PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 41 p4p, 192 weight class) and Parta Matti (ranked 6 p4p, 24 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Matti's choice of entrance music: Language (Hula Cam) - Porter Robinson. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lehto
vs
Matti

201 cm
36
275
28 - 8 - 0

201 cm
34
270
24 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

NARCOS
FF Gear

Conquer
Hoarse Pills

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 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Parta Matti!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matti misses with a low kick as Lehto jumps back.
Lehto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matti.
An inside leg kick lands from Lehto.
Lehto is looking to land body kicks.
Lehto connects with a high kick.

It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Matti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matti scores with a jab.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matti.
Lehto punishes Matti's body with a nice straight punch.
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick and Matti moves out of range easily.
Matti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lehto throws out a leg kick but Matti moves out of range and Lehto only half commits.
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.
Matti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Matti moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid body kick from Lehto.
Lehto throws a hook but Matti avoids it easily.
Lehto's corner calls for a 1-2. Lehto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lehto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Matti has Lehto up against the cage in a clinch.
Lehto lands a left hand.
Lehto misses with a body punch.

Matti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lehto tries to clinch up but Matti circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lehto.
Matti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matti catches Lehto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lehto tried to score with a low kick but Matti checks it.
Lehto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body.
Lehto looks for the body kick but Matti saw that one coming.
Lehto throws a jab but it's blocked by Matti.
A head kick from Lehto lands but Matti takes it in his stride.
Matti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matti scores with a hook to the body. Lehto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lehto is breathing heavily.
Lehto throws a leg kick
letting Matti counter with a right hand.
A big right from Lehto misses.
Lehto tries a low kick but Matti avoids it.
Lehto looks for the body kick but Matti saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Lehto coming out on top.
Lehto doesn't manage to clinch there - Matti circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Lehto.
Lehto missing with a left hand there. Matti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matti misses with a body shot.
Matti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto lands a slapping body shot.

Lehto rushes Matti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matti prevents a body shot from Lehto.
A right hand to the body from Lehto.

Lehto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matti just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lehto rather than just go for the knockout.
Lehto throws a hook but Matti blocks it.
Matti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Lehto clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Lehto.
A short left from Lehto.
A shot in the inside from Lehto.
Lehto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matti blocks a body shot from Lehto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lehto keeps Matti at a distance using the push kick.
Lehto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matti is out of range and Lehto settles back down.

Lehto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matti managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Lehto misses with a punch on the inside.

Matti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Lehto finds it's way through Matti's defenses.
Lehto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matti can do to turn this around?
Matti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lehto misses its intended target.
Lehto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That has opened up Parta Matti's cut even more.
Lehto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matti's hands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lehto.
Matti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Matti.

Lehto closes the distance and pushes Matti back into the cage.
Matti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matti.
Lehto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matti backwards.

Lehto breaks the clinch.
Matti jabs Lehto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charon Lehto is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lehto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lehto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matti misses with a kick to the body.
Matti misses the shot to the body.

Lehto moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Lehto has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lehto misses with a body punch.
Matti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Matti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lehto moves in looking to clinch but Matti pushes him off.
Lehto connects with an inside leg kick.
Lehto lands a body shot.
Lehto tries to clinch up but Matti circles away and keeps his distance.
Matti counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lehto at a distance.
Lehto walks into a jab.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Matti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lehto lands a jab to the head.

The cut above Parta Matti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lehto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lehto throws a head kick but Matti moves out of range.
Lehto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Matti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehto.
Lehto misses with a hook. Matti ducked under it nicely.
Matti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lehto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lehto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Matti controls his hands.
Lehto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matti backwards.

Parta Matti's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Lehto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matti.
Lehto blocks a leg kick.
Lehto misses with a head kick.
Matti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lehto throws a low kick but Matti avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matti. Lehto shrugs it off though.
Parta Matti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matti looks to throw the jab but Lehto is out of range.
Lehto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lehto misses with a body shot.
Lehto throws a hook but Matti blocks it.
And Matti responds with a good body kick, but Lehto manages to step out the way in time.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto throws a combination. Matti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lehto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lehto misses with a looping left.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Matti.

Matti lands a big head kick that sends Lehto tumbling to the mat! Matti takes a step backwards and waves Lehto back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lehto is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Lehto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matti.
Lehto seems to have got his legs back now.
Lehto with the inside leg kick.
Matti just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Lehto misses.
Lehto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matti misses with a leg kick
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
Matti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto misses with a right hand
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matti throws a big shot that misses.

Lehto gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Matti controls his hands.
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!
Matti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lehto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matti trying to control the position but instead, Lehto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matti into the cage.
Matti managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Charon Lehto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lehto misses with a punch to the body.
Matti tries to work over Lehto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lehto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matti tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Matti back against the cage.
Lehto lands with a right to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Parta Matti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charon Lehto!
A very excited looking Charon Lehto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Parta Matti stepped up to the mic, saying 'PARTY PARTY PARTY!!! Did I really lose if I get to PARTY?'.