PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Arai (ranked 6316 p4p, 6678 weight class) and Tatu Lehto (ranked 612 p4p, 634 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Arai
vs
Lehto

188 cm
18
178
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
180
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeo Arai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arai tries to land a front kick but Lehto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Arai blocks with his arms.
Arai can't break the clinch.
Arai is trying to push Lehto away but Lehto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arai wants to get back to striking at distance but Lehto won't allow it.
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arai tries to break free but Lehto pushes him back against the cage.
Arai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehto obliges.
Arai is breathing heavily.
Arai is looking to break free of the clinch but Lehto has double underhooks.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but Lehto is controlling him.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arai is defending well for now.
Lehto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arai's face.

It looks like Takeo Arai has been cut.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but Lehto is controlling him.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehto crunches a lovely knee into Arai's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
I was talking to Arai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but Arai blocks it.
Lehto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
Lehto lands a good knee to the midsection. Arai won't want to take too many of those.
Lehto crunches a lovely knee into Arai's ribcage.
Lehto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehto obliges.
Lehto scores with a knee to the head.

Arai is rocked!
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!
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
Oh Arai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lehto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arai's face.
Lehto lands a big knee to the head and Arai goes down! Lehto pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatu Lehto!