PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Junttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dufva
vs
Junttila

189 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
33
185 lbs
16 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Junttila!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junttila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junttila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junttila is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Junttila misses with a wild body shot.
Junttila has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dufva.
Dufva scores with a hook.
Junttila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dufva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dufva thumps Junttila with a low kick.
Junttila connects with a jab.
Junttila on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Pertti Junttila has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junttila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Junttila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sven Dufva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junttila takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dufva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Dufva moves into the clinch successfully.
Dufva scores with a shoulder strike.
Dufva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Junttila tries to break the clinch but Dufva is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva can't find room to land a body shot as Junttila controls the action.
Dufva tries a knee to the head but Junttila blocks it.
Junttila tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dufva just stands there and leans against the cage.

Junttila is trying to trip Dufva. He has hold of a leg but Dufva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Junttila persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Junttila is stalling in the full guard.
Dufva is trying to keep Junttila in close.
Junttila 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.
Dufva pulls Junttila in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sven Dufva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Junttila misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dufva.
Dufva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dufva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A left lands for Dufva.
Junttila looks to score with a jab to the body but Dufva is just out of range.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Junttila checks it.
Dufva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dufva lands with a right hand.
Dufva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Junttila is out of range.
Dufva scoring well with a low kick there.
Dufva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Junttila manages to avoid it.
Dufva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dufva throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Junttila lands.
Junttila getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Junttila throws a hook but Dufva blocks it.
Junttila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dufva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Dufva.
Dufva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dufva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Junttila. That did some damage!
Dufva tests Junttila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junttila loads up on a big right hand but Dufva slips the punch.
Junttila throws an off balance right hand
and Dufva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Junttila tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junttila throws an overhand right that lands on Dufva's shoulder, as Dufva tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dufva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Junttila moved away.
Junttila throws a jab when Dufva was well out of range.
Junttila lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junttila. Dufva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva ducks under a wild hook from Junttila.
Dufva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dufva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Junttila 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dufva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dufva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dufva wants to clinch.
Dufva avoids the body shot from Junttila.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dufva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Junttila cracks Dufva with an open hand slap.
Dufva scores with a jab to the head.
Dufva lands with an overhand left.

Junttila takes the fight into the clinch.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but Junttila blocks with his arms.
Junttila is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dufva to keep the fight standing.
Dufva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Junttilas head.
Junttila jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dufva walks away with a smile on his face. Junttila gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dufva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Junttila fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dufva, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva tries a knee to the head but Junttila blocks it.
Dufva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Junttilas head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Junttila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Junttila is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dufva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sven Dufva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Junttila.

Junttila pulls Dufva into guard.
Dufva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junttila is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dufva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dufva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Junttila works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dufva trying to control the position from guard on top but Junttila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junttila controlling Dufva's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sven Dufva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dufva misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junttila takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dufva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junttila misses with a few strikes there.

Dufva darts in and clinches Junttila up against the cage.
Dufva gets through Junttila's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dufva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Junttila is trying to pull guard but Dufva has him pressed against the cage.
Dufva misses with some punches.
Junttila fails to pull guard.
Dufva lands a left hand.
Junttila tries to pull guard but Dufva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junttila wants to get back to striking at distance but Dufva won't allow it.

Junttila ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Junttila no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junttila is breathing heavily.
Dufva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dufva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Junttila is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Junttila is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dufva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Junttila works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dufva throwing strikes but missing.
Dufva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dufva wants to control from the top but Junttila keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dufva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junttila tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dufva swivels and escapes.
Junttila has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dufva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dufva rushes Junttila and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Junttila is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dufva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dufva lands with a left to the head.
Junttila has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dufva after a bit of a struggle.
Dufva is stalling here.
Junttila jumps guard but Dufva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dufva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Junttila backwards.
Junttila tries to pull guard but Dufva won't allow it.
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!
Junttila tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dufva lands a right hand.
Dufva lands a hook that snaps the head of Junttila backwards.
Junttila tries to pull guard but Dufva holds him up against the cage and eventually Junttila drops back down to his feet.
Junttila takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dufva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Junttila's face.
Dufva effectively controlling the action here.
Dufva lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pertti Junttila's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Junttila throws a lazy uppercut
and Dufva counters with a good low kick that Junttila was not able to check.
Sven Dufva is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dufva. That's going to slow Junttila down.
Dufva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Junttila's hands.

Dufva moves into the clinch.
Junttila is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dufva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dufva connects with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Dufva.
Junttila drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Junttila working hard to break the clinch.
Junttila takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dufva working Junttila over with knees to the body.
Junttila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva landing knees to the head.

Junttila is rocked!

That has opened up Pertti Junttila's cut even more.
Dufva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Junttila is still on wobbly legs! Can Dufva finish him?
Dufva lands a big knee! That's hurt Junttila! Oh, he's all over the place! Dufva lands another knee that sends Junttila to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Dufva!