PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Usko Luttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luttinen comes to the cage accompanied by usko luttisen elämän kerta. Fett has chosen Jango Fett Unleashed as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Luttinen
vs
Fett

172 cm
21
161 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

170 cm
20
158 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Luttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jango Fett!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luttinen throws a head kick but Fett moves out of range.
Luttinen misses the body punch

and Fett counters with a shoot takedown. Luttinen fights it but they end up in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luttinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fett cracks Luttinen with a solid left hand.
Fett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fett throws a big elbow that misses.
Fett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luttinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luttinen trying to keep a closed guard but Fett is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luttinen's head.
Fett lands a couple of digs.
Fett stays in close to Luttinen's body and controls the position.
Fett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fett is looking to work some ground and pound but Luttinen has wrist control.
Fett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luttinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fett.
Luttinen looking to control.
Fett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luttinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Luttinen keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Luttinen looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett wants to control from the top but Luttinen keeps moving.
Fett throws a big elbow that misses.
Luttinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fett is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Fett. Beautiful body shot.
Fett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right-left combo lands from Luttinen.
Fett walks forward, straight into a front kick from Luttinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen 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.
Fett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Luttinen connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett throws out a loose jab but Luttinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luttinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fett's sensitive parts.
Luttinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fett. Fett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luttinen scores with a leg kick.
Fett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luttinen manages to avoid it.
Fett looks for a takedown but Luttinen sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luttinen is looking to slow Fett down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Luttinen. That snapped Fett's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jango Fett dominated that round.
That's time! Luttinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fett throws a hook but Luttinen avoids it easily.
Luttinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luttinen lands with a nice combination. Fett backs away looking to recover.
Fett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fett throws out a loose jab but Luttinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luttinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fett circles away quickly and effectively.
Fett has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Fett or perhaps it was just good defense by Luttinen which made him look bad.
Fett throws a series of punches but Luttinen avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Luttinen.
Fett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luttinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett missing with a left hand there. Luttinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Luttinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fett somewhat.
Usko Luttinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jango Fett.
A left lands for Luttinen.
Good exchange - Luttinen coming out on top.
Luttinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fett misses with a straight left.
Fett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luttinen.
Fett misses with a lunging right hand
and Luttinen counters with a good, hard body kick but Fett shrugs it off.
Luttinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fett's sensitive parts.
Fett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luttinen circles away quickly and effectively.

Fett shoots in and bounces Luttinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luttinen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jango Fett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luttinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luttinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fett stands up over Luttinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Luttinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Luttinen controlling Fett's posture.
Fett throwing strikes from guard but Luttinen blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett throws a big elbow that misses.
Fett trying to control but Luttinen is working from the bottom.
Luttinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jango Fett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fett swings widly with a right hand
and Luttinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luttinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luttinen.
Luttinen looks to land a left hand but Fett moved out of range nicely.
Fett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Luttinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luttinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Luttinen.

Fett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Luttinen!
Fett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Fett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Luttinen?
Fett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett looking to finish Luttinen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Luttinen!
Fett looking to finish with strikes here!
Fett throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Luttinen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fett thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fett unloading with bombs!
Luttinen tries to hold on but Fett postures up.
Usko Luttinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Fett.
Luttinen is looking to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fett landing shots from mount.
Luttinen is bucking up trying to escape but Fett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Luttinen working to try and regain half guard.
Fett throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Luttinen because Fett loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fett lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Fett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Fett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Luttinen hang on?

Luttinen is rocked!
Fett drops a big elbow. That's hurt Luttinen! More shots from Fett and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jango Fett!
After winning the bout, Jango Fett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.