PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virtakäyttöinen Kettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester has chosen Five finger death punch - jekyll and hyde as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kettu
vs
Lester

181 cm
19
173 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virtakäyttöinen Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Lester!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lester misses with a few strikes there.
Lester misses with a combination
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lester has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lester swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kettu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kettu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kettu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kettu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lester misses with a double jab

and Kettu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kettu.
Lester can't break the clinch.
Lester is trying to force a seperation but Kettu has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Kettu.
Lester is trying to break the clinch but Kettu is controlling him.
A short left from Kettu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu lands a right hand.
A short right from Kettu.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kettu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lester wants to break free but Kettu has control.
A short right from Kettu on the inside.
Kettu stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lester breaks the clinch.
Lester falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kettu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lester throws a combination that misses
and Kettu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lester looks winded!
Kettu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kettu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kettu lands a nice looking body shot.
Kettu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kettu as he connects with a hook.
Lester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kettu lands a nice shot that snaps Lester's head back.
Jab by Kettu.
Kettu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab from Kettu.
Kettu lands a nice hook to Lester's body. Lester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kettu scores with a punch to the head.
Lester is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kettu cracks Lester with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kettu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lester to stand back up!

Lester is rocked!
Kettu jabs at Lester's body.
Lester is still on wobbly legs! Can Kettu finish him?
Kettu lands with a shot to the body.
Kettu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lester on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kettu works the jab nicely.
Lester takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kettu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lester throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kettu counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Virtakäyttöinen Kettu!
An out of breath Virtakäyttöinen Kettu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.