PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martti Aho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has chosen Gary Pucket - Lady Will Power as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Aho
vs
Power

185 cm
27
178 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

183 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Aho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Power!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aho misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Power with a jab.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Aho throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Power scores with a jab. Aho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Martti Aho has been cut.
Martti Aho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power stalks Aho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aho's face. Aho staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheers as Power lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aho doesn't seem phased though.

Power has managed to clinch.

Power manages to break the clinch.
Aho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Power takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aho.
A slow jab from Aho misses its intended target.

Power instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Power works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Aho.
Aho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Power duly obliges.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Aho walks forward, straight into a front kick from Power.
Power scores with a head kick.
Power scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Aho.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Power lands an overhand right.
Aho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
A left lands for Aho.
Aho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Aho.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Power gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aho is trying to break the clinch but Power is controlling him.
A short left from Power.
Aho tries to break free but Power pushes him back against the cage.
Aho can't break the clinch.
Power lands a shoulder strike.
Aho has had enough of the clinch but Power keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Power.
Good body shot from Power.
Aho is breathing heavily.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Aho backwards.
Aho tries to break the clinch but Power is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Power.
Nice body punch from Power - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
Stalling in the clinch from Power.

Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Power moves into the clinch successfully.
Power digs a right hand into Aho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aho's gas tank.
Aho working hard to break the clinch.
Power manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Power holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
Power pushes Aho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Aho backwards.
Power lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aho backwards.
Power scores with a hook to the body.
Power lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aho or not.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aho connects with the punch.

Power has taken the fight to the clinch.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aho.
Aho tries to break the clinch but Power is controlling the position.
Aho working hard to break the clinch.
Power pushes Aho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Power lands an uppercut.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Aho wants to get back to striking at distance but Power won't allow it.
Power is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aho is defending well for now.

Aho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Power takes the fight into the clinch.
Power lands a shoulder strike.

Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Power.
A short right from Power on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Power lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Aho can't break the clinch.
Aho tries to break free but Power pushes him back against the cage.
Aho wants to break free but Power has control.
Aho tries to break the clinch but Power is controlling the position.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Power cracks Aho with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power works on Aho's body with a couple of short punches.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Power lands with a light punch inside.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Power lands with a kick to the temple. Aho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some wild striking there from Aho.
Power lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Power scores with a head kick.
Power lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Power lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martti Aho's cut.
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.

Aho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Power lands with a slapping head kick.
Aho looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aho.
Aho throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aho just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Power, as that shot connected.
Power scores with a spinning back kick!
Power lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Power misses with the combination.
Power lands with a good body shot.
Aho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Power scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Will Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Power pushes Aho up against the cage in a clinch.
Aho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Power manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Aho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aho is trying to break free.
Power presses Aho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aho backwards.
Aho tries to circle away but Power has him pinned against the cage.
Aho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Power stalling against the cage.
Power continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Power has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aho backwards.

Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Power scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Power lands with a kick to the temple. Aho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Power lands a right hook to the body.
Power cracks the inside of Aho's front leg.
Power connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power lands a head kick. Aho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Power lands a jab-cross combination.

Aho is rocked!
Power looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh Aho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Aho.
Aho seems to have got his legs back now.
Aho misses with a body punch
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Power closes the distance and pushes Aho back into the cage.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Power throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Power lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aho.
Power stalling in the clinch.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Power lands a right hand.
Power has Aho pressed against the cage.
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
Power lands a body punch.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Aho's head.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aho's efforts to push away.
Power tries to land knees in the clinch but Aho avoids the damage to the body.
Power pushes Aho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Power scores with a hook to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Power.

Power breaks the clinch.
Power explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Power blocks a jab.
Aho misses with a looping right.
Power throws a leg kick which misses Aho's front leg but catches the back leg as Aho tries to avoid it.
Power throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aho's head.
Power scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Power finds it's way through Aho's defenses.
Power lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab lands there for Aho.
Power throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Power takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Power works the jab nicely.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aho. That did some damage!
Aho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left and a right from Power both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aho throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.

Power forces Aho back against the cage and clinches.
Power stalling against the cage.
Aho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aho.
Aho wants to break free but Power has control.

Aho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aho just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Power.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Power.
Aho will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Power lands with a slapping head kick.
Power throws a series of strikes that have Aho backpedaling.
Danga de danga de dang - Power scores with a four punch combination!
Aho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Power rushes Aho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Power stalling in the clinch.
Power lands a right hand.
Aho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Power gets through Aho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Aho tries to circle away but Power has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Power showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martti Aho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Aho down.
Aho throws a right hand that Power ducks under and follows up with a left that Power also avoids with ease.
Aho throws a big shot that misses.
Aho connects with a crisp jab.
Power keeps Aho at a distance using the push kick.
Power lands a lovely overhand right.

Power has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Power.
A hook to the body from Power.

Power breaks from the clinch.
Aho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Power lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Power lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power lands with a nice combination. Aho backs away looking to recover.
Aho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Power lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aho's head.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.

Power clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Power.
Power stalling.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power dips to his left and cracks Aho with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
Aho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Power scores with a kick to the body.
Power is looking to slow Aho down with leg kicks.
Aho misses with a straight right.
Power thuds his right hand into Aho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power connects with a solid leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Power, as that shot connected.

Power clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Power.
Martti Aho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power is working Aho over against the cage.
Power stalling in the clinch.

Power manages to break the clinch.
Power lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Power.

Power gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aho backwards.
Will Power seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Power.
Power lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aho or not.
Power lands a body punch.
Power lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Power.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aho.
A thudding body kick lands there by Power!

Power clinches up with Aho and pushes him back against the cage.
Aho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aho letting Power take a breather here.
Aho wants to break free but Power has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a body shot.
Power lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Power finds it's way round the side to connect with Aho's head.
Aho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Power. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Power.
Power lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aho backs up against the cage.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aho. That did some damage!
Aho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aho looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Aho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Power stuns Aho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Power lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aho's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Power darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aho.
Aho misses the shot to the body.
Power works over Aho's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aho. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power scores with the left hand. Aho knows he should have avoided that one.
Power looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aho just misses with a punch to the body.
Power defending well as Aho loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Power.
Power scores with a hook to the body. Aho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Power moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Power.
Aho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Power bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aho's head backwards.
Aho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Power comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Power has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Power!