PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bolt (ranked 1410 p4p, 2623 weight class) and Paavali Kontiainen (ranked 224 p4p, 390 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bolt
vs
Kontiainen

187 cm
35
212
13 - 8 - 0

192 cm
30
212
13 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paavali Kontiainen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontiainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bolt avoids the body shot from Kontiainen.
Bolt misses the shot to the body.
Ryan Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolt lands a glancing blow to the side of Kontiainen's head.

It looks like Paavali Kontiainen has been cut.
Bolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kontiainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've been told by Bolt's head coaches at Dog Pound that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kontiainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bolt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bolt throws a lazy right hand but Kontiainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Kontiainen tries to counter it with a takedown but Bolt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kontiainen tries to score with a low kick but Bolt moves his leg out of the way.
Bolt misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kontiainen throws a leg kick which misses Bolt's front leg but catches the back leg as Bolt tries to avoid it.
Kontiainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bolt lands with a straight right. Kontiainen didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kontiainen with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolt misses with a double jab
and Kontiainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiainen lands with a nice body kick.
Kontiainen ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bolt.
Bolt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kontiainen misses with a body shot.
Bolt looks to throw the jab but Kontiainen is out of range.
Bolt slips under a jab from Kontiainen.
Bolt with a hook.
Bolt misses with a right hand
and Kontiainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolt misses with a straight right.
Bolt connects with a crisp jab.
Kontiainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That has opened up Paavali Kontiainen's cut even more.
Kontiainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen looks to land a body kick but Bolt moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throws an off balance right hand
and Kontiainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Ryan Bolt has been cut.
Bolt throws a head kick that misses
and Kontiainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Kontiainen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bolt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Kontiainen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bolt's half guard.
Bolt won't allow Kontiainen to pass to mount.
Kontiainen throwing shots but Bolt is blocking nicely.
Kontiainen with the ground and pound but Bolt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kontiainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kontiainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kontiainen throws a strike but Bolt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kontiainen wants to improve his position but instead Bolt has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen tries to get to full guard but Bolt has control of the leg.
Kontiainen wants to control but Bolt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kontiainen is looking for a sweep. Bolt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bolt decides to stand up.
Kontiainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kontiainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Bolt.
Kontiainen misses with a hook. Bolt ducked under it nicely.
Kontiainen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bolt takes one to the chin there.
Bolt lands with a kick to the temple. Kontiainen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

The cut above Paavali Kontiainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kontiainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolt throws a head kick that misses.
Bolt throws a sloppy head kick and Kontiainen moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolt misses with an uppercut. Kontiainen saw that one coming.
Kontiainen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A right-left combo lands from Bolt.
Bolt connects with a right hand. Kontiainen shakes it off.
Kontiainen throws out a loose jab but Bolt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bolt misses with a head kick.
Bolt lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolt misses with an uppercut
and Kontiainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kontiainen tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kontiainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kontiainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolt.
Bolt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kontiainen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bolt but Bolt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Bolt will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bolt misses with the combination.
Kontiainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolt was well out of range. Poor timing from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kontiainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bolt.
Sloppy strikes from Bolt. Those never looked like landing.
Kontiainen lands a front kick.
Bolt misses with a hook. Kontiainen ducked under it nicely.
Kontiainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for Kontiainen. That snapped Bolt's head back.
Kontiainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bolt pinned against the cage. Bolt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontiainen connects with a right hand. Bolt shakes it off.
Ryan Bolt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Bolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kontiainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bolt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kontiainen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bolt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kontiainen takes a step back to recover.
Bolt throws a looping overhand right but Kontiainen ducks down to avoid it.
Kontiainen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kontiainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kontiainen lands a really nice looking cross but Bolt seems unphased.
Kontiainen dodges the punch combination from Bolt.
Bolt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kontiainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bolt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen slips a jab and a cross from Bolt.
Bolt misses with a hook
and Kontiainen counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Kontiainen scores with a decent looking hook.
Kontiainen avoids the head kick by Bolt.
Donk. Kontiainen catches Bolt right on the button with a cross.
Kontiainen is looking to clinch but Bolt is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Bolt.
Kontiainen throws out a counter right but Bolt avoids it with no problem.
Bolt misses with an uppercut. Kontiainen saw that one coming.
Bolt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bolt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Ryan Bolt's cut is getting worse.
Kontiainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kontiainen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bolt doesn't seem bothered though.
Bolt ducks right into an uppercut from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bolt misses the target.
Bolt walks into a stiff left hand from Kontiainen.

Bolt is rocked!

Ryan Bolt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kontiainen moves out of range as Bolt strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bolt enables Kontiainen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bolt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kontiainen postures up in Bolt's guard and throws a big left but Bolt blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kontiainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kontiainen stands up over Bolt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kontiainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kontiainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Bolt has wrist control.
Bolt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kontiainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kontiainen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kontiainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bolt is retaining full guard.
Paavali Kontiainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kontiainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kontiainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kontiainen looking to pass the guard.
Kontiainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kontiainen trying to control but Bolt is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bolt moves out of range of the body kick from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paavali Kontiainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Bolt.
Bolt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kontiainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bolt.
Nice cross by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Bolt.
Bolt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bolt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bolt lands with a cross.
Kontiainen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bolt eats them both and turns towards Kontiainen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Bolt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kontiainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kontiainen wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bolt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kontiainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolt looks to land a left hand but Kontiainen moved out of range nicely.
Kontiainen punishes Bolt's body with a nice straight punch.
Bolt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bolt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kontiainen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bolt takes a step back to recover.
Kontiainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bolt circles away.
Bolt lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Kontiainen finds it's target.
Kontiainen thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt misses with an uppercut

and Kontiainen counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kontiainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kontiainen scores with a hook to the body.
Kontiainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kontiainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolt blocks a body shot from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kontiainen tries to work over Bolt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Bolt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolt working hard to break the clinch.
Kontiainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.

Bolt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kontiainen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt misses with a series of wild punches.
Kontiainen lands a jab.
A clash of legs there as Bolt blocks the low kick.
Kontiainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bolt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bolt staying out of range there.
Bolt misses with a straight left.
Kontiainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolt.
Bolt looks to throw the jab but Kontiainen is out of range.
Kontiainen staying out of range there.
Kontiainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen misses the shot to the body.
Bolt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bolt wants it to stay on the feet.
Ryan Bolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavali Kontiainen.
Bolt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolt connects with a body shot.
Kontiainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolt feints a jab promting Kontiainen to slip. Bolt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kontiainen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kontiainen tries to clinch but Bolt moves out of range.
Bolt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bolt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kontiainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paavali Kontiainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kontiainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bolt defending well as Kontiainen loads up on a big left hand.
Bolt misses with a shot to the body
and Kontiainen counters with a thumping low kick.
Kontiainen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bolt's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paavali Kontiainen.
Well Kontiainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavali Kontiainen!
A victorious Paavali Kontiainen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.