PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ice Cube - Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lehtonen
vs
Miller

190 cm
28
186 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

182 cm
32
196 lbs
20 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Bloodsport Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jari Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Miller!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a right and a left that Lehtonen avoids nicely.

Lehtonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehtonen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lehtonen breaks the clinch.

Lehtonen moves into the clinch.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lehtonen rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Lehtonen is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lehtonen tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Lehtonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lehtonen tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.

Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen misses with a hook.
Miller dives in and grabs Lehtonen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lehtonen pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Lehtonen stuffs the takedown.
Lehtonen is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.

Lehtonen gets tackled into the cage by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtonen.

Lehtonen manages to break the clinch.
Lehtonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehtonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen misses the jab.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lehtonen counters by clinching up.
Jari Lehtonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Miller.
Lehtonen misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lehtonen.

Lehtonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jari Lehtonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lehtonen wants to land a leg kick but Miller is out of range.

Lehtonen rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lehtonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.

Lehtonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehtonen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.
Lehtonen misses with a two punch combination.
Lehtonen tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Lehtonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.

Lehtonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehtonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lehtonen is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lehtonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lehtonen backwards.
Lehtonen tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller keeps control of Lehtonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Lehtonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Lehtonen scores with a one two! Miller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lehtonen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lehtonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Lehtonen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Miller moves into the clinch successfully.

Lehtonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lehtonen as he jumps to the side.
Lehtonen lands the left hand.
Lehtonen wants to clinch.
Lehtonen misses with the combination.

Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with the head strike.

Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lehtonen closes the distance and clinches.
Lehtonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Lehtonen scores with a shoulder strike.

Lehtonen breaks the clinch.

Lehtonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehtonen throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Miller stumbling backwards into the cage! Miller bounces back off the cage towards Lehtonen, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Lehtonen lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Lehtonen celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jari Lehtonen!
Jari Lehtonen very nearly forgot to thank ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.