PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rise of the fallen. Talentti has chosen Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ler
vs
Talentti

172 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

167 cm
23
153 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Ler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talentti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Talentti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ler defends it nicely.

Ler clinches with his opponent.
Ler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talentti up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Talentti being controlled against the cage.
Ler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Talentti prevents a body shot from Ler.
Ler gets through Talentti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler lands an uppercut.
Ler tries a body shot but Talentti blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ler.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ler.

Talentti has clasped his hands together around Ler's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Talentti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Talentti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ler wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Ler explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ler tries to clinch but Talentti moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ler. No joy for Talentti on that attempt.
Ler moves in looking to clinch but Talentti pushes him off.
Ler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talentti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talentti takes one on the button.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talentti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talentti keeps the fight on the outside.
Ler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talentti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talentti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jacky Ler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.

Ler closes the distance and clinches.
Ler tries to land a knee to the head but Talentti blocks with his arms.
Ler misses with a knee strike.
Talentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ler stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ler lands a right hand.
Ler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Talentti.
Talentti is trying to drag Ler to the mat but Ler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Talentti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Talentti blocking some punches.
Talentti looking for a takedown.
Ler lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ler.

It looks like Tommi Talentti has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ler landing knees to the head.
Ler crunches a lovely knee into Talentti's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ler.
Talentti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ler slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ler misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Talentti blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacky Ler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Talentti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Talentti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ler as he avoids it easily.
Talentti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Talentti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacky Ler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Ler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ler is looking to clinch but Talentti is avoiding it.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Talentti paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ler closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ler.
Ler just leaning against Talentti, taking a breather.
Ler stops a takedown attempt from Talentti.
Ler swings wildly with an uppercut but Talentti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talentti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ler tries to work over Talentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talentti backwards.
Ler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ler has a couple of punches blocked by Talentti.
Talentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ler slows down the pace here.
Ler scores with a shot to the side of Talentti's head.
Ler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Talentti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ler lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talentti backwards.
Ler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talentti up against the cage.
Ler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Talenttis head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ler.

Talentti is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Talentti is still on wobbly legs! Can Ler finish him?
Ler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Talentti being controlled against the cage.
Talentti blocks an uppercut.
Ler dips a shoulder and cracks Talentti with a mighty uppercut! Talentti falls back against the cage and Ler unloads with a barrage of strikes! Talentti is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ler screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacky Ler!
After the fight, Jacky Ler was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.