PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viggo Heitannan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Granlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Heitannan
vs
Granlund

175 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
177 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viggo Heitannan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Petri Granlund!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Heitannan catches Granlund right on the button with a cross.
Heitannan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Heitannan.
Heitannan swats away the attempt to clinch by Granlund.
Petri Granlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heitannan slips under a jab.
Heitannan digs a good body shot into Granlund's ribs.
Granlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heitannan.
Heitannan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Granlund looks to land a right hand but Heitannan moved out of range.
Granlund throws an overhand right that lands on Heitannan's shoulder, as Heitannan tries to avoid the shot.
Heitannan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heitannan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Granlund's coach down at My own... was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Granlund's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Heitannan connects with a body shot.
Granlund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heitannan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heitannan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Heitannan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Granlund clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heitannan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Granlund is keeping busy.
Heitannan scores with a shoulder strike.
Heitannan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granlund tries to throw a body punch but Heitannan avoids it by throwing Granlund back against the cage.
Heitannan is trying to force a seperation but Granlund has the dominant position.
Granlund prevents a body shot from Heitannan.
Granlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heitannan is trying to break the clinch but Granlund has him pressed against the cage.
Heitannan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Granlund misses with a body punch.
Granlund misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granlund.
A right hook to the body lands for Heitannan.

Heitannan manages to break the clinch.
Heitannan cracks a nice hook into Granlund's ribs.

Granlund closes the distance and clinches.
Granlund lands with a short shot to the head.
Heitannan tries to throw a body punch but Granlund avoids it by throwing Heitannan back against the cage.
Granlund misses with a punch to the body.

Heitannan manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granlund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heitannan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Granlund misses with a hook. Heitannan ducked under it nicely.
Granlund lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heitannan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Granlund getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heitannan lands with a slapping head kick.
Granlund fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heitannan on the side of the head.
Granlund tests Heitannan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heitannan just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund throws a lazy right hand but Heitannan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Granlund is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heitannan. Granlund does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Granlund! But no joy.
Granlund throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Granlund.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granlund blocks a leg kick.
Heitannan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Granlund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, jab by Granlund - just one landing.
Granlund throws a lazy right hand but Heitannan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Granlund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heitannan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Granlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granlund looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Granlund works Heitannan's body with a nice hook.
Heitannan misses with a few strikes there.
Granlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heitannan.
A counter left hand to the body from Heitannan misses its target.

Granlund has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heitannan has had enough of the clinch but Granlund keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Granlund.
Heitannan misses with a body punch.
Granlund lands a right hand.
Granlund lands a body shot.
Heitannan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granlund tries to work over Heitannan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Granlund.
Heitannan lands a nice shot to the body.

Heitannan breaks the clinch.
Granlund thuds a left hand into Heitannan's body.
Granlund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heitannan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Granlund backs away, Heitannan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Granlund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Granlund looks to land a right hand but Heitannan moved out of range.
Heitannan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Granlund moves in looking to clinch but Heitannan pushes him off.
Heitannan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Granlund swings for the body but Heitannan moves out of range.
Granlund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granlund misses the shot to the body.
Granlund's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heitannan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Granlund scrambles back to his feet.
Heitannan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Granlund swings for the body but Heitannan moves out of range.
Granlund swings for the body but Heitannan moves out of range.
Heitannan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Petri Granlund will probably get the nod.
That's time! Heitannan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Heitannan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Granlund.
Granlund throws a looping overhand right but Heitannan ducks down to avoid it.
Granlund misses with a hook. Heitannan ducked under it nicely.
Heitannan just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund cracks Heitannan with an open hand slap.
Heitannan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heitannan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Granlund in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Granlund takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heitannan swings for the body but Granlund moves out of range.
Granlund let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Granlund wants to clinch.
It looked like Heitannan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Granlund.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granlund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Granlund looks to land a right hand but Heitannan moved out of range.
Heitannan misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granlund moves in looking to clinch but Heitannan pushes him off.
Heitannan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granlund.
Good work by Granlund as he checks the leg kick.
Granlund lands a nice hook to Heitannan's body. Heitannan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Granlund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heitannan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granlund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heitannan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Heitannan catches Granlund right on the button with a cross.
Heitannan misses with a low kick.
Heitannan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Heitannan misses the target.
Granlund misses the shot to the body.
Heitannan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heitannan is looking to wear down Granlund with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some bone on bone action there as Granlund checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Granlund with a jab.
Heitannan jabs Granlund to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granlund tries to clinch up.
Granlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heitannan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heitannan digs a good body shot into Granlund's ribs.
Heitannan moves away from the strike by Granlund.
Granlund scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heitannan in his tracks.
Heitannan lands with a good body shot.
Granlund avoids the head kick by Heitannan.
Granlund connects with a nice looking jab.
Granlund bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heitannan's head backwards.
Granlund tries to clinch but Heitannan is having none of it.
Heitannan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heitannan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Granlund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heitannan manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heitannan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Granlund finds it's way round the side to connect with Heitannan's head.
Heitannan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granlund.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heitannan misses with a head kick.
Granlund scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Granlund works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heitannan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Granlund moves forwards but Heitannan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Granlund misses with a body shot.

