PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teo Rantanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dany Kuntu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dany Kuntu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Teo Rantanen's chin.

Rantanen
vs
Kuntu

187 cm
22
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teo Rantanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dany Kuntu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rantanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuntu shoots in but no luck this time.
Rantanen throws an overhand right that lands on Kuntu's shoulder, as Kuntu tries to avoid the shot.
Rantanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuntu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rantanen connects with a single shot there.
Kuntu moves out of range of the strikes.
Rantanen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rantanen throws a shot to the body.
Rantanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheers as Kuntu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rantanen doesn't seem phased though.
Kuntu misses with a hook.
Kuntu slips a jab and a cross from Rantanen.
Rantanen wants to land a leg kick but Kuntu is out of range.
Rantanen misses with a takedown attempt - Kuntu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rantanen throws an off balance right hand
and Kuntu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Teo Rantanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rantanen shoots and misses
and Kuntu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuntu lands with an overhand left.
Rantanen misses with a leg kick
and Kuntu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rantanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuntu.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuntu, as that shot connected.
Rantanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kuntu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rantanen!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuntu controlling his opponent.
Rantanen wants to control but Kuntu is having none of it.
Kuntu controlling from mount.
Kuntu lands a big shot there that rocks Rantanen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rantanen tries to hold on but Kuntu pushes him away.
Kuntu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rantanen?
Rantanen is looking to improve his position but Kuntu isn't that keen on the idea.
Kuntu looking to control but Rantanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rantanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rantanen is breathing heavily.
Kuntu with a couple of short strikes.
Kuntu content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rantanen wants to control but Kuntu is having none of it.
Kuntu controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rantanen is looking to improve his position but Kuntu isn't that keen on the idea.
Kuntu looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rantanen is trying desperately to improve position.
Kuntu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rantanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuntu controlling the position easily from mount.
Rantanen tries to lock up and control but Kuntu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kuntu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kuntu controlling from mount.
Kuntu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rantanen is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dany Kuntu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuntu fails to land the takedown.
Rantanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuntu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rantanen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Kuntu is rocked!
Rantanen misses with an uppercut.
Kuntu is still on wobbly legs! Can Rantanen finish him?
The fighters circling - Rantanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rantanen misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Rantanen misses.
Rantanen tries to bum rush Kuntu with a series of wild strikes but Kuntu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rantanen misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dany Kuntu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rantanen misses with a combination
and Kuntu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuntu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rantanen throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kuntu to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuntu seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuntu scores with a nice head shot.
Rantanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuntu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuntu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rantanen misses with a double jab
and Kuntu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rantanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuntu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rantanen shoots in but Kuntu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rantanen fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntu looks for a takedown but Rantanen sprawls well.
Kuntu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rantanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuntu tries to sprawl out of it but Rantanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuntu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teo Rantanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rantanen takes one to the side of the head.
Rantanen with a poor takedown
and Kuntu counters with a left and a right that stings Rantanen.
Rantanen throws an off balance right hand
and Kuntu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rantanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuntu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuntu has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rantanen has a takedown stuffed.
Rantanen blocks a jab.
Kuntu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rantanen scores with a jab. Kuntu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuntu throws a hook but Rantanen blocks it.
Rantanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuntu but Kuntu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rantanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuntu but Kuntu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kuntu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuntu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rantanen misses with a double jab
and Kuntu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rantanen drops Kuntu with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kuntu! Rantanen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Teo Rantanen!