PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Jean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleva Vettenranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleva Vettenranta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jean
vs
Vettenranta

200 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ian Jean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaleva Vettenranta!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jean closes the distance looking to clinch

and Vettenranta counters with a single leg into guard. Jean didn't expect that.
Vettenranta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vettenranta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jean's head.
Vettenranta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vettenranta is looking to work some ground and pound but Jean has wrist control.
Vettenranta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettenranta wants to pass the guard but Jean is keeping the position.
Vettenranta keeps trying to improve his position.
Vettenranta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jean controls Vettenranta momentarily but Vettenranta frees himself.
Vettenranta cracks Jean with a solid left hand.
Jean not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jean is pulling down on Vettenranta's head. It's preventing any offense from Vettenranta, at least for the moment.
Jean is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jean misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Jean gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vettenranta is standing up over Jean. Jean looks to escape but Vettenranta dives into side control.

Check out the look on Vettenranta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vettenranta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vettenranta working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vettenranta trying to control the position but Jean is working away.
Jean gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jean is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vettenranta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Vettenranta wants to work for an arm triangle but Jean is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vettenranta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vettenranta controlling the action here.
Vettenranta working the head and body with strikes.
We've been informed that Vettenranta has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Vettenranta.
Vettenranta is taking a breather. Jean says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vettenranta lands a nice short elbow.
Vettenranta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vettenranta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vettenranta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaleva Vettenranta 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.

Vettenranta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vettenranta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vettenranta wants to stand but Jean has his arm trapped.
Jean can't do much from the bottom here.
Jean wants to get back to his feet but Vettenranta is dominant here and he's now got Jean's back!

Vettenranta is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Vettenranta punishes Jean with strikes from the back mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vettenranta tightening his grip on Jean, looking for the choke.
Jean wants to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettenranta lands a shot to the body.

Vettenranta tightening his grip on Jean, looking for the choke.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Vettenranta lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Vettenranta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Vettenranta scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Jean preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Vettenranta.
Vettenranta lands strikes to the head.
Vettenranta 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.

Vettenranta is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jean defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Vettenranta patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Vettenranta connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jean to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta has Jean flattened out and is raining down punches.

Jean is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vettenranta is landing big shots and Jean is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaleva Vettenranta!