PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renars Stunza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vilho Alanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alanen has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Grand Ball as his entrance music. Vilho Alanen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stunza
vs
Alanen

198 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renars Stunza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vilho Alanen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alanen.
Alanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stunza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stunza.
Alanen wants to clinch
and Stunza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stunza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Stunza.
Stunza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alanen misses with a hook
and Stunza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Alanen closes the distance and clinches.
Stunza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alanen.
Stunza just leaning against Alanen, taking a breather.
Alanen tries a body shot but Stunza blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stunza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Alanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alanen dodges an elbow strike from Stunza.
Stunza works on Alanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Alanen trying to land knees to the body.

Stunza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stunza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunza jabs Alanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alanen looks gassed!

Stunza feints and as Alanen raises his hands in defense, Stunza changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alanen keeping full guard, as Stunza tries to pass.

Alanen pushes Stunza off and gets back to his feet.
Stunza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stunza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stunza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alanen looks to clinch
enabling Stunza to counter with a crisp jab.
Stunza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alanen checks it well.
Stunza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stunza tried to score with a low kick but Alanen checks it.
Alanen tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stunza.
Stunza is looking to wear down Alanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stunza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vilho Alanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stunza lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Stunza. Beautiful body shot.
Stunza stuns Alanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Alanen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stunza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stunza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alanen working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alanen blocks the body kick.
Alanen is looking to clinch but Stunza is avoiding it.

Stunza drives through with a takedown into Alanen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stunza stops Alanen from standing up.
Stunza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stunza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Renars Stunza has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stunza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alanen moves out of range of the body kick.
Alanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vilho Alanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alanen checks a leg kick.
Alanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stunza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stunza lands a body shot.
Stunza lands a nice hook to Alanen's body. Alanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stunza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alanen wants to clinch
and Stunza counters with a straight right hand.
Stunza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alanen swings widly with a right hand
and Stunza counters with a right hand to the body.
Stunza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Stunza connects with a body shot.
Alanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stunza scores with a shot to the body.
Stunza punishes Alanen's body with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Alanen.
Stunza connects with a leg kick. Alanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stunza lands a nice looking body shot.
Renars Stunza is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Stunza there.

Alanen is rocked!
Stunza is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Alanen flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Alanen is out cold! Stunza holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renars Stunza!