PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Settakian Fett (ranked 206 p4p, 28 weight class) and Lasse Alatalo (ranked 731 p4p, 93 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fett
vs
Alatalo

180 cm
28
173 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

177 cm
35
176 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lasse Alatalo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alatalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alatalo slips a jab from Fett.
Alatalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alatalo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alatalo takes a swing at Fett's ribcage but misses.
Fett lunges at Alatalo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alatalo's hand.
Fett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alatalo to score with a decent uppercut.
Settakian Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alatalo misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Fett misses the target.
Fett moves away from the strike by Alatalo.
Fett throws a head kick that misses.
Alatalo avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett misses with a low kick.
Alatalo punishes Fett's body with a nice straight punch.
Alatalo avoids the head kick by Fett.
Alatalo cracks a nice hook into Fett's ribs.
Alatalo moves out of range as Fett throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fett misses with a hook.
It seemed like Alatalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fett throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alatalo looks to land a left hand but Fett moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Alatalo 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.
A head kick by Fett misses
and Alatalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fett swings widly with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
Alatalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alatalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fett is looking to counter punch.
Fett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alatalo is out of range and Fett settles back down.
Alatalo connects with a crisp jab.
Alatalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alatalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett throws a hook but Alatalo blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett misses with a low kick.

Fett has managed to clinch.

Alatalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Fett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alatalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
A telegraphed right hand from Fett misses the target.
It seemed like Alatalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alatalo. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alatalo.
Fett scores with a jab to the head.
Fett throws a right hand that misses
and Alatalo counters with a left to the body.
Good work by Alatalo as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Fett misses
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Alatalo. That snapped Fett's head back.
Alatalo misses with a straight left.
Alatalo swings for the body but Fett moves out of range.
Fett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alatalo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alatalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Alatalo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alatalo with a jab.
Alatalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alatalo.
Alatalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alatalo misses with a lunging right hand
and Fett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alatalo thinking.
Fett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alatalo.
Alatalo ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Alatalo throws a hook but Fett avoids it easily.
Fett cracks Alatalo with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Fett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Alatalo misses its intended target.
Alatalo lands with a good body shot.
Alatalo throws a hook but Fett blocks it.
Alatalo misses with an uppercut.
Alatalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fett swings widly with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Alatalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
Alatalo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alatalo.
Alatalo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fett counters with an outside leg kick.
Fett misses with a hook
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
Fett lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alatalo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasse Alatalo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Alatalo.
Fett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett tries to clinch there but Alatalo circles away.
Alatalo defending well as Fett loads up on a big left hand.
Alatalo throws out a counter right but Fett avoids it with no problem.
Fett throws a low kick, looking for Alatalo's leg but Alatalo calmly moves out of range.

Fett has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett misses with a body punch.
Alatalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fett.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fett.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alatalo misses with a looping left.
Fett misses with a right hand
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Fett wants to clinch up but Alatalo keeps it at a distance.
Alatalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fett misses with a double jab
and Alatalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alatalo lands a nice hook to Fett's body. Fett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fett swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Fett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alatalo. Alatalo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alatalo throws a lazy uppercut
and Fett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alatalo thinking.
Alatalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alatalo.
Fett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alatalo on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alatalo throws a lazy right hand but Fett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alatalo ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Alatalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fett.
A little feinted left hand from Fett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alatalo. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fett misses with a hook. Alatalo ducked under it nicely.
Alatalo avoids the head kick by Fett.
Fett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alatalo throws a lazy uppercut
and Fett counters with a thumping low kick.
Fett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alatalo.
Alatalo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alatalo slips a jab from Fett.
Alatalo throws a lazy uppercut
and Fett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett tries to clinch but Alatalo is having none of it.
Nice cross by Fett.
Fett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alatalo in his tracks.
Fett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alatalo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fett's head backwards.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alatalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Alatalo scores with a nice head shot.
Fett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fett throws a body punch but Alatalo moves out of range.
Alatalo misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo scores with a sloppy right hand. Fett should have avoided that one.
Alatalo misses with a body punch
and Fett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett moves out of range of the strikes.
Fett jabs Alatalo right on the nose. Alatalo blinks but takes it well.
Alatalo lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Alatalo. Beautiful body shot.
Fett misses with a hook
and Fett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alatalo throws out the jab.
Alatalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fett.
Fett wants to clinch up but Alatalo keeps it at a distance.
Fett misses with a lunging right hand
and Alatalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Alatalo misses.
A little feinted left hand from Fett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lasse Alatalo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Alatalo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Fett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fett misses with a body shot.
Fett scores with a shot to the body.
Fett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fett misses with a lunging right hand
and Alatalo counters with a left to the body.
Fett throws out a leg kick but Alatalo moves out of range and Fett only half commits.
Fett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fett wants to clinch
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alatalo misses with a hook
and Fett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett swings and misses with a shot to the body
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Alatalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett misses with a leg kick
and Alatalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Fett slips under a jab.
As Alatalo tries to get set, Fett tries to push him back and clinch up but Alatalo manages to avoid the attempt.
No joy there for Fett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alatalo connects with a body shot.
Fett just misses with a punch to the body.
Alatalo throws a shot to the body.
Fett misses with the body kick
and Alatalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alatalo.
A big right from Fett misses.
Fett lands a nice looking body shot.
Fett throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
Alatalo ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Settakian Fett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alatalo connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Alatalo misses its intended target.
Alatalo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fett tries to bum rush Alatalo with a series of wild strikes but Alatalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alatalo is out of range and Fett settles back down.
Alatalo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Fett is out of range.
Fett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alatalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Alatalo lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fett doesn't manage to clinch there - Alatalo circles away.
A little jabbing left from Alatalo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alatalo slips under a jab from Fett.
Alatalo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alatalo.
A slow jab from Alatalo misses its intended target.
Fett looks to land a right hand but Alatalo moved out of range.
Alatalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Fett throws an off balance right hand
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Fett misses with a straight right.
Fett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alatalo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alatalo in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett needs to keep his hands up - Alatalo had a free shot at his head there.
Fett loads up on a big right hand but Alatalo slips the punch.
A nice side step and Alatalo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lasse Alatalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fett defending well as Alatalo loads up on a big left hand.
Fett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alatalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alatalo moves away from the strike by Fett.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alatalo clobbers Fett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alatalo thuds a left hand into Fett's body.
Fett throws a poor cross that misses
and Alatalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Fett misses with a left hand
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alatalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fett throws a jab when Alatalo was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Alatalo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alatalo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Alatalo!
Lasse Alatalo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.