PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mieto
vs
Kantola

183 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juha Mieto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mieto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mieto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kantola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kantola checks a leg kick.
Kantola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Kantola.
Kantola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kantola explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kantola digs a good body shot into Mieto's ribs.
Mieto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kantola is out of range and Mieto settles back down.
Kantola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mieto doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mieto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mieto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kantola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kantola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mieto throws a leg kick but Kantola sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kantola has a takedown stuffed.
Mieto feints a jab promting Kantola to slip. Mieto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kantola slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mieto.
Kantola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mieto tries to work over Kantola's front leg with a kick but Kantola checks it.
Kantola scores with a jab.
Kantola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mieto.
A jab from Mieto does it's job there.
Kantola throws a hook but Mieto blocks it.
Juha Mieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oooooh!!! Kantola has knocked Mieto down with a huge combo! Kantola steps away and waves a wobbly Mieto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mieto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kantola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kantola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kantola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Kantola blocks the leg kick.

Kantola gets tackled into the cage by Mieto. Mieto maintains the clinch.
Kantola is looking to control Mieto's arms but Mieto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kantola has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kantola stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kantola.
Mieto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kantola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kantola wants to stall.
Kantola stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kantola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mieto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mieto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kantola backwards.
Kantola tries to work over Mieto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Kantola.
Kantola tries to score a body lock takedown but Mieto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantola lands a left hand.
Mieto throws a punch but it's blocked by Kantola.
Kantola jumps guard but Mieto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Juha Mieto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Kantola.
Mieto looking to stall.
Kantola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kantola prevents a body shot from Mieto.
Kantola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kantola misses with a punch on the inside.
Kantola lands with a short shot to the head.

Kantola has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mieto uses from the top position.
Mieto trying to control the position from guard on top but Kantola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mieto is sitting in close to Kantola's body. Kantola has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mieto is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mieto is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kantola.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antti Kantola!
Antti Kantola is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Antti Kantola thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.