PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mustonen
vs
Olson

167 cm
22
140 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

169 cm
21
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Olson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen misses the shot to the body.
Mustonen lands a slapping body shot.
Olson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mustonen.
A big left from Olson misses.
Olson throws a hook but Mustonen blocks it.
Olson swings widly with a right hand
and Mustonen counters with a left and a right that stings Olson.
Olson misses with a hook
and Mustonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Olson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mustonen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Olson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olson defending well as Mustonen loads up on a big left hand.
Mustonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olson throws out a loose jab but Mustonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hans Olson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustonen moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Olson looks to land a right hand but Mustonen moved out of range.
Olson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustonen takes a swing at Olson's ribcage but misses.
Mustonen feints a jab promting Olson to slip. Mustonen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Olson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson has his takedown stuffed
and Mustonen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mustonen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Olson under the eye.
Olson 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.
Mustonen throws a shot from downtown. Olson moves away and avoids it.
Mustonen lands a jab to the nose.
Olson takes a swing at Mustonen's ribcage but misses.
Mustonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mustonen lands with a shot to the body.
Mustonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mustonen lands with a nice body punch.
Olson wants to slow Mustonen down by chopping away at his legs.

Mustonen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mustonen stands and throws Olson's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mustonen tries for a kimura but Olson is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olson tries to bench press Mustonen off him but Mustonen keeps the position.

Mustonen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mustonen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Mustonen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mustonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olson keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Olson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mustonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olson shoots in for a double leg but Mustonen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Olson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mustonen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Mustonen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mustonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Olson manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustonen forces his way into half guard.
Olson won't allow Mustonen to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen is looking to take a break and control but Olson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Olson pushes Mustonen off and gets back to his feet.
Mustonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Olson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mustonen's calf.

Mustonen gets caught napping as Olson dives in and scores a takedown. Mustonen manages to retain guard.
Mustonen trying to keep a closed guard but Olson is proving a slippery customer.
Olson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mustonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Mustonen, not yet.
Olson trying to control but Mustonen is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mustonen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Olson doesn't defend quickly enough and Mustonen has managed to lock this one up! Can Olson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mustonen on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joonas Mustonen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Joonas Mustonen thanked FinnSubs for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).