PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Polvi Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Junttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lumpio
vs
Junttila

185 cm
24
195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
32
185 lbs
15 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Polvi Lumpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Junttila!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumpio 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 thudding body kick lands there by Lumpio!
Polvi Lumpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lumpio throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lumpio, right into the meat.
Lumpio misses with a low kick.
Junttila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lumpio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Junttila throws a shot from downtown. Lumpio moves away and avoids it.
Junttila shoots in for a takedown but Lumpio shows good takedown defense.
Lumpio doesn't manage to clinch there - Junttila circles away.
Junttila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lumpio.
Lumpio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Junttila if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lumpio instigates a clinch.
Lumpio digs a right hand into Junttila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Junttila's gas tank.
Junttila looks gassed!
Lumpio lands an elbow just above Junttila 's eye.

It looks like Pertti Junttila has been cut.
Lumpio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junttila is looking for a takedown.
Junttila has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lumpio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Polvi Lumpio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Junttila.
Lumpio is pushing Junttila up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Junttila takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lumpio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Junttila avoiding damage as Lumpio throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lumpio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Lumpio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Junttila lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Lumpio.
Lumpio trying to land knees to the body.
Junttila is trying to pull guard but Lumpio has him pressed against the cage.
Lumpio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Pertti Junttila's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junttila has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lumpio after a bit of a struggle.
Lumpio scores a nice knee to the body.
Lumpio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lumpio obliges.
Lumpio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Junttila fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lumpio.
Lumpio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Junttila blocks it.
Knees to the body from Lumpio.
Lumpio lands a damaging elbow.

Pertti Junttila's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lumpio.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pertti Junttila's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Polvi Lumpio!