PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juntti Jallu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiden Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Juntti Jallu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Juntti Jallu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jallu
vs
Harper

180 cm
24
230 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

201 cm
23
262 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juntti Jallu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaiden Harper!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jallu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harper scores with a punch to the head.
Harper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jallu checks a low kick from Harper.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jallu has Harper up against the cage in a clinch.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Jallu looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Harper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jallu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harper up against the cage.
Jallu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jallu prevents a body shot from Harper.
Jallu looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Jallu avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Jallu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper has had enough of the clinch but Jallu keeps him there for the moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jallu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harper has Jallu pressed against the cage.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jallu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jallu lands a nice knee to the body.
Jallu lands a shot to the body.
Jallu misses with an elbow over the top.
Jallu is trying to maintain a safe position but Harper gets an underhook and turns Jallu into the cage.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Jallu scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kaiden Harper has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jallu as Harper tries to tie him up.
Harper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harper looks winded!
A knee to the head by Jallu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jallu taking a breather.
Jallu effectively controlling the action here.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Jallu.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jallu has him pressed against the cage.
Jallu avoids the elbow strike from Harper, against the cage.
Jallu looking to stall.
Jallu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jallu lands an uppercut.
Harper is trying to break the clinch but Jallu is controlling him.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Jallu uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallu swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jallu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harper wants to break free but Jallu has control.
Harper avoiding damage as Jallu throws knees to the body.
Jallu looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper is trying to maintain a safe position but Jallu gets an underhook and turns Harper into the cage.
Jallu is stalling here.
Jallu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Jallu looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Jallu misses with a knee strike.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jallu up against the cage.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jallu.
Harper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jallu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jallu connects with a knee to the head.

Harper manages to break the clinch.
Jallu moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
Jallu misses with a body kick.
Jallu throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Jallu scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juntti Jallu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaiden Harper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jallu moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Jallu.
Jallu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harper tries to land a body kick
and Jallu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jallu looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Kaiden Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper throws a body punch but Jallu moves out of range.
Jallu fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Jallu moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jallu connects with a nice looking jab.
Jallu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Jallu lands but Harper takes it in his stride.

That has opened up Kaiden Harper's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jallu. Harper shrugs it off though.
Juntti Jallu is winning the standup battle so far.
Jallu throws a leg kick but Harper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jallu tries to land a front kick but Harper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
Jallu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jallu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harper.
Jallu wants to clinch.
Jallu tries to clinch but Harper is having none of it.
Harper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jallu.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jallu - that will leave a mark!
Jallu throws a push kick but Harper slaps the foot to one side.
Harper throws a wild body kick that Jallu sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu throws a wild body kick that Harper sees coming a mile off.
Harper feints and then cracks Jallu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jallu down.
A lazy body kick from Jallu
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jallu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Harper moves out of range of the body kick from Jallu.
Jallu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jallu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jallu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jallu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jallu tries to clinch up but Harper circles away and keeps his distance.
Jallu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harper scores with a jab.
Jallu throws a wild body kick that Harper sees coming a mile off.
Harper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Jallu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jallu. Harper shrugs it off though.
Harper is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jallu.
Jallu throws the kick towards the body but Harper avoids it.
Jallu chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Jallu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jallu tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Jallu back against the cage.
Harper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jallu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jallu misses with a knee to the head.
Jallu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harper's face.
Jallu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jallu throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Jallu.
Jallu lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jallu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harper is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallu is looking to control Harper's arms but Harper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jallu has his back to the cage.
Jallu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jallu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Jallu's head.
Jallu keeps control of Harper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jallu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jallu keeps control of Harper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jallu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Jallu misses with a punch to the body.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Harper breaks the clinch.
Jallu throws a nice head kick!

The cut above Kaiden Harper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jallu pushes Harper away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juntti Jallu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaiden Harper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Jallu.
Nice body kick there by Harper.
Harper is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jallu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Jallu.
Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Jallu.
Jallu throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Jallu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Jallu.
Harper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jallu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jallu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jallu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jallu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jallu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jallu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harper will feel that in the morning.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jallu wants to clinch.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Jallu.
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
Jallu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harper. That one must have hurt.
Harper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jallu.
Jallu scores with a shot to the body.
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu scores with a head kick. Harper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jallu ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Jallu moves away and avoids it.
Harper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jallu scores with a kick to the body.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Kaiden Harper's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jallu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jallu throws a head kick that misses.

Jallu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jallu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Jallu.
Jallu struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jallu.
Jallu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harper trying to control the position but instead, Jallu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harper into the cage.
Jallu tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Jallu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harper up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Jallu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jallu slowing the pace effectively.
Jallu has Harper pushed against the cage.
Jallu misses with a knee to the head.
Jallu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Jallu is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jallu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Jallu scores with a shot to the side of Harper's head.
A short left from Harper.

It looks like Juntti Jallu has been cut.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Jallu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaiden Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jallu can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jallu's elbow.
Harper wants to break free but Jallu has control.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Harper.
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!
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juntti Jallu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juntti Jallu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jallu 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juntti Jallu!
Juntti Jallu thanked the fans post fight for their support.