PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ty Moon (ranked 4130 p4p, 3064 weight class) and Tatu Lehto (ranked 506 p4p, 404 weight class). Ty Moon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tatu Lehto's chin.

Moon
vs
Lehto

194 cm
27
178
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
180
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lehto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Lehto.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Moon blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Lehto.
Moon misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehto.
Lehto landing knees to the body.
Moon is breathing heavily.
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moon misses with some punches.
Moon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehto.
Moon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moon avoids it.
Lehto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moon misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Lehto.
Moon has a couple of punches blocked by Lehto.
Moon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moon throws a head punch that misses.
Lehto lands a good knee to the midsection. Moon won't want to take too many of those.
Moon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moon has a couple of punches blocked by Lehto.
Moon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've been hearing reports that Moon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lehto landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ty Moon has been cut.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moon.
Moon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lehto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lehto misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehto.
Moon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon lands with a short shot to the head.
Moon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moon avoids it.
Lehto lands a knee to the head.
Lehto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moon managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Moon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lehto's elbow.
Moon misses with a knee to the head.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
Moon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehto landing knees to the body.
Lehto scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehto obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehto obliges.
Lehto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lehto scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto crunches a lovely knee into Moon's ribcage.
Lehto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moon's face.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lehto blocks an uppercut.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lehto lands a good knee to the midsection. Moon won't want to take too many of those.
Lehto connects with a knee to the head.
Lehto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moon avoids it.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but Moon blocks it.
Moon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moon is defending well for now.
Moon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Lehto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moon managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Moon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto working Moon over with knees to the body.
Lehto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moon's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehto obliges.
Lehto landing knees to the head.
Moon misses with a knee to the head.
Lehto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lehto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lehto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
Moon lands a hook that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Moon tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Moon back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moon tries to work over Lehto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moon misses with a punch on the inside.
Moon misses with some punches.
Lehto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tatu Lehto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ty Moon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Moon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moon throws a series of punches but Lehto avoids them all with ease.
Lehto defending well as Moon loads up on a big left hand.
Lehto is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lehto misses with a body kick.
Moon misses with a head kick.
Lehto avoids the head kick by Moon.
Moon avoids a kick to the body.
Moon throws a sloppy head kick and Lehto moves out of range easily.
Lehto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick from Lehto lands but Moon takes it in his stride.
Moon throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto avoids the head kick by Moon.
Lehto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ty Moon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lehto looks for the body kick but Moon saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Moon misses the target.
Moon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon wants to slow Lehto down by chopping away at his legs.
Moon throws a leg kick

and Lehto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lehto.
Moon struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehto controls his hands.
Moon throws an elbow but it misses.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moon avoids it.
Lehto landing knees to the body.
Moon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moon avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Moon blocks with his arms.
Lehto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moon's face.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Moon is blocking nicely.
Lehto scores with a knee to the head.
Moon misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lehto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehto lands a nice knee to the body.
Moon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moon avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moon.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto landing knees to the body.
Lehto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moon.
Moon pushes off an throws an elbow but Lehto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lehto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moon's face.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Moon avoids the damage to the body.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Moon avoids the damage to the body.
Moon misses with the head strike.
Lehto blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moon throws an elbow but misses.
Moon misses with a body punch.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but Moon blocks it.
Moon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lehto scores with a knee to the head.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehto obliges.
Lehto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehto obliges.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but Moon blocks it.
Lehto scores with a knee to the head.
Lehto connects with a knee to the head.
Lehto working Moon over with knees to the body.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moon avoids it.
Moon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lehto lands a good knee to the midsection. Moon won't want to take too many of those.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lehto landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moon blocks it with crossed arms.
Moon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moon.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lehto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Lehto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moon misses with an elbow over the top.
Lehto misses with a knee to the head.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Moon on the inside.
Moon trying to land knees to the body.
Moon throws a punch but it's blocked by Lehto.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moon is defending well for now.
Moon throws a head punch that misses.
Moon lands a nice shot to the body.
Moon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moon has a couple of punches blocked by Lehto.
Moon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehto landing knees to the body.
Moon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tatu Lehto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ty Moon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Moon looks to land a left hand but Lehto moved out of range nicely.
Moon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Lehto lands but Moon takes it in his stride.
Lehto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Moon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehto misses with a low kick.
Moon throws a right and a left that Lehto avoids nicely.
Moon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehto.
Moon sets himself, and Lehto steps forward looking for the clinch! Moon avoids it this time.
Lehto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Lehto.
Moon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moon misses with a double jab
and Lehto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon misses with a head kick.
Moon checks the leg kick.
Moon misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Moon.
Moon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lehto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moon's sensitive parts.
Moon misses with a double jab.
Lehto throws a low kick but Moon avoids it.
Moon lands a head shot.
Lehto dodges the punch combination from Moon.
Lehto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lehto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ty Moon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but Lehto blocks with his arms.
Lehto misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Lehto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moon misses with the head strike.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lehto.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moon.
Lehto lands a knee to the head.
Moon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehto lands a knee to the head.
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Moon fails to land.
Tatu Lehto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Lehto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moon can't find room to land a body shot as Lehto controls the action.
Moon swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lehto misses with a knee to the head.
Lehto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Moon avoids the damage to the body.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moon is defending well for now.
Lehto lands a knee to the head.
Moon swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehto controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
Moon lands a left hand.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moon blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lehto blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehto.
Moon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moon working aggressively here.
Moon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moon misses with the head strike.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lehto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moon blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Lehto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tatu Lehto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lehto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatu Lehto!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tatu Lehto made sure he mentioned FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.