PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heishiro Mitsurugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Veijamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mitsurugi
vs
Veijamo

185 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heishiro Mitsurugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matti Veijamo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mitsurugi gets a clinch.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mitsurugi obliges.
Mitsurugi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Veijamo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitsurugi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veijamo avoids it.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mitsurugi.
Veijamo tries to circle away but Mitsurugi has him pinned against the cage.
Veijamo taking a breather.
Veijamo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veijamo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitsurugi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veijamo avoids it.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Mitsurugi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mitsurugi lands a nice elbow.
Mitsurugi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mitsurugi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
Veijamo managing to block the knees to the body from Mitsurugi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi landing knees to the body.
Veijamo stalling in the clinch but Mitsurugi improves position.
Veijamo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitsurugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitsurugi tries a knee to the head but Veijamo blocks it.
Veijamo managing to block the knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
Veijamo lands a right hand.
Veijamo taking a breather.
Veijamo is trying to break the clinch but Mitsurugi has him pressed against the cage.
Mitsurugi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Veijamo is defending well for now.
Veijamo tries to work over Mitsurugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitsurugi prevents a body shot from Veijamo.
Veijamo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitsurugi slows down the pace here.
Veijamo pushes Mitsurugi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Veijamo managing to block the knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Veijamo is trying to stall.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Veijamo avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
A right handed body shot lands from Veijamo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veijamo misses with the head strike.
Mitsurugi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Veijamo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veijamo avoiding damage as Mitsurugi throws knees to the body.
Veijamo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitsurugis head.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitsurugi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veijamo avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Veijamo avoids the damage to the body.
Veijamo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Veijamo working hard to break the clinch.
Veijamo scores with a hook to the body.
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Veijamo avoids the damage to the body.
Mitsurugi landing knees to the body.
Mitsurugi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Veijamo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veijamo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
Veijamo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitsurugi trying to land knees to the body.
Mitsurugi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veijamo.
Mitsurugi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Veijamo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veijamo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitsurugi circles away quickly and effectively.
Veijamo closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch there but Veijamo circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veijamo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veijamo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Veijamo moves away
and Veijamo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitsurugi walks into a stiff left hand from Veijamo.
Mitsurugi doesn't manage to clinch there - Veijamo circles away.

Mitsurugi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mitsurugi misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Veijamo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veijamo.
Mitsurugi prevents Veijamo from breaking the clinch.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitsurugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heishiro Mitsurugi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mitsurugi throws a sloppy head kick and Veijamo moves out of range easily.
Mitsurugi tries to close the distance and clinch but Veijamo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitsurugi wants to clinch but Veijamo slips to the side
and Veijamo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitsurugi wants to clinch.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch up.
Veijamo keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Veijamo moves away
and Veijamo counters with a three punch combo that has Mitsurugi backing up. Mitsurugi nods at Veijamo to acknowledge the strikes.
Matti Veijamo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Veijamo moves out of range.
Mitsurugi wants to clinch up but Veijamo keeps it at a distance.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Veijamo moves out of range.
Veijamo 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.
Mitsurugi wants to clinch.
Mitsurugi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Veijamo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitsurugi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Veijamo.
Veijamo misses with a double jab.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Veijamo moves out of range.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Veijamo misses.

Mitsurugi takes the fight into the clinch.
Mitsurugi trying to land knees to the body.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitsurugi blocks an uppercut.
Mitsurugi taking a breather.
Mitsurugi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Veijamo is defending well for now.
Veijamo avoids the elbow strike from Mitsurugi, against the cage.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
Veijamo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Veijamo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitsurugi backwards.
Mitsurugi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veijamo.
Veijamo is trying to force a seperation but Mitsurugi has the dominant position.
Mitsurugi trying to land knees to the body.
Veijamo stalling in the clinch but Mitsurugi improves position.
Veijamo digs a right hand underneath Mitsurugi's ribcage. Mitsurugi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Veijamo avoids the damage to the body.
Veijamo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Veijamo stalling in the clinch but Mitsurugi improves position.
Veijamo managing to block the knees to the body from Mitsurugi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veijamo.
Veijamo avoiding damage as Mitsurugi throws knees to the body.
Veijamo avoiding damage as Mitsurugi throws knees to the body.
Mitsurugi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veijamo.
Veijamo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Veijamo avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Veijamo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitsurugi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veijamo avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Veijamo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Veijamo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitsurugi slips a jab and a cross from Veijamo.
Veijamo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitsurugi wants to clinch up but Veijamo keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veijamo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitsurugi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Mitsurugi.
Veijamo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Mitsurugi is rocked!
A low kick from Mitsurugi misses
and Veijamo counters with a crisp right that sends Mitsurugi to the canvas! Veijamo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Veijamo!