PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaako Meritähti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Meritähti
vs
Voller

185 cm
27
220 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

191 cm
32
218 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaako Meritähti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Meritähti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meritähti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voller was well out of range. Poor timing from Meritähti.
Meritähti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meritähti lands a body shot.
Meritähti throws out a loose jab but Voller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meritähti lands a body shot.
Meritähti shoots in for a takedown but Voller shows good takedown defense.

Voller moves into range and clinches up with Meritähti.
Meritähti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Voller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meritähti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meritähti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voller.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Meritähti fails to land.
Meritähti struggles to land a body shot inside as Voller controls his hands.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Meritähti throws a punch but it's blocked by Voller.
Meritähti blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meritähti throws a head punch that misses.
Voller scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meritähti lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Meritähti.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Meritähti blocking some punches.
Meritähti lands with a short shot to the head.
Meritähti lands with a short shot to the head.
Meritähti lands an uppercut.
Voller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meritähti or not.
Meritähti swings wildly with an uppercut but Voller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voller misses with a punch to the body.
Meritähti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voller avoids a wild elbow strike from Meritähti.
Meritähti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Voller avoids it.
Voller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voller lands a body shot.
Voller blocks an elbow strike.
Voller managing to block the knees to the body from Meritähti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meritähti missing with knees to the body.
Voller lands an elbow inside that Meritähti shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Meritähti.
Meritähti avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Voller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meritähti or not.
A short right from Meritähti on the inside.
Voller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meritähti misses with a punch to the body.
Meritähti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meritähti misses with a punch on the inside.
Voller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Voller working aggressively here.
Voller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meritähti's defenses.
Meritähti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meritähti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meritähti's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller lands an elbow just above Meritähti 's eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Voller.
Voller tries a body shot but Meritähti blocks it.
A short right from Meritähti on the inside.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Meritähti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meritähti swings wildly with an uppercut but Voller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voller lands a right hand.
Meritähti misses with the head strike.
Meritähti misses with a punch on the inside.
Meritähti takes an elbow to the temple.
Meritähti throws a punch but it's blocked by Voller.
We've been informed that Voller has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Voller tries to work over Meritähti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meritähti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Voller blocking some punches.
Meritähti blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meritähti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meritähti's brow.
Meritähti misses with the head strike.
Meritähti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meritähti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meritähti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meritähti misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Voller.
Voller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Voller lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meritähti dodges an elbow strike from Voller.
Voller digs a right hand underneath Meritähti's ribcage. Meritähti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meritähti throws a punch but it's blocked by Voller.
Voller lands an elbow that stopped Meritähti in his tracks for a moment.
Voller has a couple of punches blocked by Meritähti.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Voller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voller lands an elbow that stopped Meritähti in his tracks for a moment.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Voller struggles to land a body shot inside as Meritähti controls his hands.
Meritähti misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Voller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Voller throws a head kick but Meritähti moves out of range.
Meritähti with a jab.
Meritähti throws a chopping leg kick but Voller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Voller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voller scores with a nice right hand.

Voller lands a big head kick that sends Meritähti tumbling to the mat! Voller takes a step backwards and waves Meritähti back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Meritähti is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meritähti wants to stay close but Voller steps back to make room for something. Meritähti seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Voller and Meritähti drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lars Voller!
After winning the bout, Lars Voller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.