PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Mustonen (ranked 653 p4p, 535 weight class) and Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 100 p4p, 83 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Mustonen
vs
Tiramanti

190 cm
34
215
26 - 14 - 0

185 cm
33
207
30 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Cesare Tiramanti!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen lands with a kick to the temple. Tiramanti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Cesare Tiramanti has been cut.
Mustonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiramanti.
Tiramanti misses with a looping right.
Tiramanti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Mustonen misses.
Tiramanti looks to throw the jab but Mustonen is out of range.
Tiramanti lands a jab to the nose.
Tiramanti tries to move into range but Mustonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tiramanti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mustonen momentarily.
Tiramanti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiramanti misses with a hook.
Tiramanti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiramanti throws a hook but Mustonen avoids it easily.
Mustonen misses with a straight left.
Tiramanti shoots in but no luck this time.
As Tiramanti backs away, Mustonen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mustonen throws an overhand right that lands on Tiramanti's shoulder, as Tiramanti tries to avoid the shot.
Tiramanti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mustonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiramanti.
Tiramanti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mustonen misses the jab.
As Mustonen backs off Tiramanti throws a huge counter combo but Mustonen manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti stuns Mustonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiramanti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mustonen misses with a body shot
and Tiramanti counters with a straight right hand.
Mustonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti throws a counter combo.
Tiramanti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiramanti throws a big shot that misses.
Tiramanti takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Tiramanti misses.
Tiramanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiramanti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tiramanti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mustonen.
Mustonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mustonen misses with a hook.
Mustonen 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiramanti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti misses with a body shot.
Tiramanti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mustonen.
Tiramanti throws a counter combo.
Mustonen throws a big shot that misses.
Tiramanti throws a body punch but Mustonen moves out of range.
Mustonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mustonen throws out a loose jab but Tiramanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiramanti ducks under a wild hook from Mustonen.
Mustonen misses with a low kick.
Mustonen loads up on a big right hand but Tiramanti slips the punch.
Tiramanti ducks under a wild hook from Mustonen.
Mustonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiramanti.
Mustonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti thuds a left hand into Mustonen's body.
Tiramanti throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustonen.
Mustonen is looking to chop away at Tiramanti's legs.
Tiramanti moves away from the strike by Mustonen.
Tiramanti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen lands a nice looking body kick.
Tiramanti swings for the body but Mustonen moves out of range.
Mustonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Mustonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mustonen throws the left hand but Tiramanti avoids the punch easily.
Tiramanti throws a leg kick
and Mustonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cesare Tiramanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiramanti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tiramanti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tiramanti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mustonen tries to avoid it but Tiramanti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mustonen to the ground. Mustonen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mustonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mustonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tiramanti lands with a nice body punch.
Tiramanti looks to land a combination but Mustonen avoids it well.
Tiramanti scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiramanti slips a straight right by Mustonen.
Mustonen misses with a right hand
and Tiramanti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the body kick.
Mustonen throws a leg kick which misses Tiramanti's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiramanti tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti throws a body punch but Mustonen moves out of range.
Tiramanti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiramanti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tiramanti scores with a jab to the body.
Tiramanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Mustonen misses.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses.
Mustonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Juhani Mustonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiramanti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mustonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustonen needs to keep his hands up - Tiramanti had a free shot at his head there.
Mustonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustonen misses with an uppercut
and Tiramanti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiramanti throws a right and a left that Mustonen avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juhani Mustonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cesare Tiramanti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tiramanti throws a big shot that misses.
Tiramanti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mustonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mustonen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mustonen lands a lovely overhand right.
Mustonen avoids the body shot from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti throws a hook to the side of Mustonen's head but Mustonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mustonen misses with a body shot.
Tiramanti avoids the head kick by Mustonen.
Mustonen looks to land a left hand but Tiramanti moved out of range nicely.
Tiramanti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiramanti staying out of range there.
Mustonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiramanti.
Mustonen scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramanti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mustonen checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Mustonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mustonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tiramanti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mustonen has got the better of the exchanges.
Tiramanti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mustonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiramanti looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tiramanti to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiramanti with the inside leg kick.
Tiramanti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mustonen circles away.
Tiramanti's corner calls for a 1-2. Tiramanti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tiramanti throws an off balance right hand
and Mustonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiramanti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mustonen looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Mustonen backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Tiramanti's temple! It sends Tiramanti violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Mustonen celebrates and the doctors try to help Tiramanti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Juhani Mustonen!
After winning the bout, Juhani Mustonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.