PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Usko Luttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barnaba Graniecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graniecki has chosen Bad to the bone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luttinen
vs
Graniecki

172 cm
20
161 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Luttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barnaba Graniecki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luttinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Luttinen throws a big shot that misses.
Graniecki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Luttinen checks it well.
Graniecki swinging wildly here.
Luttinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Graniecki throws a head kick but Luttinen moves out of range.
Luttinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luttinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Graniecki momentarily.
Luttinen tries to clinch up.
Graniecki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luttinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Graniecki.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Graniecki.
That kick from Luttinen tenderised Graniecki's leg. Graniecki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Graniecki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Luttinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnaba Graniecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graniecki throws a head kick but Luttinen moves out of range.
Graniecki misses with a two punch combination.
Luttinen scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graniecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luttinen lands a two punch combo.
Luttinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luttinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graniecki fails to land with a series of punches.
Luttinen lands a nice hook to Graniecki's body. Graniecki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luttinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luttinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luttinen scores with a leg kick.
Luttinen is looking to wear down Graniecki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Graniecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luttinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graniecki's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luttinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Luttinen misses.
Luttinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luttinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Graniecki.
Graniecki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graniecki throws a combination that misses
enabling Luttinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Luttinen scores with a shot to the body.
Graniecki looks to score with a jab to the body but Luttinen is just out of range.
Graniecki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Graniecki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Graniecki looks gassed!
Graniecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luttinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graniecki throws a series of punches but Luttinen moves out of range.
Luttinen misses with a double jab.
Luttinen with a hook.
Graniecki throws a lazy right hand but Luttinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luttinen looks to land a combination but Graniecki avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luttinen.
Luttinen works the jab nicely.
Graniecki looks to land a combination. Luttinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Luttinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luttinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luttinen cracks a nice hook into Graniecki's ribs.
Luttinen throws a jab when Graniecki was well out of range.
Graniecki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luttinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Luttinen scores with a push kick.
Luttinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Luttinen throws a head kick that Graniecki semi-blocks.

Graniecki is rocked!

It looks like Barnaba Graniecki has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luttinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graniecki is still on wobbly legs! Can Luttinen finish him?
A head kick misses from Graniecki.
Graniecki seems to have recovered his senses.
Luttinen lands a really nice looking cross but Graniecki seems unphased.
Luttinen cracks Graniecki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luttinen, right into the meat.
Luttinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graniecki.
Luttinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graniecki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luttinen swings for the body but Graniecki moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Graniecki.
Luttinen thumps Graniecki with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Graniecki.
Donk. Luttinen catches Graniecki right on the button with a cross.
Luttinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graniecki.
Luttinen with a nice cross.
Graniecki throws a combination that misses
and Luttinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graniecki throws a series of strikes that have Luttinen backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graniecki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luttinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Graniecki really felt that one!
Luttinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Graniecki dodges the punch combination from Luttinen.
Graniecki throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Usko Luttinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barnaba Graniecki's cut.
That's time! Luttinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Graniecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luttinen digs a good body shot into Graniecki's ribs.
Graniecki throws a head kick but Luttinen moves out of range.
Graniecki just misses with a punch to the body.
Usko Luttinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Graniecki throws a leg kick
and Luttinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luttinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luttinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Luttinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Luttinen.
Graniecki swinging wildly here.
Graniecki looks to land a body kick but Luttinen moved away.
Luttinen lands with a straight right. Graniecki didn't see that one coming.
Graniecki is breathing heavily.
Luttinen blocks the body kick.
Luttinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luttinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Luttinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good leg kick by Luttinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graniecki throws a series of punches but Luttinen moves out of range.

Luttinen rushes Graniecki and presses him up against the cage.
Graniecki slowing the pace effectively.
Graniecki misses with a punch on the inside.
Luttinen looking to stall.
Come on Luttinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Graniecki blocks an elbow strike from Luttinen.
Graniecki trying to stall but Luttinen improves his position.
Graniecki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Luttinen.
Luttinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Graniecki controls his hands.
Graniecki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Graniecki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graniecki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Graniecki on the inside.
Graniecki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graniecki tries to work over Luttinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Luttinen breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Graniecki.
Luttinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Luttinen punishes Graniecki's body with a nice straight punch.
Graniecki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graniecki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luttinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luttinen tries to clinch up but Graniecki circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice combination there by Luttinen.
A punch combination from Graniecki misses.
A left and a right from Luttinen both land. Nice combination.
Graniecki throws a right hand that Luttinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Luttinen also avoids with ease.
Luttinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Graniecki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luttinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luttinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luttinen cracks Graniecki with an open hand slap.
Graniecki just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen digs a good hook to Graniecki's body.
Graniecki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Luttinen.
Luttinen cracks the inside of Graniecki's front leg.
Luttinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Luttinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graniecki circles away quickly and effectively.
Luttinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Graniecki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Luttinen lands a leg kick that knocks Graniecki off balance momentarily.
Graniecki lands a head kick. Luttinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luttinen connects with the punch.
Graniecki walks into a jab.
Luttinen lands a brutal head kick. Graniecki looks out on his feet and Luttinen throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Usko Luttinen!
A relieved looking Usko Luttinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.