PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Light
vs
Mieto

185 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Speedy Light!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juha Mieto!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mieto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Light.

Mieto has Light up against the cage in a clinch.
Mieto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Light tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mieto's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mieto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mieto being controlled against the cage.
Light tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mieto's elbow.
Light blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Light misses with a hook to the ribs.
Light looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mieto.
Mieto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mieto lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Light is trying to push Mieto away but Mieto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Mieto.
Mieto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Light's efforts to push away.
Mieto has Light pressed against the cage, preventing Light from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Light goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Light can't break the clinch.
Light blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Light tries a body shot but Mieto blocks it.
Mieto prevents a body shot from Light.
Light trying to stall but Mieto improves his position.
A short right from Mieto on the inside.
Mieto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Light backwards.
Mieto tries a body shot but Light blocks it.
Mieto lands an uppercut.
Mieto blocks a body shot from Light.
Mieto gets through Light's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mieto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Light tries a body shot but Mieto blocks it.
Light looking to stall.
Light slows down the pace here.
Mieto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Mieto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mieto.
Mieto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Light's efforts to push away.
Mieto lands a right hand.
Light prevents a body shot from Mieto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light is trying to break free.
Mieto throws a punch but it's blocked by Light.
Light struggles to land a body shot inside as Mieto controls his hands.
Mieto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Mieto.
A short right from Mieto on the inside.
Mieto misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mieto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mieto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lights head.
Light blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Mieto.
A nice left hand lands by Mieto.
Mieto misses with some punches.
Light misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mieto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Light's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mieto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Light looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mieto.

Light breaks the clinch.
Mieto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Mieto.
Light takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Mieto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Light is trying to break the clinch but Mieto has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mieto tries to work over Light's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Light wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mieto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mieto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Light backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Mieto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mieto walks into a left hand.
Light throws a combination that misses
and Mieto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mieto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Light has time to react.
Light lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mieto circles away quickly and effectively.
Light tries to bum rush Mieto with a series of wild strikes but Mieto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mieto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mieto.
Light walks into a stiff left hand from Mieto.
A lazy left from Mieto finds it's target.
Mieto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Speedy Light is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Light smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mieto throws a sloppy head kick and Light moves out of range easily.

Mieto moves into the clinch.
Mieto lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto lands with a right to the head.
Light is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mieto misses with a punch on the inside.
Mieto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Light looking to slow down the pace here.
Mieto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Light can't find room to land a body shot as Mieto controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mieto.
Still in the clinch, Mieto scores with a nice short uppercut.

Light is rocked!
Light tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Light looking to stall.
Light lands a body shot in the clinch.
Light wants to stall.
Light tries to circle away but Mieto has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light trying to control the position but instead, Mieto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Light into the cage.
Mieto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mieto lands a nice uppercut.
Mieto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mieto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Light effectively controlling the action here.
Mieto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mieto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mieto keeps control of Light as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Light pushes Mieto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mieto prevents a body shot from Light.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mieto lands a nice uppercut.
Mieto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Light can't break the clinch.
Light blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mieto.
Light's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Light is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Mieto - that landed with a thud.
Mieto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Light backwards.
Mieto lands a shoulder strike.
Mieto dips a shoulder and cracks Light with a mighty uppercut! Light falls back against the cage and Mieto unloads with a barrage of strikes! Light is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mieto screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Mieto!