PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saarenpaa
vs
West

183 cm
27
170 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

180 cm
36
166 lbs
22 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
KAISER

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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West lands a slapping body shot.
Saarenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as West strikes.
An inside leg kick from West misses.
Saarenpaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
West uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saarenpaa.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Saarenpaa's shoulder, as Saarenpaa tries to avoid the shot.
West jabs Saarenpaa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saarenpaa.
West misses with a body shot.
West connects with a body shot.
Saarenpaa lands with a right hand.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saarenpaa.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saarenpaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Saarenpaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saarenpaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to land a knee to the head but Saarenpaa blocks with his arms.
West lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from West.
Saarenpaa is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
Saarenpaa takes a shot to the head.
West lands a damaging elbow.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West tries a body shot but Saarenpaa blocks it.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
West lands a body shot.
West looking to stall.
Saarenpaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saarenpaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
West lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tries a knee to the head but Saarenpaa blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
West crunches a lovely knee into Saarenpaa's ribcage.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Saarenpaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saarenpaa's brow.
Saarenpaa is trying to stall.
Saarenpaa lands a left hand.
Saarenpaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
Saarenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saarenpaa lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West prevents a body shot from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa tries a body shot but West blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West throws a head punch that misses.
Saarenpaa misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Saarenpaa.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saarenpaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saarenpaa slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
West tries to stall but Saarenpaa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saarenpaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saarenpaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
Saarenpaa avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Saarenpaa.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Saarenpaa misses with the head strike.
Saarenpaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Saarenpaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West gets through Saarenpaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa tries a body shot but West blocks it.
Saarenpaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt West or not.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as Saarenpaa controls his hands.
Saarenpaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
West has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Saarenpaa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if West can turn it around.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West is stalling here.
Saarenpaa is working West over against the cage.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Randy West will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saarenpaa. That did some damage!
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saarenpaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saarenpaa wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
West misses with a combination
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Saarenpaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
West checks a low kick from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. West will feel that in the morning.
Saarenpaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
West throws a head kick but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from West misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
West throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saarenpaa misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
West misses with a right hand
and Saarenpaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Saarenpaa moves into the clinch.
Saarenpaa misses with a body punch.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saarenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saarenpaa blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Saarenpaa.
West tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mika Saarenpaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saarenpaa misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Saarenpaa.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Saarenpaa avoids the damage to the body.
Saarenpaa is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saarenpaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saarenpaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West blocking some punches.
Saarenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saarenpaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt West or not.
West prevents a body shot from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saarenpaa blocks an elbow strike from West.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa lands a hook that snaps the head of West backwards.
Saarenpaa swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Saarenpaa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Saarenpaa throws a punch but it's blocked by West.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Saarenpaa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
West tries to work over Saarenpaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saarenpaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saarenpaa misses with a body punch.
West blocks a body shot from Saarenpaa.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saarenpaa is defending well for now.
Saarenpaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West avoiding damage.
Saarenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
West tries to work over Saarenpaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Saarenpaa fails to land.
Saarenpaa lands with a right to the head.
Saarenpaa prevents a body shot from West.
Saarenpaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa prevents a body shot from West.
Saarenpaa working aggressively here.
Saarenpaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wests head.

West is rocked!
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saarenpaa backwards.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saarenpaa blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
West misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saarenpaa blocks a body shot from West.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saarenpaa misses with a punch on the inside.
West throws a head punch that misses.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from West as the two fighters clinch.
West lands with a light punch inside.
Saarenpaa scores with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mika Saarenpaa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Saarenpaa throws a leg kick
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West avoids the head kick by Saarenpaa.
West looks to land a combination but Saarenpaa avoids it well.
Randy West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West misses with an uppercut
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
Saarenpaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saarenpaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saarenpaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles West. West circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
West connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
West throws the kick towards the body but Saarenpaa avoids it.
Saarenpaa throws a quick counter kick to the body but West avoids it.
Saarenpaa throws a hook but West blocks it.
West appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saarenpaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
West blocks a head kick by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a body punch but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
West scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saarenpaa doesn't seem bothered though.
West is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saarenpaa rather than just go for the knockout.
Saarenpaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saarenpaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from West misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a stiff right hand.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Saarenpaa finish him?
West throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
West slips under a jab from Saarenpaa.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West wants to land a leg kick but Saarenpaa is out of range.
West thuds a left hand into Saarenpaa's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa with a nice cross.
Saarenpaa blocks the body kick.
A cross from West lands.

Saarenpaa moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saarenpaa misses with some punches.
Saarenpaa working aggressively here.
Saarenpaa gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
West tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
West lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saarenpaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Saarenpaa pushes West against the cage. Saarenpaa is working some dirty boxing. Saarenpaa pushes off with a quick right hook! West goes down! West tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Saarenpaa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mika Saarenpaa!
Mika Saarenpaa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.