PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Juntunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta comes to the cage accompanied by God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright. Juntunen has chosen Lumessakahlaajat as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Pinta
vs
Juntunen

192 cm
35
213 lbs
32 - 12 - 1

198 cm
27
220 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

DJs Locker

Perkele!

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 32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Juntunen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntunen scores with a jab. Pinta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pinta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Juntunen slips under a jab from Pinta.
Pinta 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.
Pinta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pinta loads up on a big right hand but Juntunen slips the punch.
Pinta throws out a loose jab but Juntunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntunen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Juntunen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juntunen throws a body kick that misses.
Pinta connects with a leg kick. Juntunen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Juntunen checks a leg kick nicely.
Pinta looks to land a left hand but Juntunen moved out of range nicely.
Juntunen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinta throws a body punch but Juntunen moves out of range.
Juntunen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pinta's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Juntunen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Juntunen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juntunen.
Pinta defending well as Juntunen loads up on a big left hand.
Juntunen tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Juntunen does no damage.
Pinta cracks Juntunen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Tomi Juntunen has been cut.
Juntunen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinta throws a right hand that Juntunen ducks under and follows up with a left that Juntunen also avoids with ease.
Juntunen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juntunen throws the kick towards the body but Pinta avoids it.
Juntunen moves out of range as Pinta strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen misses with a body shot.
Juntunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinta moves away.
Pinta looks to land a left hand but Juntunen moved out of range nicely.
Pinta looks to land a left hand but Juntunen moved out of range nicely.
Juntunen lands with a slapping head kick.
Juntunen's corner calls for a 1-2. Juntunen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pinta thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juntunen misses with a head kick.
Juntunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinta.
Juntunen throws a leg kick
and Pinta counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinta looks to throw the jab but Juntunen is out of range.
Pinta looks to land a right hand but Juntunen moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Juntunen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Juntunen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juntunen.
Pinta throws a low kick, looking for Juntunen's leg but Juntunen calmly moves out of range.
Juntunen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Juntunen lands a glancing blow to the side of Pinta's head.
Juntunen scores with a nice strike.
Pinta misses with a lunging right hand
and Juntunen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Juntunen moves away from the strike by Pinta.
Juntunen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntunen thows a body kick. Pinta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pinta is breathing heavily.
Pinta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Juntunen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pinta scrambles back to his feet.
and Juntunen counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Pinta! He's just covering up as Juntunen starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Juntunen!
A relieved looking Tomi Juntunen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.