PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleva Vettenranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonzo Harris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Harris
vs
Vettenranta

183 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

181 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaleva Vettenranta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Vettenranta's belly button to the back.
Harris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris scores with a jab.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vettenranta doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris thuds his right hand into Vettenranta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harris is looking to chop away at Vettenranta's legs.
Vettenranta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettenranta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris with a nice cross.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vettenranta with a poor takedown
and Vettenranta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettenranta shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaleva Vettenranta.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris scores with the left hand. Vettenranta knows he should have avoided that one.

Vettenranta feints and as Harris raises his hands in defense, Vettenranta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettenranta with a flurry of punches that miss.

Harris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vettenranta defends it easily.

Harris is looking for a triangle but Vettenranta pushes his legs off easily.

Harris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vettenranta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vettenranta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Vettenranta has gone for a leg lock! Harris slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vettenranta's guard.

Harris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Vettenranta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris wants to control from the top but Vettenranta keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vettenranta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vettenranta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.

Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vettenranta defends well.

Harris working for a triangle but Vettenranta defends it easily.
Vettenranta lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Harris working for a triangle but Vettenranta defends it easily.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Vettenranta from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vettenranta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Vettenranta ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've been informed that Vettenranta has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vettenranta has his takedown stuffed
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Harris lands with a nice body punch.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Vettenranta's belly button to the back.
Vettenranta tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaleva Vettenranta.
Harris thuds his right hand into Vettenranta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Kaleva Vettenranta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris cracks Vettenranta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vettenranta doesn't seem bothered though.
Vettenranta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Vettenranta sees coming a mile off.
Vettenranta takes one to the chin there.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vettenranta can do to turn this around?

Vettenranta feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.

Vettenranta is breathing heavily.

Harris drops back looking for a leg! Vettenranta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vettenranta manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Vettenranta's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Vettenranta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Vettenranta working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Vettenranta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vettenranta wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.

Vettenranta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vettenranta is keeping the position for now.

Vettenranta isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks Vettenranta on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harris!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris trying to mount his opponent but Vettenranta defends it.
Vettenranta tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vettenranta is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vettenranta is controlling Harris's trapped leg to prevent Harris from advancing to side control.
Harris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vettenranta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vettenranta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harris moves into full mount! Vettenranta won't be happy about that!

Harris goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vettenranta is on top in guard.

Harris throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vettenranta escapes and throws Harris's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Harris is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Harris dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettenranta misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vettenranta with a poor takedown
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Vettenranta with that takedown attempt.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaleva Vettenranta.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.

Vettenranta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris is trying to improve his position.
Harris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vettenranta wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettenranta lands an elbow.
Vettenranta trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Vettenranta in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vettenranta wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Vettenranta working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vettenranta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harris down.
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vettenranta lands strikes from half guard.
Vettenranta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vettenranta wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Vettenranta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vettenranta working Harris over with strikes.
Vettenranta frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kaleva Vettenranta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vettenranta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Harris is rocked!
Vettenranta softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Harris is out cold! Vettenranta jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaleva Vettenranta!
An out of breath Kaleva Vettenranta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.