PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John The Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Pitbull's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

The Pitbull
vs
Lehtonen

180 cm
30
180 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

190 cm
28
186 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Bloodsport Nutrition

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Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, John The Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jari Lehtonen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtonen wants to clinch but The Pitbull slips to the side
and The Pitbull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehtonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Pitbull scores with a leg kick.
Lehtonen moves in looking to clinch but The Pitbull pushes him off.
The Pitbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehtonen wants to clinch but The Pitbull slips to the side
and The Pitbull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Jari Lehtonen has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Lehtonen. No joy for The Pitbull on that attempt.
A big right from The Pitbull misses.
Lehtonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jari Lehtonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lehtonen closes the distance and clinches.
The Pitbull wants to break free but Lehtonen has control.
The Pitbull wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lehtonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehtonen doesn't manage to clinch there - The Pitbull circles away.
The Pitbull with a jab.
Lehtonen doesn't manage to clinch there - The Pitbull circles away.
The Pitbull misses with a hook
and Lehtonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Lehtonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lehtonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but The Pitbull moves away
and The Pitbull counters with a leg kick.
Jari Lehtonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehtonen avoids the body shot from The Pitbull.
Good standup being displayed there by The Pitbull as he connects with a hook.
The Pitbull misses with a left hand
and Lehtonen counters with a good low kick that The Pitbull was not able to check.
Lehtonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Pitbull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lehtonen ducks under a wild hook from The Pitbull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for The Pitbull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Pitbull shoots for a double leg takedown but Lehtonen sprawls well. He's pushed The Pitbull's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lehtonen defending well as The Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
Lehtonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and The Pitbull counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lehtonen's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The Pitbull wants to stand and escape but instead Lehtonen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Lehtonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Pitbull has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lehtonen has managed to get both his arms back between The Pitbull's legs - danger averted.

The Pitbull wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehtonen tries to clinch but The Pitbull is having none of it.
The Pitbull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Pitbull looks to land a left hand but Lehtonen moved out of range nicely.
The Pitbull looks to throw the jab but Lehtonen is out of range.
The Pitbull throws a sloppy head kick and Lehtonen moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John The Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehtonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John The Pitbull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
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.

Lehtonen misses with a two punch combination.
The Pitbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehtonen connects with a body shot.

Lehtonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lehtonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

The Pitbull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lehtonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Pitbull misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pitbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen looks to clinch
and The Pitbull counters with a stiff right hand.
The Pitbull throws a right and a left that Lehtonen avoids nicely.

The Pitbull drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

The Pitbull decides to stand back up. The Pitbull steps back and let's Lehtonen get back to his feet.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but The Pitbull is having none of it.
The Pitbull throws a solid leg kick but Lehtonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Pitbull.
The Pitbull misses with a takedown attempt
and Lehtonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull has his takedown stuffed
and Lehtonen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehtonen is looking to clinch but The Pitbull is avoiding it.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch but The Pitbull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Pitbull closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lehtonen circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John The Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lehtonen darts in and clinches The Pitbull up against the cage.

The Pitbull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Pitbull fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lehtonen moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen takes a swing at The Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
Lehtonen looks to clinch
and The Pitbull counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lehtonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lehtonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lehtonen moves out of range as The Pitbull strikes.
John The Pitbull is winning the standup battle so far.

The Pitbull lands a left and a right that send Lehtonen crashing to the mat, dazed. The Pitbull thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lehtonen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Lehtonen as The Pitbull shoots in.
Lehtonen is still on wobbly legs! Can The Pitbull finish him?
Some wild striking there from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen is looking to clinch but The Pitbull is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lehtonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Lehtonen is looking to clinch.
Lehtonen scores with a nice strike.
The Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lehtonen dips to his left and cracks The Pitbull with an uppercut!
Lehtonen misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lehtonen tries to clinch up but The Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
The Pitbull throws an off balance right hand

and Lehtonen moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John The Pitbull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lehtonen instigates a clinch.
The Pitbull wants a takedown.

Lehtonen breaks the clinch.
The Pitbull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lehtonen to counter with a crisp jab.
The Pitbull misses with a takedown
and Lehtonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left and a right from Lehtonen both land. Nice combination.

