PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mega Minion (ranked 3821 p4p, 3762 weight class) and Tatu Lehto (ranked 473 p4p, 466 weight class). Mega Minion could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tatu Lehto's chin.

Minion
vs
Lehto

180 cm
20
170
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
180
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mega Minion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto misses with the body kick

and Minion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Minion working the head and body with strikes.
Lehto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Minion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lehto defending well though.
Minion has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Minion seems to be working for a kimura but Lehto defends the submission attempt.
Minion throwing shots but Lehto is blocking nicely.
Minion not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lehto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Minion scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lehto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lehto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minion throws a big elbow that misses.
Minion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lehto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lehto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Minion is working Lehto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Minion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minion postures up in Lehto's guard and throws a big left but Lehto blocks it.
Minion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Minion stands and throws Lehto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Minion.
Minion misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lehto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Minion misses with the ground and pound.
Lehto is looking for a sweep.

Minion is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lehto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lehto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lehto felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto parries the strikes from Minion easily there. Minion is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lehto to escape.
Minion lands an elbow.

Minion tries for a kimura but Lehto is defending well.
Minion throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Minion misses with the ground and pound.
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 regains half guard, as Minion was trying to land strikes.
Minion works his way into full mount!
Minion with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Minion.
Minion putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Minion is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lehto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lehto avoids a series of strikes thrown by Minion.
Lehto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Minion throws a sloppy strike and Lehto uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Lehto has ended up in Minion's guard.
Lehto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Minion keeping moving, preventing Lehto from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minion manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lehto manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Minion.
Minion pushing down on Lehto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Minion frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lehto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Minion lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lehto hang on?
Minion lands with some strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Minion's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lehto is in a horrible position here. Minion smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Minion lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lehto hang on?
Minion cracks Lehto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Minion throwing strikes here but Lehto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Minion punching from mount but Lehto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mega Minion dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lehto throws a leg kick

and Minion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lehto won't be happy with that.
Minion fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lehto dodges the ground and pound from Minion.
The ground and pound from Minion seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lehto dodges the ground and pound from Minion.
Minion landing a few strikes.
Minion throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Minion throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Minion cracks Lehto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Minion throws a strike aimed at the side of Lehto's head but Lehto avoids it well.
Minion working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mega Minion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto dodges the ground and pound from Minion.
Minion throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lehto works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Minion connects with a nice short shot to Lehto's temple.
Minion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lehto can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minion is pressing down on Lehto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lehto is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minion missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Minion wants to free his trapped foot but Lehto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Minion moves nicely into side control.
Minion fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Minion throws an elbow but Lehto slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Minion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lehto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Minion creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lehto sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lehto regains half guard, as Minion was trying to land strikes.
Minion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Minion looks to land a strike but Lehto avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lehto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Minion.
Minion throws a big right hand that misses.
Minion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Minion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Minion has gone for a leg lock! Lehto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Minion's guard.

Lehto preventing the sweep.
Lehto wants to pass the guard but Minion is keeping the position.

Minion looking for a guillotine here but Lehto defends easily.
Minion keeping moving, preventing Lehto from controlling successfully.
Lehto stays in close to Minion's body and controls the position.

Lehto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Minion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Minion tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Minion working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lehto has passed into half guard!
Lehto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Minion is trying to get back to full guard.
Minion is refusing to be controlled, as Lehto sits in half guard.
Lehto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Minion haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Minion manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Lehto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Minion is looking to cinch up a triangle. Lehto throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Minion's body to avoid the submission. Minion has instead reached around Lehto's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Minion arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mega Minion!
Mega Minion thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Tatu Lehto had this to say: 'Vandamnit! '.