PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Latvala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Children of Bodom - Tie my rope. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Latvala
vs
Kahn

190 cm
23
212 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latvala takes one on the button.
Kahn moves into range and connects with a jab.

Latvala manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kahn on his heels. He'll look to pass Kahn's guard now, I'm sure.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Latvala looking to sit in guard and control but Kahn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Latvala looking for a sweep. Not yet Latvala, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kahn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala keeping moving, preventing Kahn from controlling successfully.
Kahn preventing the sweep.
Latvala manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Latvala throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kahn wants to control but Latvala is having none of it.
Kahn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Latvala thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala looking to land elbow strikes but Kahn uses the position to regain half guard.
Kahn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Latvala.
Kahn is refusing to be controlled, as Latvala sits in half guard.
Latvala working over Kahn with some ground and pound. Kahn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Latvala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kahn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Latvala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kahn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Latvala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Latvala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Latvala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Latvala is trying to control. Kahn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kahn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Latvala.
Latvala trying to mount his opponent but Kahn defends it.
Latvala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Latvala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kahn defending well though.
Latvala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kahn's head.
Latvala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Latvala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kahn defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kahn's head.
Latvala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Latvala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Latvala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Latvala there.
Kahn tries to roll over but Latvala keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn is trying to maintain the position but Latvala is very close to passing his half guard.
Kahn tries to roll over but Latvala keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Latvala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kahn keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roope Latvala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kahn is looking to clinch but Latvala is avoiding it.
Kahn moves in looking to clinch but Latvala pushes him off.
Latvala throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Kahn slips a jab from Latvala.
Tyson Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Latvala tries to sprawl but Kahn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Latvala moves into full guard.
Latvala working a defensive guard here.
Kahn trying to control the position from guard on top but Latvala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Latvala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kahn is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala is controlling Kahn's posture.
Kahn trying to control the position from guard on top but Latvala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyson Kahn.
Kahn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Latvala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Latvala throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kahn's waist but Kahn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Latvala off to one side.
Kahn misses with a straight left.
Kahn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Latvala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Latvala gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Latvala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kahn wants to get up but he can't break Latvala's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Latvala manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kahn manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn pulls Latvala in close to his closed guard and prevents Latvala from doing any damage or advancing position.
Latvala preventing the sweep.
Kahn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Latvala's guard.
Latvala keeping moving, preventing Kahn from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn tries to stand but Latvala is controlling from the bottom.
Latvala is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Latvala is controlling the pace.
Kahn is trying to stand.
Latvala trying to control from half guard but Kahn is working away.
Latvala thows a huge punch but Kahn dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kahn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Latvala has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Roope Latvala just wasn't active enough.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn misses the jab.
Latvala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Latvala misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Latvala misses.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Latvala moves away and avoids it.
Kahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Kahn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Latvala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Latvala moved out of range.
Latvala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Latvala.
Latvala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn tries to clinch up.
Kahn throws out a loose jab but Latvala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn misses with a low kick as Latvala jumps back.
Kahn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Latvala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Latvala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Latvala moves away and avoids it.
Kahn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Latvala's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kahn misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Kahn as he connects with a hook.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Latvala moved out of range.
Kahn throws a big shot that misses.
Latvala moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch but Latvala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kahn lands with an uppercut that bounces Latvala off the cage and back into range.
Latvala lands a really nice looking cross but Kahn seems unphased.
Latvala is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kahn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Latvala moves away from the strike by Kahn.
Latvala shoots in for a takedown but Kahn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kahn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Latvala is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Latvala does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala moves away from the strike by Kahn.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Latvala.

Kahn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kahn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Latvala can't do much from the bottom here.
Latvala manages to get back to half guard.
Latvala is looking to control Kahn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Latvala avoid being mounted?
Kahn wants to stand but Latvala has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Kahn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala manages to get to full guard.
Latvala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kahn is stalling in the full guard.
Kahn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Latvala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Latvala is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kahn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Latvala is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahn trying to control the position from guard on top but Latvala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Latvala wants to sweep here but Kahn controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Kahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kahn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Kahn!