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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 1583 p4p, 193 weight class) and Hans Hammar (ranked 3037 p4p, 343 weight class). Hammar has chosen Beast - Rob Bailey & The Hustle as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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158 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hammar!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu scores with a nice head shot.
Hammar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu is looking to slow Hammar down with leg kicks.
Hammar swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Hammar misses with a double jab
and Kettu counters with a three punch combo that has Hammar backing up. Hammar nods at Kettu to acknowledge the strikes.
Kettu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hammar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kettu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kettu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kettu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Kettu.
Kettu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kettu lands a leg kick that knocks Hammar off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammar scores with a jab to the body.
Kettu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hammar looking to stall.
Kettu struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammar controls his hands.
Kettu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hammar's efforts to push away.
Kettu stalls.
Hammar misses with the head strike.
Hammar stalling in the clinch but Kettu improves position.
Kettu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammar's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hammar is trying to force a seperation but Kettu has the dominant position.
Hammar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kettu is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kettu.
Hammar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hammar being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu scores with a hook to the body.
Hammar tries to throw a body punch but Kettu avoids it by throwing Hammar back against the cage.
Hammar breaks from the clinch.
Hammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Kettu coming out on top.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu takes a swing at Hammar's ribcage but misses.
Hammar throws a big shot that misses.
Hammar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Kettu moves away from the strike by Hammar.
Kettu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hammar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kettu slips a straight right by Hammar.
Kettu throwing a counter right hand but Hammar manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu moves in looking to clinch but Hammar pushes him off.
Hammar is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Hammar.
Kettu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hammar misses with a hook.
Kettu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kettu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hammar walks into a stiff left hand from Kettu.
Kettu misses with a wild combination.
Kettu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammar doesn't seem bothered though.
Kettu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hammar's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kettu, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kettu works Hammar's body with a nice hook.
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!
Hammar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kettu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kettu connects with an inside leg kick.
Kettu slips a straight right by Hammar.
Hammar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kettu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammar counters with a nice uppercut.
Kettu cracks Hammar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hammar is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kettu.
Hammar is still on wobbly legs! Can Kettu finish him?
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammar manages to avoid it.
Hammar seems to have recovered his senses.
Hammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that round.
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.
Kettu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kettu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kettu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kettu connects with an inside leg kick.
Hammar misses with a straight right.
Esa Kettu is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kettu!
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu scores with a leg kick.
Hammar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammar.
Kettu dips to his left and cracks Hammar with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kettu.
Kettu with a jab.
Hammar throws a hook to the side of Kettu's head but Kettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kettu jabs Hammar right on the nose. Hammar blinks but takes it well.
Hammar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kettu.
Kettu pounces like a tiger and cracks Hammar with a vicious hook! Hammar is down but not out! Kettu follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Esa Kettu!
In his post fight interview, Esa Kettu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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