PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 3935 p4p, 4782 weight class) and Tatu Lehto (ranked 453 p4p, 515 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Winnfield
vs
Lehto

188 cm
25
174
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
180
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lehto's head.
A low kick from Lehto is predictable there
letting Winnfield counter with a right hand.
Winnfield connects with a single shot there.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winnfield misses with a kick to the body.
Winnfield misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Winnfield's head coaches at Deep waters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Lehto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winnfield is out of range and Lehto settles back down.
Winnfield throws a nice looking combination but Lehto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winnfield moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
Lehto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winnfield tries to clinch but Lehto moves out of range.
Winnfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lehto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Winnfield blocks it well.
Lehto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lehto there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lehto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winnfield.
Lehto lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Lehto, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winnfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Winnfield is looking to counter punch.
Winnfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Lehto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Winnfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winnfield avoids it.
Lehto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Winnfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Winnfield on the inside.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Winnfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winnfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Winnfield working aggressively here.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winnfield.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winnfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.

Winnfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnfield misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Lehto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Winnfield blocks with his arms.
Lehto misses with a knee strike.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Winnfield managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.

Winnfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnfield misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lehto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lehto slips a jab and a cross from Winnfield.
Winnfield scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Lehto.
Lehto is looking to slow Winnfield down with leg kicks.
Lehto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winnfield.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield checks a leg kick.

Winnfield clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Winnfield blocks with his arms.
Lehto misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Winnfield.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winnfield is defending well for now.
Winnfield stalling in the clinch but Lehto improves position.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Winnfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Winnfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Winnfield.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Winnfield avoids the damage to the body.
Winnfield cracks Lehto with a nice body shot.
Winnfield tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Winnfield back against the cage.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jules Winnfield dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Winnfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lehto in his tracks.
A punch combination from Winnfield misses.
Lehto wants to counter with a clinch but Winnfield pushes him away.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body
and Winnfield counters with a straight right hand.
Winnfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Winnfield throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Winnfield both land. Nice combination.

Lehto is rocked!
Winnfield drops Lehto with a big left hand! Lehto is injured, injured bad! Winnfield jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jules Winnfield!
Jules Winnfield tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Tatu Lehto had this to say: 'Vandamnit! '.