PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Vesa (ranked 1323 p4p, 190 weight class) and Asuh Duh (ranked 22748 p4p, 756 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Vesa
vs
Duh

187 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heimo Vesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asuh Duh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Duh with that takedown attempt.
Duh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duh moves away from the strike by Vesa.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vesa misses with a wild body shot.
Duh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vesa.
We've been informed that Duh has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Duh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vesa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duh.
Vesa swats away the attempt to clinch by Duh.

Vesa 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.

Vesa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vesa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vesa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duh tries to clinch up but Vesa circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesa throws a combination that misses
and Duh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vesa stalks Duh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duh's face. Duh staggers backwards, shaken.
Duh tries to clinch there but Vesa circles away.
Duh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Vesa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Duh was covering up waiting for the punch and Vesa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vesa controlling from the top position.
Vesa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Duh is trying to control the position but Vesa postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesa won't allow Duh to get back to his feet.
Vesa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vesa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duh wants to sweep but no luck.
Vesa stops Duh from standing up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vesa sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Duh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Duh slips under a jab.
Vesa swinging wildly here.
Duh looks to land a combination. Vesa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Heimo Vesa has been cut.

Duh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vesa, pushing him back against the cage.

Vesa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vesa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duh in his tracks.
Duh tries to clinch but Vesa is having none of it.
Vesa fails to land with a series of punches.
Vesa misses with a few strikes there.
Vesa throws an overhand right that lands on Duh's shoulder, as Duh tries to avoid the shot.

Vesa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Duh on his heels. He'll look to pass Duh's guard now, I'm sure.

Duh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vesa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice uppercut there from Vesa.
Duh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heimo Vesa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heimo Vesa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vesa lands with a right hand.
Duh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vesa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vesa looks to score with a jab to the body but Duh is just out of range.
Duh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vesa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duh dives in for a single leg takedown but Vesa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Heimo Vesa is winning the standup battle so far.
Vesa throws a shot to the body.
Duh throws a nice looking combination but Vesa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vesa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duh moves in looking to clinch but Vesa pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Vesa. Those never looked like landing.
Duh now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vesa finds it's way round the side to connect with Duh's head.
Duh scores with a three punch combo!
Duh misses with a takedown attempt - Vesa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vesa swats away the attempt to clinch by Duh.
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!

Duh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vesa misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vesa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Duh to the mat. Duh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Vesa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Duh for as long as he can get away with.
Duh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vesa.
Vesa wants to pass the guard but Duh is keeping the position.
Duh wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Vesa manages to pass to side control.
Still in half guard, Vesa seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duh wants to get back to his feet.
Vesa slips a nice elbow through Duh's hands, connecting with Duh's forehead.
Vesa is taking a breather. Duh 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.
Duh tries to kick Vesa off but Vesa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Duh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vesa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vesa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vesa catches Duh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four 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.
Vesa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duh fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Vesa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vesa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duh slips a jab and a cross from Vesa.
Vesa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duh is looking to clinch but Vesa is avoiding it.
Duh throws a series of punches but Vesa moves out of range.
Vesa lands with a nice combination. Duh backs away looking to recover.
A lazy left from Vesa finds it's target.
Duh avoids the body shot from Vesa.
Duh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Duh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vesa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vesa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duh can do to turn this around?
Vesa connects with a crisp jab.
Duh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vesa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Vesa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Duh walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heimo Vesa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heimo Vesa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Vesa swings widly with a right hand
and Duh counters with a nice uppercut.
Duh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duh avoids the body shot from Vesa.
Duh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vesa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duh scores with a hook.
Vesa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vesa with a nice cross.
Vesa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vesa backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vesa.
Duh looks to land a combination but Vesa avoids it well.
Vesa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vesa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vesa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vesa scores with a one two! Duh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vesa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vesa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heimo Vesa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vesa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vesa missing with a left hand there. Duh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vesa lands a right hook to the body.
Vesa misses with a body shot.
Duh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vesa keeps the fight on the outside.
Vesa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duh staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Vesa. That snapped Duh's head back.
Duh throws a low kick but Vesa avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Duh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vesa doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot by Vesa.
Duh takes one to the chin there.
Vesa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vesa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Vesa misses.
Duh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duh throws a head kick but Vesa moves out of range.
Duh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vesa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vesa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Duh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vesa throws the left hand but Duh avoids the punch easily.
Duh throws a counter combo.
Vesa throws a body punch but Duh moves out of range.
Duh now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vesa loads up on a big right hand but Duh slips the punch.
Vesa misses with a straight right.
A combination from Duh does no damage.
It looked like Vesa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vesa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Duh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vesa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vesa looks to land a combination but Duh avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vesa throws a combination. Duh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duh moves in looking to clinch but Vesa pushes him off.
Duh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vesa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heimo Vesa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vesa throws a nice looking combination but Duh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vesa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duh slips a jab and a cross from Vesa.
Duh lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Duh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duh moves out of range as Vesa strikes.
Vesa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vesa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duh fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duh misses with a hook. Vesa ducked under it nicely.
Duh walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Vesa misses.

Duh rushes Vesa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duh working hard to break the clinch.

Vesa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Vesa misses.
Duh throws a counter combo.

Vesa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Duh to the mat! Duh manages to get full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vesa controls the pace.
Duh wants to stand up but Vesa is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heimo Vesa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vesa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heimo Vesa!