Granlund closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Heitannan.
Granlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Heitannan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petri Granlund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heitannan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Granlund scores with a hook to the body.
Granlund digs a right hand underneath Heitannan's ribcage. Heitannan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heitannan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granlund is working Heitannan over against the cage.
Granlund stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heitannan misses with a punch on the inside.
Granlund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Granlund lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Granlund.
Granlund stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Granlund tries to throw a body punch but Heitannan avoids it by throwing Granlund back against the cage.
A short left from Granlund.
Granlund is leaning against Heitannan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Granlund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heitannans head.
Granlund tries to throw a body punch but Heitannan avoids it by throwing Granlund back against the cage.
Heitannan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granlund.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granlund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Granlund.
Granlund pushes Heitannan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Granlund lands with a light punch inside.
Granlund cracks Heitannan with a nice body shot.
Granlund lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granlund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Granlund softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petri Granlund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Granlund misses with a body shot.
Granlund wants to clinch.
Heitannan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Heitannan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heitannan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Granlund scores with a nice head shot.
Granlund throws a right hand that misses
and Heitannan counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heitannan throws a sloppy head kick and Granlund moves out of range easily.
Granlund looks to score with a jab to the body but Heitannan is just out of range.
Heitannan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granlund.
Heitannan swats away the attempt to clinch by Granlund.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heitannan throws a body kick that misses.
Heitannan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heitannan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Granlund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heitannan walks into a straight right hand from Granlund.
Heitannan misses with a body shot.
Granlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heitannan moves away.
Granlund lands with a good body shot.
Heitannan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Granlund looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Granlund blocks the body kick.
Heitannan misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Granlund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heitannan doesn't seem phased though.
Heitannan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granlund.
Heitannan throws a front kick aimed at Granlund's knee but Granlund avoids it well.
Granlund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Granlund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granlund drops his hands momentarily and Heitannan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heitannan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Granlund throws an off balance right hand
and Heitannan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heitannan takes a swing at Granlund's ribcage but misses.
Granlund just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heitannan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Granlund misses with an uppercut.
Heitannan throwing a counter right hand but Granlund manages to avoid it.
Heitannan just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund thuds a left hand into Heitannan's body.
Petri Granlund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heitannan connects with a body shot that sends Granlund's belly button to the back.
Granlund cracks Heitannan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Granlund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heitannan was well out of range. Poor timing from Granlund.
A shot to the liver by Granlund. Beautiful body shot.
Granlund takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Viggo Heitannan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granlund shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Granlund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heitannan takes one on the button.
Heitannan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heitannan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Granlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heitannan.
Heitannan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granlund manages to avoid it.
Granlund lands a right hook to the body.
Granlund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granlund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granlund scores with a jab.
Granlund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heitannan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Granlund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Granlund throws a jab but it's blocked by Heitannan.
Heitannan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heitannan misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Granlund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Granlund connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heitannan tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Granlund.
Heitannan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Granlund misses with a body shot.
Granlund just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund tries to clinch but Heitannan is having none of it.
Granlund connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petri Granlund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Granlund has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petri Granlund!
A very excited looking Petri Granlund made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.