PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Juutilainen
vs
Apila

175 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Powerful

Valhalla War Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Apila!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen throws a hook but Apila avoids it easily.
Apila punishes Juutilainen's body with a nice straight punch.

Apila scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Juutilainen throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Apila cracks Juutilainen with a big right hand but Juutilainen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juutilainen tries to improve position but can't.
Apila lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juutilainen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Apila passes to full mount!
Apila has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Apila looking to finish Juutilainen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Juutilainen!

Juutilainen is rocked!
Apila looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Juutilainen covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jussi Apila!