PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Juhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talentti comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Talentti
vs
Juhtanen

167 cm
19
153 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

174 cm
24
152 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Juhtanen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juhtanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Juhtanen lands with a good body shot.
Talentti throws a nice looking combination but Juhtanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juhtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talentti fails to land the takedown.
Talentti tries to clinch up but Juhtanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Juhtanen lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Tommi Talentti has been cut.
Juhtanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Talentti avoids the body shot from Juhtanen.
Talentti shoots for a takedown but Juhtanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Talentti blocks the leg kick.
Talentti tries to close the distance and clinch but Juhtanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juhtanen connects with a body shot.
Jab by Juhtanen.
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!
Talentti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juhtanen throws a series of punches but Talentti avoids them all with ease.
Talentti takes one to the chin there.
Juhtanen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Juhtanen misses with a wild combination.
Juhtanen with a nice cross.
Talentti dodges the punch combination from Juhtanen.
Juhtanen misses with a lunging right hand

and Talentti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talentti.
A short left from Juhtanen.
A hook to the body from Juhtanen.
Juhtanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Talentti looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juhtanen has Talentti pressed against the cage.

Juhtanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talentti wants to clinch.
Juhtanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Talentti is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talentti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juhtanen.
Oh Talentti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aku Juhtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juhtanen misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Juhtanen misses.
Juhtanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juhtanen throws a hook to the side of Talentti's head but Talentti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juhtanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Juhtanen looks to land a combination but Talentti avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Juhtanen. Those never looked like landing.
Juhtanen misses with a straight right.
Talentti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Juhtanen.
Juhtanen looks gassed!
Sloppy strikes from Juhtanen. Those never looked like landing.
Talentti slips a straight right by Juhtanen.
Juhtanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juhtanen throws a hook but Talentti avoids it easily.
Talentti slips under a jab from Juhtanen.
A slow jab from Juhtanen misses its intended target.
Talentti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Talentti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juhtanen looks to land a combination but Talentti avoids it well.
Talentti seems to have got his legs back now.
Juhtanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talentti was well out of range. Poor timing from Juhtanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juhtanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Juhtanen throws a right hand that misses

and Talentti counters with a takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Talentti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Juhtanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Talentti tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Talentti goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Juhtanen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Talentti's guard! Nice work there by Juhtanen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Talentti looking for a triangle here. Juhtanen is fighting it but it looks tight! Talentti pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Juhtanen is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tommi Talentti!
Tommi Talentti tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.