PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aimo Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Juhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Paukku
vs
Juhtanen

175 cm
20
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Paukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Juhtanen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juhtanen fails to land the takedown.
Juhtanen stuffs the takedown.
Paukku wants to clinch.
Juhtanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Juhtanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Paukku really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paukku tries to lock up and control but Juhtanen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Juhtanen controlling from the full mount.
Paukku tries to hold on but Juhtanen pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juhtanen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paukku flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Juhtanen trying to control but Paukku is having none of it.
Paukku is trying to escape the mount.
Juhtanen landing strikes from the mount.
Juhtanen lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukku bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Juhtanen has his feet on Paukku's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Juhtanen tries a low kick but Paukku avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paukku throws a head kick that Juhtanen semi-blocks.
Juhtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paukku's sensitive parts.
Paukku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Juhtanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paukku fails with a takedown attempt.
Juhtanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Paukku is breathing heavily.
Paukku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juhtanen fails with the takedown.
Paukku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juhtanen looks to land a body kick but Paukku moved away.
Juhtanen misses with a double jab.
Juhtanen throws a nice looking combination but Paukku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paukku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Juhtanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Paukku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juhtanen throws a push kick but Paukku slaps the foot to one side.
Paukku throws a nice looking combination but Juhtanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juhtanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paukku is fending him off so far but Juhtanen persists. Nope, Paukku circles away and we're back to standing.
Aimo Paukku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aku Juhtanen.
Paukku has his takedown stuffed
and Juhtanen counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juhtanen misses with a wild combination.

Paukku scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paukku throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Juhtanen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Juhtanen kicks Paukku off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juhtanen misses with a body kick.
Paukku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aku Juhtanen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Juhtanen shoots in for a takedown but Paukku shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paukku misses with a takedown attempt - Juhtanen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paukku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Juhtanen is fending him off so far but Paukku persists. Nope, Juhtanen circles away and we're back to standing.
Aimo Paukku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Juhtanen.
Paukku tries to clinch but Juhtanen moves away
and Juhtanen counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Aimo Paukku has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Juhtanen as Paukku shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aimo Paukku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Juhtanen both land. Nice combination.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Paukku enables Juhtanen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Paukku manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Juhtanen stands and throws Paukku's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Paukku struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Juhtanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Juhtanen is working Paukku over with some ground and pound from side control.
Juhtanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paukku keeps working.
Paukku is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukku takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Juhtanen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Juhtanen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Juhtanen moves into full mount!
Juhtanen controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juhtanen lands a big elbow.
Juhtanen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Paukku hang on?
Paukku is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Juhtanen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Juhtanen controlling from mount.
Paukku is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juhtanen lands a heavy elbow.
Juhtanen working the ground and pound effectively.
Paukku is in a horrible position here. Juhtanen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juhtanen raining down shots from the mount!
Juhtanen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aku Juhtanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aimo Paukku's cut.
That's time! Paukku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Juhtanen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Juhtanen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Juhtanen looks up at the clock and then as Paukku takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Juhtanen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Juhtanen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Juhtanen cracks Paukku with a big elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Juhtanen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Juhtanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juhtanen slows the pace down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paukku is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paukku takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Juhtanen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Paukku is avoiding damage well.
Juhtanen lands an elbow.

Juhtanen is trying to get an arm triangle but Paukku is defending well.
Paukku is not content to let Juhtanen control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukku managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Juhtanen.
Juhtanen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Juhtanen slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Paukku.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juhtanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paukku in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Juhtanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juhtanen is landing with some decent strikes but Paukku is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Juhtanen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Paukku is on top in guard.
Paukku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Juhtanen has his hands on Paukku's head, controlling the position.
Paukku throwing strikes but missing.
Paukku has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Juhtanen is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Paukku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aku Juhtanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paukku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juhtanen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paukku as he avoids it easily.
Aimo Paukku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juhtanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paukku lands a jab-cross combination.
Paukku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aku Juhtanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Juhtanen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aku Juhtanen!
After winning the bout, Aku Juhtanen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.