PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 1939 p4p, 217 weight class) and Artur Osinen (ranked 7195 p4p, 560 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kettu
vs
Osinen

179 cm
22
167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
163 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artur Osinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osinen manages to avoid it.
Osinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kettu.
Kettu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Osinen throws a shot to the body.
Kettu throws a hook but Osinen avoids it easily.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu looks to land a right hand but Osinen moved out of range.
Osinen throws a counter combo.
Kettu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Osinen's head.

Osinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kettu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kettu lands a shoulder strike.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osinen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Kettu breaks from the clinch.

Osinen drives through and clinches with Kettu against the cage.
Kettu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kettu avoiding damage as Osinen throws knees to the body.
Osinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kettu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Osinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Kettu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Osinen shoots for a takedown but Kettu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Osinen shoots in and drives through. Kettu sprawls well.
Esa Kettu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Osinen.
Osinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kettu circles away.
Kettu lands a nice hook to Osinen's body. Osinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kettu connects with a body shot.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kettu as he jumps to the side.
Kettu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kettu as Osinen shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from Kettu misses the target.
Kettu lands with a hook. Osinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Osinen has time to react.
Kettu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Osinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kettu scores with a sloppy right hand. Osinen should have avoided that one.
Osinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kettu with a jab.

Osinen is rocked!
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Osinen! But no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kettu.
Kettu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Osinen tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu throws a hook to the side of Osinen's head but Osinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Osinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Osinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kettu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Osinen staying out of range there.
Kettu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kettu wants it to stay on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Kettu misses the target.
Esa Kettu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kettu throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Osinen misses.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osinen moves away.
Despite the aggression on Osinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kettu scores with a jab to the body.
Kettu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osinen blocks a head kick by Kettu.
Kettu lands a head kick. Osinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Kettu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kettu duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osinen shoots in for a double leg but Kettu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Osinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kettu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu throws a leg kick that misses.
Osinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Osinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kettu lands with a nice body kick.
Esa Kettu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kettu throws a jab when Osinen was well out of range.
Osinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but Osinen ducks down to avoid it.
Kettu cracks Osinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kettu misses with a leg kick.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Osinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kettu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kettu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Osinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Kettu misses the target.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Osinen takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu looks for the body kick but Osinen saw that one coming.
Kettu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osinen can do to turn this around?
Osinen dives in and grabs Kettu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kettu pushes down on Osinen's head and hops out.
Esa Kettu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Osinen.
Kettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kettu throws a head kick but Osinen moves out of range.
Osinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kettu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kettu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Osinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Osinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kettu is defending well for now.
Osinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kettu.
Kettu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Osinen.

Kettu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kettu scores with a shot to the body.
Kettu scores with a one two! Osinen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Kettu.
Osinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kettu finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Osinen seems to have recovered his senses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kettu.
Artur Osinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Osinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kettu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kettu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Osinen's calf.
A solid body kick from Kettu.
Kettu tests Osinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Osinen.
Kettu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Osinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kettu throws a head kick that misses.
Kettu connects with a leg kick. Osinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kettu connects with a right hand. Osinen shakes it off.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown but Kettu shows good takedown defense.
Kettu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kettu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Osinen.
Osinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Osinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kettu punishes Osinen's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kettu as he avoids it easily.
Osinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kettu throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kettu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kettu counters with a stiff right hand.
Kettu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kettu, as that shot connected.
A cross from Kettu lands.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
Osinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kettu loads up on a big right hand but Osinen slips the punch.
Osinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Osinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esa Kettu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kettu moves into range and connects with a jab.

Kettu lands a left and a right that send Osinen crashing to the mat, dazed. Kettu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Osinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kettu.
Kettu cracks Osinen with a hook to the temple - Osinen is on wobbly legs here! Kettu swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Osinen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kettu wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Esa Kettu!
Esa Kettu 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.