PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jana Kristin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jana Kristin enters the cage!

Juutilainen
vs
Kristin

175 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jana Kristin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen sizes up Kristin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kristin.
Kristin tries to clinch but Juutilainen is having none of it.
Juutilainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kristin.
Juutilainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kristin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Juutilainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kristin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kristin misses with a few strikes there.
Kristin throws a sloppy head kick and Juutilainen moves out of range easily.
Kristin lands with a slapping head kick.
Juutilainen shoots in and drives through. Kristin sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Kristin.
Juutilainen takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristin swinging wilding here.
Kristin clinches but Juutilainen breaks the clinch
and Juutilainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Kristin has managed to clinch.
Juutilainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kristin breaks the clinch.
Kristin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Juutilainen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kristin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Juutilainen is controlling him.
Juutilainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juutilainen postures up in Kristin's guard and throws a big left but Kristin blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen wants to control from the top but Kristin keeps moving.
Juutilainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juutilainen 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.
Juutilainen postures up and lands a big shot to Kristin's brow.
Kristin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juutilainen.
Kristin wants to get back to his feet but Juutilainen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kristin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juutilainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Juutilainen shoots in and drives through. Kristin sprawls well.
Kristin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Juutilainen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kristin looks gassed!
Juutilainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Juutilainen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Juutilainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juutilainen stands up over Kristin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kristin wants to get back to his feet but Juutilainen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Juutilainen passes Kristin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Juutilainen slows the pace down in half guard.
Juutilainen is looking to take a break and control but Kristin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kristin's head.
Kristin won't allow Juutilainen to pass to mount.
Juutilainen working Kristin over with strikes.
Juutilainen throwing shots but Kristin is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juutilainen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Juutilainen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kristin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Juutilainen dominated that round.
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.

Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Juutilainen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kristin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Juutilainen landing punches.
Juutilainen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kristin is breathing heavily.
Juutilainen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Juutilainen landing punches.
Kristin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Juutilainen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Juutilainen landing shots from mount.
Kristin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Juutilainen is landing with some decent strikes but Kristin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Juutilainen with shots to the head and body - Kristin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kristin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Juutilainen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Juutilainen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kristin can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Juutilainen is working for a guillotine from mount but Kristin frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juutilainen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kristin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Juutilainen with the ground and pound from mount.
Juutilainen breaks from Kristin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juutilainen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kristin looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kristin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Juutilainen unloading with bombs!
Kristin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kristin is bucking up trying to escape but Juutilainen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Juutilainen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Juutilainen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Juutilainen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kristin is in a horrible position here. Juutilainen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kristin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Juutilainen looking to finish Kristin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kristin!
Juutilainen lands a big elbow.
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!
Juutilainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kristin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Juutilainen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juutilainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kristin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eino Juutilainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juutilainen cracks Kristin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eino Juutilainen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Juutilainen has a takedown stuffed.
Juutilainen blocks a jab.
Juutilainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristin circles away.
Kristin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juutilainen's sensitive parts.
Kristin is looking to clinch but Juutilainen is avoiding it.
Juutilainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kristin closes the distance but Juutilainen moves to the side

and Juutilainen counters with a single leg into guard. Kristin didn't expect that.
Juutilainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kristin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juutilainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kristin has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kristin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kristin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juutilainen advances position into side control!
Juutilainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kristin can do to turn this around?
Juutilainen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kristin down.
Juutilainen grinds an elbow into Kristin's temple.
Juutilainen cracks Kristin with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kristin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Juutilainen scores with punches from side control.

Juutilainen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Juutilainen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kristin's legs.
Juutilainen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kristin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen is working Kristin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Juutilainen cracks Kristin with a big elbow.
Kristin prevents Juutilainen from improving position.
Kristin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Juutilainen tries to advance to mount but Kristin denies him.
Juutilainen landing strikes.
Kristin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kristin is avoiding damage well.
Juutilainen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kristin is not content to let Juutilainen control the position.
Juutilainen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Juutilainen scores with punches from side control.
Juutilainen is looking to take a break and control but Kristin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jana Kristin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juutilainen scores with punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Juutilainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Juutilainen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Juutilainen!