PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jani Ketola Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jani Ketola Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ketola Jr
vs
Johnstone

183 cm
19
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
173 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Ketola Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Johnstone!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnstone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnstone prevents Ketola Jr from improving his position.

Ketola Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnstone.

Johnstone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Ketola Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ketola Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ketola Jr is looking for a sweep. Johnstone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Johnstone is trying to work for a kimura but Ketola Jr is defending well.
Ketola Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ketola Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnstone pulls his head out easily.
Johnstone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Johnstone is trying to work for a kimura but Ketola Jr is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ketola Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnstone throwing strikes from guard but Ketola Jr blocks nicely.
Johnstone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Ketola Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnstone is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ketola Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Ketola Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnstone defends well.
Johnstone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ketola Jr is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr keeping moving, preventing Johnstone from controlling successfully.

Johnstone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Johnstone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnstone looking to pass the guard.

Johnstone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Ketola Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnstone is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone tries to free his leg and advance position but Ketola Jr is retaining full guard.

Ketola Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ketola Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnstone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnstone is trying to escape the mount but Ketola Jr keeps good control and instead manages to take Johnstone's back.

Ketola Jr working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ketola Jr is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Johnstone knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Johnstone for a finish.

Ketola Jr is persistently looking for the submission but Johnstone is defending it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnstone preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ketola Jr.
Ketola Jr controlling well, preventing Johnstone from escaping the position.
Johnstone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ketola Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Johnstone is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Ketola Jr off. It looks like it's working - Ketola Jr slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Johnstone displaying calm under pressure there.
Ketola Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Johnstone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Johnstone is working for a kimura but Ketola Jr is defending it quite comfortably.

Johnstone wants to work for an arm triangle but Ketola Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnstone is trying to control the action in half guard but Ketola Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Ketola Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ketola Jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnstone is looking for a sweep.

Ketola Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnstone can do anything to dispel that myth.

Ketola Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ketola Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnstone is looking to regain half guard here but Ketola Jr keeps moving and retains side control.

Ketola Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnstone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ketola Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnstone can do to turn this around?
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!
Johnstone tries to buck Ketola Jr off but Ketola Jr is having none of it.

Ketola Jr goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johnstone rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ketola Jr's guard! Nice work there by Johnstone!

Ketola Jr is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Johnstone rolls with it to try and escape but Ketola Jr cranks on the arm and Johnstone is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jani Ketola Jr!
Jani Ketola Jr took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Im gonna win and keep this belt a loong looong time nigga! '.