PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 1040 p4p, 719 weight class) and Keith Bronson (ranked 143 p4p, 105 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lehto
vs
Bronson

201 cm
31
275
10 - 2 - 0

187 cm
34
280
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

FF Gear

Vegan Gains
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Lehto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronson connects with a looping right hand.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Lehto moved out of range nicely.
Bronson misses the jab.
Lehto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Bronson misses the body punch
and Bronson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Keith Bronson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lehto clinches.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Lehto to work.

Lehto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lehto rushes Bronson and presses him up against the cage.
Lehto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronson controls his hands.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Lehto.
Lehto lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lehto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Lehto digs a right hand underneath Bronson's ribcage. Bronson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lehto.
Bronson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lehto has double underhooks.
Lehto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lehto pushes Bronson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bronson looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehto.
Lehto scores with a shoulder strike.

Lehto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lehto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
Bronson misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Lehto - that's a beauty! Bronson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Lehto can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.