PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aku Juhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Wursty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Juhtanen
vs
Wursty

174 cm
24
152 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

172 cm
20
153 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Juhtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Wursty!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Juhtanen does no damage.
Juhtanen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Juhtanen duly obliges.
Wursty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juhtanen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wursty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wursty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Juhtanen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wursty counters with an inside leg kick.
Juhtanen misses the shot to the body.
Aku Juhtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juhtanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wursty manages to avoid it.
Juhtanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Juhtanen.
Juhtanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wursty moves away.
No joy there for Juhtanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juhtanen throws a combination that misses
and Wursty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Juhtanen is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wursty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Juhtanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wursty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Juhtanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juhtanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wursty.
Juhtanen swinging wildly here.
Wursty throws a shot to the body.

Wursty drops Juhtanen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Juhtanen looks back up at him and smiles so Wursty waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Juhtanen is rocked!

It looks like Aku Juhtanen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wursty lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Juhtanen out cold! Juhtanen is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antero Wursty!