PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Lehtola (ranked 2822 p4p, 23735 weight class) and Jason Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lehtola
vs
Nolan

198 cm
23
205
6 - 4 - 0

219 cm
22
200
5 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Lehtola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtola jabs Nolan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nolan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nolan tries for a takedown but Lehtola sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nolan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lehtola wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Nolan.
Lehtola scores with a body shot.
Nolan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nolan tries to clinch up but Lehtola circles away and keeps his distance.
Lehtola cracks Nolan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nolan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lehtola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lehtola takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nolan tries to clinch but Lehtola is having none of it.
As Nolan tries to get set, Lehtola tries to push him back and clinch up but Nolan manages to avoid the attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nolan.
Lehtola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola scores with a jab to the head.
Lehtola jabs Nolan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lehtola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nolan goes for a double leg but Lehtola avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lehtola continues to drive forward.
Jari Lehtola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Nolan.
Lehtola keeps the fight on the outside.
Lehtola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nolan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jari Lehtola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lehtola connects with a right hand. Nolan shakes it off.
A lazy left from Lehtola finds it's target.
Lehtola checks a low kick from Nolan.
Nolan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nolan.
Nolan looks winded!
Nolan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lehtola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nolan's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehtola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lehtola cracks Nolan on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nolan falls backwards against the cage. Lehtola follows up with more strikes that drop Nolan to his knees. Lehtola keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nolan! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Lehtola!