PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aarne Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juutilainen's entrance music is Legenda - Cohorts Of Demons. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Juutilainen
vs
Barr

188 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarne Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey Barr!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Juutilainen drives through and clinches with Barr against the cage.
Barr tries to score a body lock takedown but Juutilainen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barr avoids a wild elbow strike from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barr's defenses.

It looks like Mikey Barr has been cut.

Juutilainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barr dives in and grabs Juutilainen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Juutilainen pushes down on Barr's head and hops out.
Barr misses with a hook. Juutilainen ducked under it nicely.

Juutilainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barr blocks an elbow strike from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen slowing the pace effectively.
Juutilainen lands an elbow inside.
Juutilainen stalling the fight.

Juutilainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barr shoots in but no luck this time.
Aarne Juutilainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Barr.

Juutilainen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barr's guard.
Juutilainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juutilainen chips away with some ground and pound.
Juutilainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Juutilainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Juutilainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barr keeping moving, preventing Juutilainen from controlling successfully.
Juutilainen stands up over Barr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen is in close to Barr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Juutilainen lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Juutilainen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Juutilainen has Barr in his guard.
Barr thows a big elbow that misses.
Juutilainen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barr!
Juutilainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Juutilainen scoring with strikes but Barr is staying in there.
Barr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barr wants to control but Juutilainen is having none of it.
Juutilainen drops a big elbow. That's hurt Barr! More shots from Juutilainen and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aarne Juutilainen!