PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 474 p4p, 402 weight class) and Parta Matti (ranked 64 p4p, 52 weight class). Matti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Language (Hula Cam) - Porter Robinson. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lehto
vs
Matti

201 cm
31
275
12 - 2 - 0

201 cm
30
270
13 - 9 - 0

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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 12 - 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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Parta Matti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Matti connects with the punch.

It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Matti.
Matti throws a right and a left that Lehto avoids nicely.
We've been informed that Matti 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.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matti throws a hook to the side of Lehto's head but Lehto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lehto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matti throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Matti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehto moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti throws out a loose jab but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matti scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto defending well as Matti loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto moves out of range as Matti strikes.
Matti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lehto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matti.
Lehto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matti looks for the body kick but Lehto saw that one coming.
Lehto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Matti.
Matti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lehto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lehto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matti tries to land a body kick
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matti lands with a straight right. Lehto didn't see that one coming.
Lehto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Matti.
Lehto throws a lazy body kick
and Matti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lehto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matti is out of range and Lehto settles back down.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body
and Matti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matti lands with a nice body punch.
Lehto is breathing heavily.
Lehto blocks a jab.
Lehto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Matti avoids the body shot from Lehto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto swings for the body but Matti moves out of range.
Lehto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matti throws a series of punches but Lehto moves out of range.
Matti misses with a hook.
Lehto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lehto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matti cracks Lehto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lehto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matti misses with a straight right.
Matti avoids a kick to the body.
Lehto connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Lehto.
Lehto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Lehto. Those never looked like landing.

Lehto clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Matti fails to land.
Matti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matti misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehto.
Lehto leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Parta Matti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Matti looks to land a left hand but Lehto moved out of range nicely.
Matti needs to keep his hands up - Lehto had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Matti responds with a good body kick, but Lehto manages to step out the way in time.
Matti throws a head kick that misses.
Matti lands with a good body shot.
Lehto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
Lehto fails to land with a series of punches.
Lehto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Lehto, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lehto walks into a stiff left hand from Matti.
Matti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehto moves away.
Lehto defending well as Matti loads up on a big left hand.
Lehto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lehto to score with a decent uppercut.

That has opened up Parta Matti's cut even more.
Matti keeps Lehto at a distance using the push kick.
Matti throws a front kick that sends Lehto stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matti throws a front kick that sends Lehto stumbling back into the cage.

Matti sends Lehto crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Matti is motioning to the referee to let Lehto up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matti thuds a left hand into Lehto's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matti - that will leave a mark!
Lehto moves away from the strike by Matti.

Matti lands a big right hand that sends Lehto crashing to the mat! Matti stays standing though and waves Lehto back to his feet!

Lehto is rocked!
Matti ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Lehto out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Parta Matti!
A less than humble Parta Matti misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.