PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Jaatinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leif Jaatinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jaatinen
vs
Malone

201 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leif Jaatinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clay Malone!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone tries to clinch but Jaatinen moves out of range.

Malone has closed the distance and engaged Jaatinen in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Malone.

It looks like Leif Jaatinen has been cut.
Malone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaatinen wants a takedown.
Jaatinen tries to break the clinch but Malone is controlling the position.
Malone misses with a knee strike.

Malone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malone dodges the punch combination from Jaatinen.

Jaatinen clinches.
Jaatinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone won't allow it.
Malone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malone tries a knee to the head but Jaatinen blocks it.
Jaatinen wants to break the clinch but can't.

Malone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaatinen throws a right and a left that Malone avoids nicely.

Malone closes the distance and clinches.
Malone fails to pull guard.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaatinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malone has him pressed against the cage.
Jaatinen can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaatinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leif Jaatinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Malone.
Malone looks gassed!
Malone stalling.
Malone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jaatinen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Malone looking to throw knees to the head but Jaatinen is blocking nicely.
Jaatinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malone landing knees to the head.
Jaatinen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jaatinen can't break the clinch.
Malone looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaatinen can't break the clinch.
Jaatinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaatinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Malone has double underhooks.
Malone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaatinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaatinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaatinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jaatinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaatinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malone misses with a knee strike.
Jaatinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malone has him pressed against the cage.
Malone misses with a knee strike.
Malone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jaatinen's face.
Jaatinen tries to break the clinch but Malone is controlling the position.
Malone tries a knee to the head but Jaatinen blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
Jaatinen blocks an uppercut.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
Malone connects with a knee to the head.
Malone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaatinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Malone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malone tries to clinch but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Jaatinen misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaatinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaatinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Malone drives through and clinches with Jaatinen against the cage.
Malone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malone landing knees to the head.
Malone stalling in the clinch but Jaatinen improves position.
Malone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Malone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaatinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jaatinen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jaatinen duly obliges.
Malone fails with an attempt to clinch.

Malone clinches.
Malone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Malone scores with a shot to the side of Jaatinen's head.
Jaatinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Malone.
Malone with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaatinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malone throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaatinen.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malone lands a nice shot to the body.
Malone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaatinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaatinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Malone has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
Malone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malone prevents Jaatinen from breaking the clinch.
Jaatinen is trying to break the clinch but Malone has him pressed against the cage.
Jaatinen is trying to break free.
Malone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaatinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaatinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jaatinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaatinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malone prevents Jaatinen from breaking the clinch.
Jaatinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Malone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leif Jaatinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Malone tries to clinch but Jaatinen moves away
and Jaatinen counters with a straight right hand.
Malone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jaatinen swivels and escapes.

Malone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaatinen, pushing him back against the cage.

Malone manages to break the clinch.
Malone scores with a head kick.
Jaatinen works over Malone's head and body with a nice combination.
Jaatinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Malone.
Jaatinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malone tries to clinch but Jaatinen moves out of range.
Jaatinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jaatinen but Jaatinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Malone is looking to clinch but Jaatinen is avoiding it.
Malone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Malone is rocked!
Jaatinen is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Malone hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leif Jaatinen!