PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Barrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Barrow will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mieto
vs
Barrow

183 cm
22
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
194 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juha Mieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Barrow!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mieto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mieto.
Mieto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mieto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Mieto - just one landing.
Barrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Mieto counters with an outside leg kick.
Barrow avoids the head kick by Mieto.
Mieto works the jab nicely.
Barrow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mieto to score with a decent uppercut.

Mieto closes the distance and clinches.
Mieto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mieto misses with some punches.
Barrow wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Mieto on the inside.
Mieto slowing the pace effectively.
Mieto lands with a short shot to the head.
Barrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mieto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barrow or not.
Barrow is trying to force a seperation but Mieto has the dominant position.
Mieto tries to throw a body punch but Barrow avoids it by throwing Mieto back against the cage.
Barrow tries to break free but Mieto pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barrow as Mieto tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Barrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mieto is pushing Barrow up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mieto lands with a light punch inside.
Mieto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrow's efforts to push away.
Barrow can't break the clinch.
Barrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mieto has him pressed against the cage.
Mieto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrow's efforts to push away.
Barrow has had enough of the clinch but Mieto keeps him there for the moment.
Mieto keeps control of Barrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barrow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mieto lands a shot to the body.
Barrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mieto keeps control of Barrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mieto scores with a shot to the side of Barrow's head.
Mieto scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mieto.
Mieto is leaning against Barrow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mieto leaning against his opponent.
Mieto lands a shoulder strike.
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!
A short left from Mieto.

Barrow is rocked!

It looks like Danny Barrow has been cut.
Mieto keeps control of Barrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mieto lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mieto.
A right hook to the body lands for Mieto.
Mieto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barrow looks gassed!
Mieto lands a right hand.
Barrow is trying to force a seperation but Mieto has the dominant position.
Mieto pushes Barrow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mieto.
A right hook to the body lands for Mieto.
Mieto digs a right hand underneath Barrow's ribcage. Barrow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barrow letting Mieto take a breather here.
Mieto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrow backwards.
Mieto effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrow is trying to break free.
Barrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mieto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrow backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mieto.
Mieto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mieto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Mieto finish him?
Barrow tries to break free but Mieto pushes him back against the cage.
Barrow seems to have recovered his senses.
Mieto taking a breather.
Mieto scores with a shoulder strike.
Mieto digs a right hand into Barrow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barrow's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Mieto.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mieto.
Barrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mieto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mieto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mieto keeps control of Barrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mieto lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrow backwards.
Barrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mieto drops Barrow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Barrow is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mieto scores with a shot to the side of Barrow's head.
Mieto unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barrow! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mieto is unloading with more strikes now! Barrow drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Mieto!
Our winner, Juha Mieto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.