PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fifo Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aarne Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juutilainen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fifo Ortiz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ortiz
vs
Juutilainen

190 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

188 cm
29
205 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fifo Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarne Juutilainen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juutilainen cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ortiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Juutilainen avoids it really well and circles away.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juutilainen.
Ortiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ortiz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Aarne Juutilainen has been cut.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen misses with a straight right.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Juutilainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ortiz has time to react.
Juutilainen cracks Ortiz with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juutilainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ortiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juutilainen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fifo Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juutilainen scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good work by Ortiz as he checks the leg kick.
Juutilainen lands with a hook. Ortiz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice takedown defense from Juutilainen. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Juutilainen as Ortiz shoots in.
Aarne Juutilainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juutilainen lands with a good body shot.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Juutilainen moves away
and Juutilainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juutilainen lands with a hook. Ortiz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Juutilainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juutilainen lands a nice hook to Ortiz's body. Ortiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Ortiz ducks straight into an uppercut from Juutilainen and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Ortiz manages to regain guard straight away.

Ortiz is rocked!
Juutilainen advances to half guard.
Oh Ortiz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Juutilainen lands a nice short elbow.

Juutilainen is working for a submission of some sort.
Juutilainen trying to control from half guard but Ortiz is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juutilainen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Juutilainen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ortiz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ortiz is in trouble now - Juutilainen has advanced to mount!
Ortiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Juutilainen looking to control but Ortiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz really wants to buck Juutilainen off and get back to his feet.
Juutilainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ortiz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ortiz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Juutilainen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ortiz is surviving well by controlling Juutilainen's body position as best he can.
Juutilainen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ortiz hang on?
Ortiz tries to lock up and control but Juutilainen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ortiz tries to reverse the position but Juutilainen maintains control.
Ortiz is squirming around, avoiding Juutilainen's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juutilainen raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juutilainen content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Juutilainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Juutilainen trying to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aarne Juutilainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aarne Juutilainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Juutilainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fifo Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Juutilainen as he avoids it easily.
Juutilainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ortiz is able to avoid easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juutilainen lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Juutilainen misses.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juutilainen connects with a leg kick. Ortiz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ortiz closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Juutilainen counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ortiz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fifo Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Juutilainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Juutilainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juutilainen jabs at Ortiz's body.
Ortiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Juutilainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juutilainen lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juutilainen jabs Ortiz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Juutilainen misses with a low kick.
Juutilainen digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs.
Juutilainen scores with a hook.

Juutilainen catches Ortiz napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ortiz to the canvas!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Juutilainen arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ortiz's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aarne Juutilainen!
A victorious Aarne Juutilainen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.