PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Ketola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syntha Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syntha Six is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ketola
vs
Six

184 cm
23
203 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

184 cm
30
215 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Ketola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syntha Six!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ketola looks to land a left hand but Six moved out of range nicely.
Six uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketola.
Six misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Six fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ketola manages to avoid it.
Six misses with a two punch combination.
Ketola lands a glancing blow to the side of Six's head.
The fighters circling - Six throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ketola misses with a looping left.
Six throws a half hearted mid kick.

Six closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Six prevents Ketola from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ketola is trying to break the clinch but Six has him pressed against the cage.

Six jumps into guard, dragging Ketola to the mat.
Ketola would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketola wants to stand and escape but instead Six has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ketola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Six trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ketola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ketola keeping moving, preventing Six from controlling successfully.
Six is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Syntha Six has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Ketola.
Ketola throws a leg kick that misses.
Six swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Six misses the shot to the body.
Ketola looks to land a right hand but Six moved out of range.
Ketola avoids a kick to the body.
Ketola slips a jab and a cross from Six.
A combination from Six does no damage.
Six uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ketola.
Ketola checks a low kick from Six.
Ketola throws out a loose jab but Six uses good head movement to avoid it.
Six misses with a shot to the body
and Six takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six ducks under a wild hook from Ketola.
Six cracks Ketola with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Jani Ketola has been cut.
Ketola misses with a straight left.
Six lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Six wants to clinch.
Six misses with a low kick.
Six bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Six takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Six misses with a hook. Ketola ducked under it nicely.
Ketola misses with a hook. Six ducked under it nicely.
Six misses with a wild body shot.
Ketola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Six throws out the jab.
Six throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ketola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ketola looks to land a right hand but Six moved out of range.
Ketola looks to land a right hand but Six moved out of range.
Six swinging wildly here.
Six stuns Ketola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ketola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ketola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Six lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ketola circles away quickly and effectively.
Six scores with a shot to the body.
Ketola is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ketola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ketola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ketola keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Six misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Syntha Six dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jani Ketola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Six uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ketola.
Ketola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Six is out of range.
Six throws a leg kick but Ketola sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ketola checks a low kick from Six.
Six throws a nice looking combination but Ketola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ketola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ketola misses with a wild body shot.
Six scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Six misses.
Six throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Six moves out of range as Ketola strikes.
Ketola throws an overhand right that lands on Six's shoulder, as Six tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Six coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Six looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ketola throws a right and a left that Six avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six throws a lazy right hand but Ketola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Six slips under a jab from Ketola.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ketola avoids the body shot from Six.
Ketola missing with a left hand there. Six was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Six misses with a looping right.
Ketola throws a combination that misses
and Six counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Six's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ketola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Six scrambles back to his feet.
Ketola misses with a body shot.

Six has taken the fight to the clinch.

Six decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ketola has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Six is proving hard to escape from.
Six bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ketola's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six trying to control the position from guard on top but Ketola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Six with a flurry of punches that miss.
Six is looking to stand up but Ketola won't let him.
Six won't allow Ketola to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Six throwing strikes from guard but Ketola blocks nicely.
Six trying to control the position from guard on top but Ketola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Six working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sloppy strikes there by Six.

Six decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ketola to his feet.
Six slips a jab from Ketola.
Ketola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Six looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ketola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six.
Ketola swings widly with a right hand
and Six cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Six sizes up Ketola with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Syntha Six seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ketola ducks under a wild hook from Six.
A combination from Six does no damage.
Six has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ketola throws a big shot that misses.
Ketola misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Six misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ketola misses with a looping right.
Six misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ketola. Those never looked like landing.
Ketola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Six circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Syntha Six showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jani Ketola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Ketola misses.
Ketola moves forwards but Six connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Six throws an overhand right that lands on Ketola's shoulder, as Ketola tries to avoid the shot.
Ketola staying out of range there.
Six throws out a leg kick but Ketola moves out of range and Six only half commits.
Six defending well as Ketola loads up on a big left hand.
Ketola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ketola swats away the attempt to clinch by Six.
Six throws out a loose jab but Ketola uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Six checks a leg kick.
Ketola digs a good body shot into Six's ribs.
Ketola misses with a looping left.
Ketola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six.
Ketola thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketola misses with a right hand
and Six counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Six throws a series of punches but Ketola moves out of range.

A jab-cross combination lands for Six and sends Ketola crashing to the mat! Six follows him down to the mat - Ketola regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Ketola is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Six decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Oh Ketola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Six throws a pinpoint strike between Ketola's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Ketola crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Six scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Syntha Six!