PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jalo Ilmarinen (ranked 1367 p4p, 637 weight class) and Charles Traynor (ranked 187 p4p, 91 weight class). Traynor has chosen Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne as his entrance music. Charles Traynor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ilmarinen
vs
Traynor

178 cm
22
174
7 - 4 - 0

182 cm
21
170
7 - 3 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jalo Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Traynor!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traynor tries to clinch but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Traynor throws an off balance right hand
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Traynor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ilmarinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Traynor circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ilmarinen.
Traynor misses with a shot to the body
letting Ilmarinen counter with a right hand.

Ilmarinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Traynor tries to get to full guard but Ilmarinen has control of the leg.
Traynor tries to kick Ilmarinen off but Ilmarinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ilmarinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ilmarinen wants to take a breather but Traynor is having none of it.
Traynor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ilmarinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilmarinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen works his way into side control.
Ilmarinen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Traynor is avoiding damage well.
Ilmarinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ilmarinen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position but Traynor is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes but Traynor manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Ilmarinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Ilmarinen's face as Traynor controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Traynor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ilmarinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Traynor wants to stand but Ilmarinen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Traynor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ilmarinen tries to roll over but Traynor keeps him under control.
Ilmarinen is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen manages to get to full guard.

Ilmarinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Traynor defends well.
Traynor is looking to stand up but Ilmarinen won't let him.
Ilmarinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ilmarinen trying to keep a closed guard but Traynor is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Traynor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Traynor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ilmarinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Traynor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ilmarinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Traynor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ilmarinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ilmarinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Traynor sprawls and moves away.
A cross from Traynor lands.
Traynor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ilmarinen tries to clinch up but Traynor circles away and keeps his distance.
Traynor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ilmarinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traynor throws out the jab.
Ilmarinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Traynor takes one on the button.
Traynor is looking to clinch.
Ilmarinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Traynor will probably get the nod.
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.

Traynor scores with the left hand. Ilmarinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Traynor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ilmarinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Traynor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ilmarinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charles Traynor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Traynor misses

and Ilmarinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nice strikes from Ilmarinen there.
Ilmarinen throwing shots but Traynor is blocking nicely.
Traynor wants to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Traynor is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ilmarinen not doing much here.
Ilmarinen wants to control but Traynor is keeping him busy.
Ilmarinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ilmarinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ilmarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Traynor defending well though.
Ilmarinen wants to control but Traynor is keeping him busy.
Traynor felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Traynor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen working the head and body with strikes.
Ilmarinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ilmarinen lands with a punch from half guard.
Ilmarinen stalling away here and it's allowed Traynor to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ilmarinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Traynor is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Traynor kicks Ilmarinen off and gets to his feet.
Ilmarinen lands with a nice body punch.
Ilmarinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traynor misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ilmarinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Traynor misses with a body shot.
Ilmarinen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ilmarinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Traynor misses with an uppercut. Ilmarinen saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Ilmarinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traynor fails to land with a series of punches.
Traynor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilmarinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Traynor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ilmarinen.
Traynor misses with a straight right.
Traynor misses with an uppercut.

Ilmarinen has closed the distance and engaged Traynor in a clinch.
Ilmarinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ilmarinen lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traynor.
Ilmarinen blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traynor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ilmarinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Traynor controls his hands.
Ilmarinen digs a right hand underneath Traynor's ribcage. Traynor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Traynor is breathing heavily.
Ilmarinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traynors head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilmarinen cracks Traynor with a nice body shot.
Traynor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ilmarinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Traynor backwards.

Traynor is rocked!
Traynor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traynor is still on wobbly legs! Can Ilmarinen finish him?
Ilmarinen is working Traynor over against the cage.
Traynor seems to have recovered his senses.
Ilmarinen lands with a light punch inside.
Traynor tries a body shot but Ilmarinen blocks it.
Traynor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ilmarinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Traynor.
Ilmarinen lands a shot to the body.
Ilmarinen lands a shot to the body.
Traynor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ilmarinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Traynor backwards.

It looks like Charles Traynor has been cut.
Ilmarinen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Traynor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Traynor tries a body shot but Ilmarinen blocks it.
Traynor misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jalo Ilmarinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Traynor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Traynor looks to land a right hand but Ilmarinen moved out of range.
Traynor gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ilmarinen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Traynor is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jalo Ilmarinen!