PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kari Korsto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jutila's choice of entrance music: The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter. Korsto has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jari Jutila has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Korsto
vs
Jutila

180 cm
24
186 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Korsto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Jutila!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jutila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Korsto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Korsto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jutila blocking the ground and pound.
Jutila wants to hold on but Korsto pushes him away.
Jutila wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Korsto.
Korsto avoids the attempt from Jutila to control.
Poor strikes thrown by Korsto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Korsto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Korsto is breathing heavily.
Jutila is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jutila is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Korsto with the ground and pound from mount.
Jutila keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila regains half guard.
Jutila wants to control but Korsto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jutila gets full guard.
Korsto preventing the sweep.
Korsto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jutila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jutila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Korsto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutila is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Korsto is controlling him.
Jutila is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Korsto won't allow Jutila to pass to mount.
Jutila performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Korsto is doing well to control the position and prevent Jutila from advancing to side control.
Jutila is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutila wants to control but Korsto is keeping him busy.
Korsto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jutila.
Jutila is taking a breather. Korsto says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Korsto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jutila wants to control from the top but Korsto keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jutila showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jari Jutila just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jutila thuds a left hand into Korsto's body.
Jutila lands with a nice body punch.
Korsto takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Jutila misses its intended target.
Jutila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korsto.
Jutila misses with a two punch combination.
Korsto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Korsto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jutila.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Jutila dominated that round.
That's time! Korsto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Korsto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jutila throws out a powerful jab.
Korsto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jutila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jari Jutila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jutila paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot by Jutila.
Jutila takes a swing at Korsto's ribcage but misses.
Jutila throws the left hand but Korsto avoids the punch easily.
Jutila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Jutila coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jutila lands with a nice body punch.
Korsto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jutila darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Korsto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila scores with a three punch combo!
Jutila smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from Jutila.
Jari Jutila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Korsto defending well as Jutila loads up on a big left hand.
Jutila scores with a sloppy right hand. Korsto should have avoided that one.

Jutila lands a left and a right that send Korsto crashing to the mat, dazed. Jutila thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Korsto is rocked!
Jutila is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Korsto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jutila scores with a hook to the body. Korsto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jutila misses with an uppercut.
Korsto seems to have got his legs back now.
Jutila cracks Korsto with a good jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Jutila scores with a four punch combination!
Jab by Jutila.
Jutila digs a good hook to Korsto's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jutila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jutila closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jutila digs a good hook to Korsto's body.
Jutila comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jutila connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jutila lands with a nice body punch.
Korsto slips a jab from Jutila.
Jutila lands a jab to the head.
Jutila cracks Korsto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Korsto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jutila but Jutila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Korsto slips a jab and a cross from Jutila.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Jutila.
Jutila lands with an uppercut that bounces Korsto off the cage and back into rage.
Jutila misses with a hook. Korsto ducked under it nicely.
Jutila misses the jab.
Jutila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Korsto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jutila misses with an uppercut. Korsto saw that one coming.
Jutila looks to score with a jab to the body but Korsto is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jutila.
Jari Jutila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jutila scores with a one two! Korsto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jutila throws a combination. Korsto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jutila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jutila throws a hook to the side of Korsto's head but Korsto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jutila misses with an uppercut. Korsto saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jutila lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown by Korsto or perhaps it was just good defense by Jutila which made him look bad.
Jutila listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jutila lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Korsto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jutila lands a jab.
Jutila ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jutila misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jutila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korsto.
Jab from Jutila.
Some wild striking there from Jutila.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Jutila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Korsto misses with a takedown attempt - Jutila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jutila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korsto circles away quickly and effectively.
Korsto drops his hands momentarily and Jutila takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jutila misses with a series of wild punches.
Jutila misses with a looping right.
Jutila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Korsto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jutila keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jutila misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Jutila misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korsto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jutila misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Jutila misses its intended target.
Jutila throws a looping overhand right but Korsto ducks down to avoid it.
Jutila swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Jutila.
Jutila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jutila scores with the left hand. Korsto knows he should have avoided that one.
Jutila connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Korsto's hands.
A left lands for Jutila.
Jutila tries to bum rush Korsto with a series of wild strikes but Korsto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Korsto slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Jutila. No joy for Korsto on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kari Korsto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korsto.
Jutila throws a jab when Korsto was well out of range.
Korsto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Korsto slips under a jab.
Korsto slips a straight right by Jutila.
Jutila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jutila lands with a nice body punch.
Korsto throws a looping overhand right but Jutila ducks down to avoid it.

Korsto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jutila!
Jutila is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Korsto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jutila tries to hold on but Korsto postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korsto lands a nice shot to the head.
Jutila is trying desperately to improve position.
Korsto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jutila is working to get back to half guard.
Korsto landing punches.
Korsto looking to finish with strikes here!
Jutila wants to control but Korsto is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jutila is looking to get to half guard.
Kari Korsto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Korsto with a couple of short strikes.
Jari Jutila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jutila is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jutila is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jutila is bucking up trying to escape but Korsto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jutila is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kari Korsto.
I think Jutila has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Jutila!