It looks like John The Pitbull has been cut.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch but The Pitbull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Pitbull misses with a hook. Lehtonen ducked under it nicely.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up but The Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lehtonen.
The Pitbull on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lehtonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lehtonen avoids the body shot from The Pitbull.
The Pitbull on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Pitbull throws an off balance right hand

and Lehtonen moves into the clinch.

The Pitbull manages to break the clinch.

Lehtonen moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull wants to get back to striking at distance but Lehtonen won't allow it.

The Pitbull manages to break the clinch.
Lehtonen is looking to clinch but The Pitbull is avoiding it.
The Pitbull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lehtonen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lehtonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehtonen closes the distance but The Pitbull moves to the side
and The Pitbull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Pitbull scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

The Pitbull is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Lehtonen pushes The Pitbull off and gets back to his feet.
The Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lehtonen slips under a jab.

Lehtonen clinches up with The Pitbull and pushes him back against the cage.
Lehtonen tries a body shot but The Pitbull blocks it.

Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Lehtonen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull lands the left hand.
The Pitbull misses with a hook. Lehtonen ducked under it nicely.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pitbull loads up on a big right hand but Lehtonen slips the punch.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up but The Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull is trying to push Lehtonen away but Lehtonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

The Pitbull breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Lehtonen really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Pitbull throws a looping overhand right but Lehtonen ducks down to avoid it.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lehtonen moves to clinch but The Pitbull breaks away
and The Pitbull counters with a straight right hand.

Lehtonen rushes The Pitbull and presses him up against the cage.
Lehtonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehtonen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Pitbull's efforts to push away.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch.
Lehtonen lands with an uppercut that bounces The Pitbull off the cage and back into range.
Lehtonen fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pitbull looks to throw the jab but Lehtonen is out of range.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up.
Lehtonen tries to clinch there but The Pitbull circles away.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up but The Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
The Pitbull throws a combination that misses
and The Pitbull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lehtonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lehtonen scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen tries to clinch there but The Pitbull circles away.
Lehtonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up.

Lehtonen moves into the clinch.
Lehtonen is leaning against The Pitbull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Pitbull is trying to drag Lehtonen to the mat but Lehtonen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Lehtonen breaks the clinch.
The Pitbull shoots in looking for a takedown. Lehtonen tries to sprawl out of it but The Pitbull keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lehtonen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lehtonen scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Pitbull misses with a hook.
Lehtonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Pitbull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lehtonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Pitbull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That has opened up Jari Lehtonen's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but The Pitbull moves out of range.
A jab from The Pitbull does it's job there.
Lehtonen wants to clinch
and The Pitbull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Lehtonen gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John The Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehtonen pushes The Pitbull back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehtonen stalling in the clinch.
The Pitbull working hard to break the clinch.

Lehtonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Lehtonen dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! The Pitbull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lehtonen moves in looking to clinch but The Pitbull pushes him off.
Lehtonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt

so The Pitbull counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Pitbull tries to stand but Lehtonen is controlling from the bottom.

Lehtonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Pitbull defends well.
The Pitbull is looking to stand up but Lehtonen won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Pitbull decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Good leg kick by Lehtonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Pitbull fails with a takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The Pitbull lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lehtonen is looking to clinch.
Lehtonen misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch but The Pitbull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Pitbull throws a series of punches but Lehtonen avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehtonen. The Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehtonen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lehtonen wants it to stay on the feet.
Lehtonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Pitbull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lehtonen takes the fight into the clinch.

Lehtonen breaks the clinch.
The Pitbull tries for a takedown but Lehtonen circles away easily
and Lehtonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John The Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehtonen moves in looking to clinch but The Pitbull pushes him off.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch but The Pitbull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Pitbull looks to land a left hand but Lehtonen moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lehtonen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Pitbull somewhat.
The Pitbull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lehtonen closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Pitbull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Pitbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehtonen.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John The Pitbull.
I think The Pitbull has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for John The Pitbull!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for John The Pitbull!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for John The Pitbull!

John The Pitbull wins by unanimous decision!
John The Pitbull gave a mention to Bloodsport Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).