PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Floor Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Virtanen's choice of entrance music: Haittavaikutus - Matkalla. Kenny Floor Jan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Floor Jan
vs
Virtanen

170 cm
27
165 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

174 cm
25
162 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Floor Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elias Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen throws a chopping leg kick but Floor Jan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Virtanen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Virtanen.
Virtanen is looking to chop away at Floor Jan's legs.

Floor Jan clinches up with Virtanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Floor Jan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Virtanen is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Floor Jan.
Come on Floor Jan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Floor Jan blocks an elbow strike.
Floor Jan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Floor Jan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Floor Jan up against the cage.
Virtanen stalling in the clinch but Floor Jan improves position.
Virtanen lands an uppercut.

Virtanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Floor Jan tries to clinch but Virtanen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen motions for Floor Jan to come forward. Virtanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Virtanen swinging wildly here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Floor Jan.
Virtanen looking for a sweep but Floor Jan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Floor Jan controlling the position easily from mount.
Floor Jan takes Virtanen's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Virtanen is in trouble.

Floor Jan sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Virtanen taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenny Floor Jan!