PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Mustonen (ranked 137 p4p, 575 weight class) and Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 28 p4p, 86 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mustonen
vs
Tiramanti

190 cm
28
215
15 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
207
19 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesare Tiramanti!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiramanti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tiramanti is looking to clinch but Mustonen is avoiding it.
Tiramanti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mustonen.
Tiramanti stalks Mustonen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mustonen's face. Mustonen staggers backwards, shaken.
Tiramanti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mustonen scores with a jab to the body.
Mustonen lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Tiramanti.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tiramanti has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiramanti misses with a few strikes there.
Tiramanti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Mustonen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mustonen.
Tiramanti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mustonen.
Tiramanti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mustonen throws a push kick but Tiramanti slaps the foot to one side.
Tiramanti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiramanti loads up on a big right hand but Mustonen slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustonen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tiramanti jabs at Mustonen's body.
A big right from Tiramanti misses.
Mustonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tiramanti's head.
Mustonen misses with a low kick.
Mustonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiramanti.
Mustonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiramanti.
Mustonen misses the jab.
Mustonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mustonen throws a lazy right hand but Tiramanti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mustonen looks to throw the jab but Tiramanti is out of range.
Tiramanti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mustonen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustonen connects with a jab.
Mustonen lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Mustonen misses.
Tiramanti tries to counter with a clinch but Mustonen shakes him off and moves away.
Tiramanti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mustonen.
Tiramanti throws a low kick, looking for Mustonen's leg but Mustonen calmly moves out of range.
Mustonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tiramanti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mustonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiramanti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mustonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mustonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiramanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Mustonen drops Tiramanti with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tiramanti looks back up at him and smiles so Mustonen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Tiramanti is rocked!
Tiramanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mustonen throws a head kick but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti drops his hands momentarily and Mustonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tiramanti is still on wobbly legs! Can Mustonen finish him?
Tiramanti tries to get into range but Mustonen steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Tiramanti! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Mustonen scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juhani Mustonen!
Juhani Mustonen retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Juhani Mustonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.