PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Putin (ranked 20984 p4p, 294 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 3650 p4p, 159 weight class). Dmitry Putin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Putin
vs
Hetfield

170 cm
32
145 lbs
3 - 10 - 1

170 cm
31
145 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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 3 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dmitry Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield avoids the head kick by Putin.
Hetfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Putin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Putin throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield counters with a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hetfield or perhaps it was just good defense by Putin, which made it look bad.
Hetfield scores with a hook.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hetfield manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hetfield!
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Putin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hetfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Putin in his tracks.
Putin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a series of punches but Putin moves out of range.
Putin throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hetfield misses.
Putin misses with a kick to the body.
Hetfield's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hetfield's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hetfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Putin connects with a jab.
Hetfield lands a nice shot that snaps Putin's head back.
Putin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Putin misses with a combination
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Hetfield misses.
Putin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hetfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Putin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Putin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Hetfield lands a beautiful left hook that drops Putin. Putin tries to recover but Hetfield is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Putin lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hetfield!
After winning the bout, James Hetfield thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.