PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Kytta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Kytta has chosen The Odorants - This Night as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Stehling
vs
Kytta

191 cm
33
261 lbs
43 - 19 - 0

188 cm
36
234 lbs
31 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

Perkele!
Cyclone Nutrition Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Kytta!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kytta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stehling.

It looks like Mikko Kytta has been cut.

Stehling instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Stehling as the two fighters clinch.
Stehling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kytta tries to break the clinch but Stehling is controlling the position.
Stehling can't find room to land a body shot as Kytta controls the action.
Kytta scores with a shot to the side of Stehling's head.
Stehling is working Kytta over against the cage.
Kytta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stehling pushes Kytta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stehling tries to score a body lock takedown but Kytta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stehling lands a nice shot to the body.
Stehling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stehling misses with a body punch.
Kytta can't find room to land a body shot as Stehling controls the action.
Kytta prevents a body shot from Stehling.
Kytta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kytta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stehling.

Kytta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell Stehling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kytta walks into a jab.
Stehling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Stehling shoots in for a takedown but Kytta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice jab there from Stehling.

Stehling decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stehling trying to mount his opponent but Kytta defends it.
Kytta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stehling.
Kytta tries to get to full guard but Stehling has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling trying to pass the guard but Kytta defending well.
Stehling is working hard here to advance position.
Stehling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kytta's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling wants to pass the guard but Kytta is defending well.
Stehling is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stehling wants to control but Kytta is keeping him busy.
Stehling looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stehling trying to control the action but Kytta is working from the bottom.
Kytta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stehling is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kytta lands a big head kick that sends Stehling tumbling to the mat! Kytta takes a step backwards and waves Stehling back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stehling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stehling scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kytta.
Stehling misses with an uppercut.
Stehling slips a straight right by Kytta.
Kytta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kytta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stehling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kytta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A solid body kick from Kytta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Kytta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stehling thows a body shot but no joy.
Stehling walks into a jab.
Stehling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kytta.
Stehling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stehling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kytta was well out of range. Poor timing from Stehling.
Stehling does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kytta cracks Stehling with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kytta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kytta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stehling has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stehling and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kytta swings for the body but Stehling moves out of range.
Mitchell Stehling is winning the standup battle so far.
Kytta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kytta there as he acknowledges the shot.

That has opened up Mikko Kytta's cut even more.
Crunch! Stehling slams his shin into Kytta's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Stehling lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stehling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kytta misses with a low kick.
Stehling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kytta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stehling has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stehling and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stehling jabs at Kytta's body.
Kytta misses with a straight left.
Stehling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stehling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mikko Kytta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kytta is breathing heavily.
Kytta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

The cut above Mikko Kytta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kytta.
Nice jab there from Kytta.
Stehling throws a head kick that misses.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kytta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stehling fails with the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Stehling.
Stehling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stehling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stehling lands with a good body shot.
Stehling chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stehling has closed the distance and engaged Kytta in a clinch.
Stehling scores with a shot to the side of Kytta's head.

Mikko Kytta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Stehling is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kytta can't fight it off and eventually Stehling manages to take the fight to the floor. Kytta looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stehling seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stehling trying to control but Kytta is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling is looking to work some ground and pound but Kytta has wrist control.
Stehling slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Mitchell Stehling wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stehling swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Stehling takes the fight into the clinch.
Kytta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling tries to work over Kytta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stehling lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Stehling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Kytta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kytta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stehling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stehling misses the shot to the body.
Stehling throws a head kick that misses.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch but Kytta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stehling blocks a head kick by Kytta.
Stehling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kytta tries to avoid it but Stehling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kytta to the ground. Kytta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Kytta.
Kytta scores with a shot to the body.
Stehling wants to clinch.
Stehling lands a nice hook to Kytta's body. Kytta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling scores with a jab. Kytta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kytta.
Stehling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stehling scores with a head kick.
Stehling misses with a straight left.
Stehling bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kytta's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Stehling as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stehling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kytta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling moves into range and connects with a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikko Kytta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mitchell Stehling!
During a confident post fight interview, Mitchell Stehling thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.