PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Kondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jontte Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yuki Kondo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yuki Kondo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kondo
vs
Man

180 cm
27
166 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
26
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuki Kondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jontte Man!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kondo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man tries to clinch but Kondo moves out of range.
Man is looking to clinch but Kondo is avoiding it.
Kondo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kondo.

It looks like Jontte Man has been cut.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kondo.
Kondo sets himself, and Man steps forward looking for the clinch! Kondo avoids it this time.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kondo throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Kondo misses with a right hand

and Man counters by moving into the clinch.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kondo.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Kondo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kondo breaks from the clinch.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kondo. Kondo obviously looking to wear him down.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kondo misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Kondo sets himself, and Man steps forward looking for the clinch! Kondo avoids it this time.
Man tries to clinch but Kondo is having none of it.
Jontte Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo throws a lazy uppercut

and Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Man.
Kondo letting Man take a breather here.
Kondo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man jumps guard but Kondo stands there with Man around his waist. Man gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Man has Kondo pressed against the cage.
Kondo scores with a shoulder strike.
Kondo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kondo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kondo taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Man.
Man is trying to pull guard but Kondo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Kondo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Man clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Man tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the strikes from Kondo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man trying to control the hands but Kondo breaks the grip.
Kondo missing with punches from the back.
Man tries to escape the position.
Man is still trying to improve position.
Kondo not allowing Man to control his hands.
Kondo controlling from the back.
Man trying to control the position but Kondo manages to sink in the hooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to break free.
Even with his hooks in, Kondo manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kondo not allowing Man to control his hands.
Man tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Man wants to hold on but Kondo pushes him away.
Man is looking to improve his position but Kondo isn't that keen on the idea.
Kondo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kondo throwing strikes here but Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondo trying to control but Man is having none of it.
Man tries to hold on but Kondo pushes him away.
Kondo wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
Man prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Kondo wants to control but Man has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Kondo wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Kondo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jontte Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kondo looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Kondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kondo 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.

Man looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Man is looking for a triangle but Kondo pushes his legs off easily.

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

Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kondo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kondo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is trying to keep Kondo in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuki Kondo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man wants to control the position but Kondo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Man is pressing down on Kondo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kondo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?

Man is looking for a triangle here but Kondo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Man is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kondo off and has taken his back!
Kondo holding on to Man's left wrist, preventing the choke.

Kondo manages to escape to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Man.

Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Man manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kondo trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Kondo postures up.

Man looking for a triangle here. Kondo is fighting it but it looks tight! Man pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kondo is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jontte Man!