PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Latvala
vs
Conteh

190 cm
32
212 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

183 cm
36
208 lbs
28 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Sun-Tzu

Namunamu Clothing
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latvala takes one to the chin there.
Latvala throws an overhand right that lands on Conteh's shoulder, as Conteh tries to avoid the shot.

Conteh closes the distance and clinches.
Latvala has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Conteh working aggressively here.
Latvala swings wildly with an uppercut but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Latvala has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conteh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Latvala backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Latvala.

It looks like John Conteh has been cut.
Latvala swings wildly with an uppercut but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh misses with some punches.
Conteh is working Latvala over against the cage.
Conteh letting Latvala take a breather here.
Conteh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Latvala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Conteh.
Conteh dodges an elbow strike from Latvala.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Latvala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Latvala is trying to maintain a safe position but Conteh gets an underhook and turns Latvala into the cage.
Conteh works on Latvala's body with a couple of short punches.
Latvala effectively controlling the action here.
Latvala has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Conteh has Latvala pushed against the cage.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Conteh.
Conteh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Conteh scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Latvala.
Latvala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Latvala pushes Conteh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conteh misses with a punch on the inside.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Latvala lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Conteh lands with a right to the head.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Latvala lands with a light punch inside.
Conteh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Latvala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Latvala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conteh as Latvala tries to tie him up.
Latvala is trying to stall.
Latvala seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Conteh is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Latvala blocking some punches.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conteh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conteh as Latvala tries to tie him up.
Latvala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Conteh gets through Latvala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conteh avoids the elbow strike from Latvala, against the cage.
Latvala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conteh avoids it.
Latvala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conteh gets through Latvala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Latvala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh cracks Latvala with a nice body shot.
Conteh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Conteh stalls.
Latvala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conteh digs a right hand into Latvala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Latvala's gas tank.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Latvala.
Conteh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conteh working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Latvala takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Conteh gets through Latvala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Conteh.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Latvala looking to slow down the pace here.
Latvala lands a nice elbow.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conteh tries to work over Latvala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conteh slowing the pace effectively.
Latvala digs a right hand underneath Conteh's ribcage. Conteh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Latvala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Latvala.
Latvala trying to stall but Conteh improves his position.
Latvala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Conteh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Conteh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Latvala works over Conteh's head and body with a nice combination.

Conteh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Latvala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conteh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Latvala up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conteh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conteh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Latvala misses with a punch on the inside.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Latvala is keeping busy.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh struggles to land a body shot inside as Latvala controls his hands.
Conteh throws a punch but it's blocked by Latvala.
Latvala blocks an uppercut.
Latvala lands a shot to the body.
Conteh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Latvala tries a body shot but Conteh blocks it.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Latvala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh lands a right hand.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Latvala struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Conteh scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conteh lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Latvala.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conteh.
Latvala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Latvala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Latvala.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Latvala pushes off an throws an elbow but Conteh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Latvala presses Conteh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Latvala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Latvala misses with an elbow strike.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh lands a left hand.
Conteh misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala tries a knee to the head but Conteh blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Latvala stalling in the clinch but Conteh improves position.
A shot in the inside from Latvala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Latvala.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
Latvala tries to stall but Conteh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Latvala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conteh lands a hook to the side of the head.
John Conteh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Latvala gets through Conteh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conteh scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Conteh.
Latvala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conteh is defending well for now.
Conteh scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conteh slowing the pace effectively.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Latvala trying to land knees to the body.
Conteh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Latvala looking to throw knees to the head but Conteh is blocking nicely.
Latvala working aggressively here.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Latvala blocks an uppercut.
Latvala leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Latvala.
Latvala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conteh is defending well for now.
Conteh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Latvala blocks an uppercut.
Latvala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conteh lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Conteh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Latvala misses with a head kick.
Conteh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Conteh. Beautiful body shot.
Latvala moves to clinch but Conteh breaks away
and Conteh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conteh thuds a left hand into Latvala's body.
Latvala defending well as Conteh loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Latvala misses the target.
Latvala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Conteh.
Latvala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conteh finds it's way round the side to connect with Latvala's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Latvala lands a leg kick that knocks Conteh off balance momentarily.
Latvala moves in looking to clinch but Conteh pushes him off.
Conteh lands with a nice body punch.
Latvala throws an off balance right hand
letting Conteh counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Latvala doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Latvala.
John Conteh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
Latvala lands a head kick. Conteh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conteh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Latvala.

Conteh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Latvala, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
Latvala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conteh.
Conteh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conteh.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Latvala.
Conteh managing to block the knees to the body from Latvala.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Latvala trying to control the position but instead, Conteh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Latvala into the cage.
A body shot lands from Conteh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conteh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conteh scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Conteh.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike.
Conteh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Conteh lands with a right to the head.
Latvala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh scores with a shot to the side of Latvala's head.
Conteh working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Latvala is rocked!
Latvala misses with the head strike.
Latvala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Latvala struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
Latvala looking to throw knees to the head but Conteh is blocking nicely.
Latvala throws an elbow that misses.
Latvala lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Latvala landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conteh lands with a right to the head.
Oh Latvala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Latvala trying to land knees to the body.
Conteh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Latvala backwards.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
Latvala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Latvala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conteh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conteh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Latvala backwards.
Conteh scores with a hook to the body.
Conteh lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Latvala to his knees! Conteh keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Conteh!
John Conteh decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.