PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Naulakko (ranked 1016 p4p, 1348 weight class) and Juhani Mustonen (ranked 134 p4p, 174 weight class). Naulakko's entrance music is Amon Amarth - First Kill. A fine choice. Juhani Mustonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pertti Naulakko's chin.

Naulakko
vs
Mustonen

180 cm
37
213
18 - 8 - 0

190 cm
30
215
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Naulakko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen lands a slapping body shot.
Mustonen throws out a powerful jab.
Naulakko defending well as Mustonen loads up on a big left hand.
Mustonen scores with a hook to the body. Naulakko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Naulakko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Naulakko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mustonen is out of range and Naulakko settles back down.
Mustonen scores with a jab. Naulakko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Pertti Naulakko has been cut.
Naulakko throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Naulakko. Beautiful body shot.
Naulakko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Naulakko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mustonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mustonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Naulakko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mustonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mustonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Naulakko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mustonen.
Mustonen throws a low kick but Naulakko avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen lands a lovely overhand right.
Mustonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Naulakko looks to land a left hand but Mustonen moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Naulakko.
Naulakko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mustonen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mustonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mustonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Mustonen.
Mustonen is looking to land body kicks.
Naulakko throws a big counter combination but Mustonen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mustonen throws a low kick but Naulakko moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mustonen checks a leg kick.
A big right from Naulakko misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mustonen. That's going to slow Naulakko down.
Naulakko throws a sloppy body shot
and Mustonen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Naulakko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naulakko lands with a good body shot.
Mustonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Naulakko.
Mustonen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mustonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naulakko.
Naulakko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mustonen misses the shot to the body.
Mustonen ducks under a wild hook from Naulakko.
Naulakko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mustonen catches Naulakko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mustonen tests Naulakko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Naulakko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mustonen.
Naulakko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mustonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Naulakko jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mustonen avoids the body shot from Naulakko.
Naulakko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustonen manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Naulakko there.
Naulakko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mustonen jabs Naulakko right on the nose. Naulakko blinks but takes it well.
Mustonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naulakko manages to avoid it.
Naulakko clobbers Mustonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Mustonen drops Naulakko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Naulakko 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.

Naulakko is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naulakko switches off momentarily and Mustonen cracks him with a monster right hand! Naulakko topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Mustonen dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Mustonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juhani Mustonen!
Juhani Mustonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.