PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Wewito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Ransti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wewito comes to the cage accompanied by Had Enough. Joonas Ransti will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wewito
vs
Ransti

183 cm
21
152 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
21
161 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Wewito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Ransti!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wewito fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ransti sprawls well initially but Wewito persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wewito trying to control from half guard but Ransti is working away.
Wewito thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wewito is keen to just control but Ransti is a slippery customer.
Wewito moves into full mount! Ransti won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Wewito.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wewito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ransti is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ransti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wewito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ransti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wewito lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Ransti is rocked!

Wewito is working for a guillotine from mount but Ransti frees his head quite easily.
Wewito sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ransti blocking the ground and pound.

Wewito is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ransti has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Wewito connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Wewito working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ransti is squirming around, avoiding Wewito's attempts to control the action.
Ransti avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wewito.
Wewito looking to ground and pound but Ransti is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wewito lands a nice shot to the head.

Wewito with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wewito 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.
Wewito is breathing heavily.
Wewito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ransti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wewito tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wewito looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wewito scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ransti?

Wewito goes for an armbar but Ransti turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ransti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ransti wants to stand but Wewito is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wewito really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wewito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ransti is one step ahead there.
Wewito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ransti wants to pass the guard but Wewito is keeping the position.
Wewito keeping moving, preventing Ransti from controlling successfully.
Ransti throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Wewito dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ransti throws a right hand that Wewito ducks under and follows up with a left that Wewito also avoids with ease.
Ransti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ransti throws a series of punches but Wewito avoids them all with ease.
Ransti misses with a head kick.
Ransti slaps away a takedown attempt from Wewito, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ransti moves in looking to clinch but Wewito pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Ransti misses the target.
Ransti throws a head kick that misses.
Ransti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Wewito shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wewito frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ransti is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wewito misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wewito cracks Ransti with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wewito lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wewito landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wewito throws some wild stikes that Ransti manages to avoid easily.
Wewito thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wewito misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wewito lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ransti hang on?

Wewito jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ransti manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ransti wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Wewito is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ransti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wewito wants to control but Ransti is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ransti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wewito.

Ransti tries to escape back to his feet but Wewito has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Ransti's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Ransti is tapping! Wewito saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Miguel Wewito!