vatanen misses with a kick to the body.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vatanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Vatanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vatanen throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Jonathan Williams has been cut.
Vatanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Vatanen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vatanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Vatanen.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vatanen feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vatanen throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turo Vatanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vatanen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turo Vatanen!