PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vihtori Lettunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtori Lettunen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lettunen
vs
Blade

195 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Crashforce Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihtori Lettunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Razor Blade!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade lands with a cross.

It looks like Vihtori Lettunen has been cut.
A big left from Blade misses.
Blade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lettunen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lettunen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lettunen tries to clinch up.
Lettunen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lettunen misses with a wild body shot.
Vihtori Lettunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lettunen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blade throws a right and a left that Lettunen avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lettunen, right into the meat.
Blade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lettunen. Lettunen obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blade crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lettunen - the referee stops the clock and Blade gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lettunen. Blade manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blade looks gassed!
Blade looks to throw the jab but Lettunen is out of range.
Lettunen scoring well with a low kick there.
Lettunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blade manages to avoid it.
Lettunen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Lettunen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lettunen advances to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lettunen moves nicely into side control.

Lettunen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lettunen is looking to take a break and control but Blade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lettunen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen advances to mount.
Lettunen avoids the attempt from Blade to control.
Lettunen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lettunen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen trying to control but Blade is having none of it.

Lettunen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blade really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blade is squirming around, avoiding Lettunen's attempts to control the action.
Blade is looking to improve his position but Lettunen isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blade is squirming around, avoiding Lettunen's attempts to control the action.
Blade tries to lock up and control but Lettunen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blade really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blade can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lettunen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blade is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Lettunen.
Lettunen landing strikes from the mount and Blade is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blade is trying desperately to improve position.
Lettunen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vihtori Lettunen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vihtori Lettunen's cut.
That's time! Lettunen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lettunen connects with an inside leg kick.
Blade tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Lettunen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blade moves out of range of the strikes.
Lettunen is looking to slow Blade down with leg kicks.
Lettunen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lettunen connects with a right hand. Blade shakes it off.
Lettunen cracks Blade with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lettunen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blade's sensitive parts.
Blade is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blade is breathing heavily.
Lettunen lands a head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Lettunen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lettunen finds it's target.
Lettunen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lettunen shoots in looking for a takedown. Blade tries to sprawl out of it but Lettunen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lettunen lands a nice looking body kick.
Lettunen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Lettunen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lettunen is pushing down on Blade's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blade is fighting to maintain full guard but Lettunen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lettunen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blade!
Blade is in a horrible position here. Lettunen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vihtori Lettunen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade working to try and regain half guard.
Lettunen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lettunen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lettunen scoring with strikes but Blade is staying in there.
Lettunen dominating with strikes here.
Lettunen cracks Blade with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lettunen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blade can do to turn this around?
Lettunen looking to control but Blade is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lettunen lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blade is looking to escape.
Lettunen lands a big elbow.

Lettunen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Blade to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Blade shrugs it off.
Blade tries to hold on but Lettunen postures up.
Lettunen wants to control the pace but Blade is squirming around nicely.
Blade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lettunen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lettunen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lettunen lands a big shot there that rocks Blade but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blade is looking to improve his position but Lettunen isn't that keen on the idea.
Lettunen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blade looks a forlorn figure.
Lettunen landing strikes from the mount and Blade is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lettunen lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lettunen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vihtori Lettunen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vihtori Lettunen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lettunen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blade thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Lettunen.
Blade throws a hook but Lettunen blocks it.
Lettunen throws a nice head kick!
Lettunen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lettunen staying out of range there.
Lettunen scoring well with a low kick there.
Lettunen throws a leg kick which misses Blade's front leg but catches the back leg as Blade tries to avoid it.
Blade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lettunen throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettunen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lettunen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blade on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lettunen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lettunen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lettunen.
Lettunen fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lettunen instigates a clinch.
Blade wants to get back to striking at distance but Lettunen won't allow it.
Lettunen lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade is trying to break the clinch but Lettunen has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
Blade blocking some punches.
Lettunen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blade wants to break free but Lettunen has control.
A short left from Lettunen.
Lettunen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blade backwards.

Lettunen jumps guard.
Lettunen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blade's guard.
Lettunen is pushing down on Blade's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blade is fighting to maintain full guard but Lettunen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blade is in trouble now - Lettunen has advanced to mount!
Lettunen wants to control the pace but Blade is squirming around nicely.
Lettunen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen landing strikes from the mount.
Lettunen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blade regains half guard.
Blade is not content to let Lettunen control the position.
Lettunen wants to pass the guard but Blade is defending well.
Blade is looking to improve his position.
Blade is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vihtori Lettunen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Lettunen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lettunen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blade for as long as he can get away with.
Razor Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vihtori Lettunen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Blade throws a nice looking combination but Lettunen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vihtori Lettunen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lettunen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vihtori Lettunen!