PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wakka Pakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Luhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pakka
vs
Luhtanen

180 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

181 cm
27
180 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wakka Pakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Luhtanen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luhtanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luhtanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Luhtanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pakka.
A big right from Luhtanen misses.
Pakka moves in looking to clinch but Luhtanen pushes him off.
Luhtanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luhtanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pakka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pakka drops his hands momentarily and Luhtanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pakka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Henrik Luhtanen has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luhtanen misses with a hook.
Pakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pakka shoots in and drives through. Luhtanen sprawls well.
Pakka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luhtanen connects with the punch.
Pakka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luhtanen.
Luhtanen throws a right and a left that Pakka avoids nicely.
Luhtanen works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Luhtanen tries to keep at a distance but Pakka has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pakka.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pakka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Luhtanen tries to circle away but Pakka has him pinned against the cage.
Pakka slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pakka.
Pakka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luhtanen's elbow.
Luhtanen trying to control the position but instead, Pakka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Luhtanen into the cage.

Luhtanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luhtanen.
Luhtanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakka.
Pakka staying out of range there.
Pakka tries to clinch up but Luhtanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pakka scores with a jab to the head.
Pakka lands with a nice combination. Luhtanen backs away looking to recover.
Pakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luhtanen sizes up Pakka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pakka wants to clinch.
Luhtanen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Luhtanen swinging wildly here.
Luhtanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luhtanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen throws a right hand that Pakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Pakka also avoids with ease.
Luhtanen missing with a left hand there. Pakka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pakka throws a sloppy head kick and Luhtanen moves out of range easily.
Pakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luhtanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pakka doesn't seem bothered though.
Luhtanen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pakka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luhtanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pakka tries to clinch there but Luhtanen circles away.
Pakka tries to clinch
and Luhtanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luhtanen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pakka under the eye.
Pakka throws a body punch but Luhtanen moves out of range.
Pakka avoids the body shot from Luhtanen.
Pakka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pakka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luhtanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pakka throws a right and a left that Luhtanen avoids nicely.
Pakka slips under a jab.
Luhtanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henrik Luhtanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luhtanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Luhtanen does it's job there.
Luhtanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pakka counters with a three punch combo that has Luhtanen backing up. Luhtanen nods at Pakka to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from Pakka misses.

Pakka has managed to clinch.
Luhtanen has had enough of the clinch but Pakka keeps him there for the moment.
Pakka misses with some punches.
Pakka stalls.
Luhtanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Pakka.
Pakka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pakka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henrik Luhtanen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrik Luhtanen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Horrible takedown by Pakka or perhaps it was just good defense by Luhtanen which made him look bad.
Luhtanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luhtanen feints a jab promting Pakka to slip. Luhtanen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pakka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Luhtanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luhtanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Luhtanen misses.
Luhtanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luhtanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pakka scores with a jab. Luhtanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pakka tries to clinch there but Luhtanen circles away.

Pakka darts in and clinches Luhtanen up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luhtanen.
Pakka takes a shot to the head.
Pakka lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pakka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Luhtanen.
Luhtanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pakka just leaning against Luhtanen, taking a breather.
Pakka has a couple of punches blocked by Luhtanen.
Pakka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luhtanen is trying to push Pakka away but Pakka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pakka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luhtanen backwards.
Pakka stalling the fight.
Luhtanen blocks a body shot from Pakka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Pakka won't allow it.
Luhtanen misses with a punch to the body.
Wakka Pakka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Pakka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Luhtanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luhtanen throws an overhand right that lands on Pakka's shoulder, as Pakka tries to avoid the shot.
Pakka ducks under a wild hook from Luhtanen.
Pakka moves in looking to clinch but Luhtanen pushes him off.
Pakka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luhtanen's waist but Luhtanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pakka off to one side.
Luhtanen cracks Pakka with a good jab.
Pakka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luhtanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Luhtanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luhtanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pakka.
Wakka Pakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pakka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luhtanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luhtanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pakka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luhtanen swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wakka Pakka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pakka throws a body kick that misses.
Pakka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luhtanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pakka.
Henrik Luhtanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pakka ducks under a wild hook from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pakka closes the distance and clinches up with Luhtanen, looking for a takedown. Pakka pushes Luhtanen against the cage but Luhtanen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pakka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luhtanen staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pakka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luhtanen lands a jab to the nose.
Luhtanen throws a looping overhand right but Pakka ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luhtanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Pakka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luhtanen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Luhtanen swinging wildly here.
Pakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pakka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pakka ducks under a wild hook from Luhtanen.
Pakka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch lands to the side of Pakka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pakka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Luhtanen defends it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luhtanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No luck for Pakka with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Henrik Luhtanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Henrik Luhtanen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pakka wants to clinch but Luhtanen slips to the side
and Luhtanen counters with a straight right hand.
Pakka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luhtanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pakka.
Luhtanen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Wakka Pakka has been cut.
Pakka throws a right hand that Luhtanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Luhtanen also avoids with ease.
A combination from Luhtanen does no damage.
Pakka walks into a stiff left hand from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luhtanen.
Pakka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pakka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pakka fails with a takedown attempt.

Pakka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pakka misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luhtanen smiles and moves away.
Luhtanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pakka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wakka Pakka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luhtanen thuds a left hand into Pakka's body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pakka. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Luhtanen with a nice cross.
Pakka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luhtanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luhtanen scores with a shot to the body.
Pakka misses with the combination.
Luhtanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Pakka is just out of range.
Luhtanen throws a looping overhand right but Pakka ducks down to avoid it.
Pakka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luhtanen fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen throws a lazy right hand but Pakka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luhtanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Pakka.
Luhtanen scores with the left hand. Pakka knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Luhtanen misses.
Luhtanen stuffs the takedown.
Pakka ducks under a wild hook from Luhtanen.
Pakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pakka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pakka there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Luhtanen gets tackled into the cage by Pakka. Pakka maintains the clinch.
Pakka looking to stall.
Come on Pakka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Henrik Luhtanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pakka misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakka misses with a punch on the inside.
Pakka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Luhtanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luhtanen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pakka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luhtanen circles away.
Pakka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pakka tries to clinch but Luhtanen is having none of it.
Luhtanen works Pakka's body with a nice hook.
Luhtanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pakka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Luhtanen throws a combination that misses
and Pakka counters with a straight right hand.
Luhtanen throws a head kick that misses.
Luhtanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luhtanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Luhtanen thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Pakka misses.
Luhtanen misses with a shot to the body

and Pakka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Luhtanen won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pakka swings around for an armbar but Luhtanen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pakka's guard.
Luhtanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Luhtanen trying to control but Pakka is working from the bottom.
Wakka Pakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luhtanen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luhtanen wants to control from the top but Pakka keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henrik Luhtanen.
I've got Luhtanen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Henrik Luhtanen!
Henrik Luhtanen took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.