PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contemprato's entrance music is This Is How We Do It. A fine choice. Rannanjarvi has chosen Stonehenge by Spinal Tap as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Contemprato
vs
Rannanjarvi

175 cm
29
165 lbs
19 - 7 - 3

195 cm
32
169 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 19 - 7 - 3, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Rannanjarvi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that Contemprato semi-blocks.

It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.
Rannanjarvi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Contemprato.
Contemprato looks to score with a jab to the body but Rannanjarvi is just out of range.
Rannanjarvi throws a looping overhand right but Contemprato ducks down to avoid it.
Contemprato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rannanjarvi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noel Contemprato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rannanjarvi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Contemprato throws out the jab.
Contemprato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Contemprato loads up on a big right hand but Rannanjarvi slips the punch.
Contemprato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rannanjarvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Contemprato checks a leg kick.
Rannanjarvi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Contemprato cracks the inside of Rannanjarvi's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contemprato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rannanjarvi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Contemprato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Contemprato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rannanjarvi backs up against the cage.
Contemprato shoots in looking for a takedown. Rannanjarvi tries to sprawl out of it but Contemprato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rannanjarvi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi scores with a body shot.
Rannanjarvi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Contemprato is able to avoid easily.
Contemprato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Contemprato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Contemprato throws a body kick that misses.
Contemprato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rannanjarvi sizes up Contemprato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rannanjarvi throws a right hand that Contemprato ducks under and follows up with a left that Contemprato also avoids with ease.
Rannanjarvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contemprato was well out of range. Poor timing from Rannanjarvi.
Contemprato swings for the body but Rannanjarvi moves out of range.
Contemprato just misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rannanjarvi. Contemprato does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rannanjarvi. Those never looked like landing.
Contemprato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Contemprato tries to clinch but Rannanjarvi moves out of range.
Contemprato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Contemprato.
Rannanjarvi scores with a jab.
Contemprato lands with a hook. Rannanjarvi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rannanjarvi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rannanjarvi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Contemprato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rannanjarvi.
Contemprato lands with an overhand left.
Contemprato misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Contemprato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rannanjarvi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Contemprato.
A combination from Contemprato does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato ducks under a wild hook from Rannanjarvi.
Contemprato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contemprato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Contemprato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rannanjarvi, pushing him back against the cage.
Contemprato blocks an uppercut.
Contemprato scores with a shot to the side of Rannanjarvi's head.
Rannanjarvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rannanjarvi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Contemprato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rannanjarvi tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rannanjarvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Contemprato controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Contemprato fails to land.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Contemprato.
Rannanjarvi scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contemprato wants a takedown but no success here.
Contemprato struggles to land a body shot inside as Rannanjarvi controls his hands.
Contemprato misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws a punch but it's blocked by Rannanjarvi.
A shot in the inside from Rannanjarvi.
Nice body punch from Rannanjarvi - that landed with a thud.
Contemprato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rannanjarvi.
Contemprato working aggressively here.
Rannanjarvi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right hook to the body lands for Rannanjarvi.
Contemprato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Contemprato misses with the head strike.
Contemprato blocks a body shot from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi missing with knees to the body.
Contemprato digs a right hand underneath Rannanjarvi's ribcage. Rannanjarvi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Contemprato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rannanjarvi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Contemprato.
Rannanjarvi tries to land knees in the clinch but Contemprato avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rannanjarvi tries to throw a body punch but Contemprato avoids it by throwing Rannanjarvi back against the cage.
Contemprato lands with a light punch inside.
Contemprato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Contemprato throws a punch but it's blocked by Rannanjarvi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antti Rannanjarvi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rannanjarvi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rannanjarvi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Contemprato.
Rannanjarvi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Contemprato misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a body kick that misses.
Contemprato avoids the head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Contemprato misses with a looping right.
Rannanjarvi lands with a slapping head kick.
Contemprato throws a shot from downtown. Rannanjarvi moves away and avoids it.
Contemprato throws a series of punches but Rannanjarvi moves out of range.
Contemprato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Contemprato misses with a double jab.
Contemprato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rannanjarvi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rannanjarvi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Contemprato circles away quickly and effectively.
Contemprato scores with a decent looking hook.
Contemprato misses with the combination.
Contemprato connects with a looping right hand.
Rannanjarvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rannanjarvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Contemprato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Contemprato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rannanjarvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Contemprato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rannanjarvi is able to avoid easily.
Contemprato cracks Rannanjarvi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rannanjarvi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Contemprato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contemprato 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.

