PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ari Vanhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Macnturf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vanhala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Religion - Generator. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Vanhala
vs
Macnturf

180 cm
26
198 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

190 cm
29
196 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Vanhala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Macnturf!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanhala jabs at Macnturf's body.
Macnturf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Macnturf.
Macnturf swings for the body but Vanhala moves out of range.
Vanhala misses with a double jab.
Vanhala dips to his left and cracks Macnturf with an uppercut!
Macnturf lands with a cross.
Vanhala misses with a left hand
and Macnturf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macnturf with a jab.
Macnturf throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vanhala to counter with a crisp jab.
Vanhala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macnturf.
Stan Macnturf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macnturf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vanhala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macnturf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Macnturf lands.
Jab by Macnturf.
Vanhala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Macnturf counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Vanhala closes the distance and clinches.
Vanhala is trying to maintain a safe position but Macnturf gets an underhook and turns Vanhala into the cage.
Macnturf looking to throw knees to the head but Vanhala is blocking nicely.
Vanhala stalling in the clinch.
Macnturf misses with a knee strike.
Macnturf is working Vanhala over against the cage.
Vanhala blocking some punches.
Vanhala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Macnturf has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vanhala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vanhala blocking some punches.
Vanhala is struggling to control the position.
A nice left hand lands by Macnturf.
Vanhala struggles to land a body shot inside as Macnturf controls his hands.
Macnturf tries a knee to the head but Vanhala blocks it.
Vanhala lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf looking to throw knees to the head but Vanhala is blocking nicely.
Macnturf throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanhala.
Vanhala dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Macnturf looking to throw knees to the head but Vanhala is blocking nicely.
Macnturf lands a nice uppercut.
Vanhala stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Macnturf.

Vanhala breaks the clinch.
Vanhala throws out a loose jab but Macnturf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macnturf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vanhala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Macnturf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vanhala counters with a straight right hand.
Macnturf misses with a left hand
letting Vanhala counter with a right hand.
Vanhala shoots in and drives through. Macnturf sprawls well.
Macnturf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala takes one on the button.
Vanhala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macnturf was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanhala.
Macnturf works Vanhala's body with a nice hook.
Macnturf throws the left hand but Vanhala avoids the punch easily.
Macnturf blocks a jab.
Macnturf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vanhala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Macnturf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanhala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vanhala swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Macnturf counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Macnturf.
Macnturf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanhala misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala wants to stall.
Macnturf scores with a knee to the head.
Macnturf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Macnturf lands with a left to the head.
Vanhala presses Macnturf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Macnturf misses with a punch on the inside.
Macnturf tries to land a knee to the head but Vanhala blocks with his arms.
Macnturf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vanhala pushes Macnturf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Vanhala.
Macnturf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanhala lands a nice shot to the body.
Vanhala swings wildly with an uppercut but Macnturf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macnturf lands a right hand.
Macnturf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Macnturf scores with a hook to the body.
Macnturf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vanhala blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanhala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macnturf gets through Vanhala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vanhala fails to land.
Macnturf gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vanhala.
Macnturf looking to throw knees to the head but Vanhala is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Macnturf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Macnturf stuffs the takedown.
Macnturf slips a straight right by Vanhala.
Macnturf misses with an uppercut

so Vanhala counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Macnturf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vanhala is aware though and is defending well.
Macnturf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vanhala manages to get himself to full guard.
Vanhala manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Macnturf manages to get himself to full guard.
Vanhala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vanhala is looking to work some ground and pound but Macnturf has wrist control.
Vanhala trying to control but Macnturf is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Macnturf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vanhala can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Macnturf being controlled here, momentarily.

Macnturf working for a triangle but Vanhala defends it easily.
Vanhala scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vanhala tries to free his leg and advance position but Macnturf is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Macnturf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vanhala is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macnturf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vanhala's guard.
Vanhala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Macnturf is one step ahead there.

Macnturf drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vanhala dives on top into guard.
Vanhala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Macnturf keeping full guard, as Vanhala tries to pass.

Vanhala has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Macnturf to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Vanhala is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Macnturf pulls down on the head and he's put Vanhala to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stan Macnturf!