PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 381 p4p, 57 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 234 p4p, 34 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kettu
vs
Stone

179 cm
31
171 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

185 cm
36
177 lbs
33 - 14 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
Kettu connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Kettu tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone tried to score with a low kick but Kettu checks it.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
Stone has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kettu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Kettu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Stone slips under a jab from Kettu.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Kettu's knee but Kettu avoids it well.
Kettu lands with a good body shot.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Kettu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stone.
Kettu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kettu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Kettu blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
Stone feints a counter leg kick.
Kettu lands a slapping body shot.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu lands with a hook. Stone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kettu throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Kettu lands a front kick.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kettu can pounce on him.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kettu blocks the body kick.
Kettu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kettu throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Kettu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Donk. Kettu catches Stone right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kettu blocks a jab.
Stone tries to move into range but Kettu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu lands with a right hand.
Stone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kettu. Kettu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kettu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kettu avoids a kick to the body.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kettu.
Stone throws out a counter right but Kettu avoids it with no problem.
Kettu misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Kettu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kettu jabs Stone right on the nose. Stone blinks but takes it well.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Stone misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Kettu throws a chopping leg kick but Stone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kettu with a body shot.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Stone.
Kettu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kettu jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu is looking to land body kicks.
Stone unleashes a big counter combination but Kettu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kettu throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Kettu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kettu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Kettu slips the punch.
Kettu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
Stone avoids the body shot from Kettu.
A cross from Stone lands.
A big right from Kettu misses.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone tries a quick counter leg kick but Kettu is wise to it.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Kettu throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Kettu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Kettu gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone throws a hook but Kettu blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Kettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone lands with a straight right. Kettu didn't see that one coming.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kettu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Kettu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Kettu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kettu.
Kettu moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Kettu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esa Kettu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kettu.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kettu.
Esa Kettu is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Kettu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone connects with a right hand. Kettu shakes it off.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kettu connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kettu digs a good hook to Stone's body.
Stone avoids the body shot from Kettu.
Kettu misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone moves out of range as Kettu throws a body kick.
Kettu slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Kettu.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Kettu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone cracks the inside of Kettu's front leg.
Kettu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kettu is looking to chop away at Stone's legs.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
Kettu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Kettu backing away here, and Stone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kettu.
Kettu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kettu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stone throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
A jab from Kettu finds it's way through Stone's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Kettu blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kettu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kettu slips under a jab.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Kettu.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
Decent striking displayed by Kettu there.
Kettu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Kettu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Stone.
That kick from Kettu tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Kettu slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Kettu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Kettu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kettu to score with a decent uppercut.
Kettu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Kettu slips under a jab from Stone.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone avoids the body shot from Kettu.
Nice defenses there by Kettu.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Kettu's knee but Kettu avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kettu checks a leg kick.
Kettu fails with the takedown.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kettu thumps Stone with a low kick.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Kettu moved out of range nicely.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kettu.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kettu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stone might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kettu has got the better of the exchanges.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Kettu.
Kettu lands a lovely overhand right.
Kettu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Stone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kettus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Stone only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Kettu's leg but Kettu calmly moves out of range.
Kettu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kettu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kettu throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esa Kettu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from Kettu misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stone! But no joy.
Kettu throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kettu moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStone.
Kettu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kettu misses with a kick to the body.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Kettu closes the distance and clinches.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Kettu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kettu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stone lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Kettu throws a head punch that misses.
Kettu lands a hook that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kettu.
Kettu lands a shot to the body.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Kettu controls his hands.
Stone lands with a light punch inside.
Jack Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kettu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone tries to work over Kettu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kettu misses with a low kick.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Kettu ducks down to avoid it.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.

Kettu rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kettu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kettu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu prevents a body shot from Stone.

Kettu breaks from the clinch.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but Kettu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
Kettu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stone throws a head kick but Kettu moves out of range.
Stone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu blocks a head kick by Stone.
Kettu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kettu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Kettu's head but Kettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Kettu lands a head shot.
Kettu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kettu.
Kettu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kettu tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Kettu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kettu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kettu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu throws a head kick that misses.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kettu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stone.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Esa Kettu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kettu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Stone misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid body kick from Kettu.
An inside leg kick lands from Kettu.
Stone misses with a hook. Kettu ducked under it nicely.
Kettu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Kettu connects with an inside leg kick.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
A shot to the body from Stone misses
and Kettu counters with a stiff right hand.
Kettu avoids a kick to the body.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone lands with a hook. Kettu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kettu.
Kettu slips a jab from Stone.

And that's the end of the fight!
Esa Kettu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kettu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Kettu!
During a confident post fight interview, Esa Kettu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.