PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juhana Vitanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Vitanen
vs
Edwards

178 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhana Vitanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitanen misses with a hook to the body
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.

Edwards moves into the clinch.
Vitanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Vitanen has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vitanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.

Vitanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Edwards lands.
Vitanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Edwards to counter with a crisp jab.
Vitanen looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Vitanen jabs Edwards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vitanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards digs a good body shot into Vitanen's ribs.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Vitanen moves away and avoids it.
Edwards jabs Vitanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vitanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vitanen manages to avoid it.
Edwards lands a head shot.
Vitanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vitanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edwards connects with a crisp jab.
Edwards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Vitanen working aggressively here.
Edwards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards has a couple of punches blocked by Vitanen.
Edwards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vitanen works on Edwards's body with a couple of short punches.
Edwards misses with some punches.
Vitanen blocking some punches.
Vitanen can't find room to land a body shot as Edwards controls the action.
Vitanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards lands a hook that snaps the head of Vitanen backwards.
Edwards misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vitanen.
Vitanen presses Edwards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vitanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edwards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vitanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edwards or not.
Edwards takes an elbow to the temple.
Vitanen lands with a right to the head.
Vitanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vitanen misses with some punches.

Vitanen breaks the clinch.
Vitanen digs a good hook to Edwards's body.
Vitanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitanen.
A swing and a miss from Vitanen.
Vitanen misses with a hook.
Vitanen dips to his left and cracks Edwards with an uppercut!
Vitanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vitanen misses with a kick to the body.
Vitanen misses with the body kick
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.
Vitanen cracks Edwards with a good jab.
Vitanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards throws a hook but Vitanen avoids it easily.
Vitanen jabs Edwards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Edwards lands a body shot.
Vitanen scores with a jab to the body.
Vitanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Vitanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vitanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitanen lands a jab to Edwards's midsection.
Edwards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitanen.
Vitanen lands with a kick to the temple. Edwards shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Edwards is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitanen lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juhana Vitanen!