Contemprato clinches up with Rannanjarvi and pushes him back against the cage.
Rannanjarvi misses with a punch to the body.
Rannanjarvi is working Contemprato over against the cage.
Antti Rannanjarvi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rannanjarvi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rannanjarvi tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contemprato prevents a body shot from Rannanjarvi.
A short left from Contemprato.
Contemprato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rannanjarvi blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rannanjarvi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contemprato.
Rannanjarvi scores with a shot to the side of Contemprato's head.
Rannanjarvi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Contemprato takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Contemprato.
A nice left hand lands by Contemprato.
Rannanjarvi prevents Contemprato from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Contemprato.
Contemprato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contemprato lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rannanjarvi.
Contemprato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rannanjarvi can't find room to land a body shot as Contemprato controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rannanjarvi.
Contemprato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contemprato lands a nice uppercut.
Rannanjarvi tries to land knees in the clinch but Contemprato avoids the damage to the body.

Contemprato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Contemprato has managed to clinch.
Contemprato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rannanjarvi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rannanjarvi lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Rannanjarvi fails to land.
Contemprato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Contemprato fails to land.

Contemprato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Contemprato throws a low kick but Rannanjarvi moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Contemprato.
Contemprato scores with a head kick. Rannanjarvi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick but Contemprato moves out of range.
Contemprato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rannanjarvi manages to avoid it.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body kick.
Contemprato throws a poor cross that misses
and Rannanjarvi counters with a low kick, right behind Contemprato 's knee.
Donk. Contemprato catches Rannanjarvi right on the button with a cross.
Contemprato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Contemprato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Contemprato throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato connects with a body shot.
Contemprato misses with a lunging right hand
and Rannanjarvi counters with a head kick.
Contemprato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rannanjarvi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noel Contemprato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Contemprato misses with a lunging right hand
and Rannanjarvi counters with a good low kick that Contemprato was not able to check.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rannanjarvi with a nice cross.
Rannanjarvi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Contemprato cracks the inside of Rannanjarvi's front leg.
Contemprato displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Contemprato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rannanjarvi throws out the jab.
Contemprato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Contemprato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Contemprato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rannanjarvis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Contemprato throws an overhand right that lands on Rannanjarvi's shoulder, as Rannanjarvi tries to avoid the shot.
Rannanjarvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Contemprato moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Contemprato blocks the leg kick.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that half lands.
Noel Contemprato is winning the standup battle so far.
Contemprato misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Contemprato blocks the leg kick.
Contemprato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Contemprato throws a jab when Rannanjarvi was well out of range.
Contemprato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rannanjarvi in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contemprato. Rannanjarvi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rannanjarvi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Contemprato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rannanjarvi.
Contemprato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Contemprato throws an overhand right that lands on Rannanjarvi's shoulder, as Rannanjarvi tries to avoid the shot.
Rannanjarvi throws the left hand but Contemprato avoids the punch easily.
Rannanjarvi throws out a loose jab but Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rannanjarvi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rannanjarvi scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick that misses.
Contemprato scores with the left hand. Rannanjarvi knows he should have avoided that one.
Contemprato swings for the body but Rannanjarvi moves out of range.
Contemprato thows a leg kick but Rannanjarvi checks it
and Rannanjarvi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contemprato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Contemprato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Contemprato misses with an uppercut. Rannanjarvi saw that one coming.
Rannanjarvi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Contemprato.
Contemprato blocks a head kick by Rannanjarvi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rannanjarvi. Contemprato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contemprato avoids the body shot from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rannanjarvi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws a wild body kick that Rannanjarvi sees coming a mile off.
Rannanjarvi slips a jab from Contemprato.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range as Contemprato strikes.
Contemprato swats away the attempt to clinch by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi just misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato throws a nice looking combination but Rannanjarvi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rannanjarvi slips under a jab.
Rannanjarvi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Contemprato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rannanjarvi.

Contemprato rushes Rannanjarvi and presses him up against the cage.
Rannanjarvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Contemprato controls his hands.
Contemprato tries to throw a body punch but Rannanjarvi avoids it by throwing Contemprato back against the cage.
Contemprato is leaning against Rannanjarvi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rannanjarvi has a couple of punches blocked by Contemprato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rannanjarvi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Contemprato backwards.
Rannanjarvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Contemprato's elbow.
Contemprato prevents a body shot from Rannanjarvi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rannanjarvi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contemprato avoiding damage as Rannanjarvi throws knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi throws a punch but it's blocked by Contemprato.
Rannanjarvi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Contemprato prevents a body shot from Rannanjarvi.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Contemprato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Contemprato controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Contemprato.
Contemprato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Contemprato is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato wants to get back to striking at distance but Rannanjarvi won't allow it.
Rannanjarvi lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Noel Contemprato.
Well Contemprato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Antti Rannanjarvi!
During a confident post fight interview, Antti Rannanjarvi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.