PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luu Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spamony Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spamony Jenkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vitonen
vs
Jenkins

180 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luu Vitonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spamony Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitonen throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins ducks down to avoid it.
Jenkins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Luu Vitonen has been cut.
A shot to the body from Vitonen misses
and Jenkins counters with a head kick. That will keep Vitonen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A jab from Vitonen misses.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vitonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vitonen misses the jab.
Vitonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.

Jenkins rushes Vitonen and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vitonen.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside.
Vitonen is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jenkins stalling.
Vitonen tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Vitonen 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vitonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jenkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jenkins lands a knee to the body.
Jenkins stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vitonen working hard to break the clinch.
Jenkins prevents Vitonen from breaking the clinch.
Vitonen tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the cage.
Jenkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vitonen backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jenkins misses with a knee strike.
Jenkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Luu Vitonen's cut is getting worse.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vitonen takes an elbow to the temple.
Jenkins lands with a right to the head.
Vitonen working hard to break the clinch.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Vitonen.
Vitonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jenkins won't allow it.
Vitonen working hard to break the clinch.
Jenkins is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jenkins stalls.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but Vitonen blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
Vitonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jenkins won't allow it.
Jenkins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vitonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vitonen has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
Vitonen is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vitonen working hard to break the clinch.
Vitonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vitonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenkins has Vitonen pushed against the cage.
Vitonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Vitonen working aggressively here.
Vitonen working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vitonen fails to land.
Jenkins lands an elbow that stopped Vitonen in his tracks for a moment.
Jenkins is struggling to control the position.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vitonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jenkins connects with a knee to the head.
Jenkins with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Jenkins.
Jenkins is stalling here.
Jenkins misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vitonen.
Vitonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vitonen's efforts to push away.
Vitonen is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jenkins keeps control of Vitonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vitonen is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vitonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vitonen's efforts to push away.
Jenkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Jenkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vitonen has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Jenkins.
Jenkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vitonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jenkins lands an elbow that stopped Vitonen in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Vitonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jenkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vitonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spamony Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luu Vitonen'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.

Vitonen misses with a looping right.
Vitonen throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vitonen misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Jenkins forces Vitonen back against the cage and clinches.
Jenkins stalls.
Vitonen is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but Vitonen blocks with his arms.
Vitonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vitonen is trying to break free.
Jenkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vitonen has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but Vitonen blocks with his arms.
A short left from Jenkins.
Jenkins with a knee to the head.
Jenkins connects with a knee to the head.
Jenkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vitonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins stalling.
Jenkins effectively controlling the action here.
Vitonen tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins prevents Vitonen from breaking the clinch.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but Vitonen blocks with his arms.
Vitonen is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Vitonen fails to land.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Vitonen.
Vitonen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenkins.
Nice elbow from Jenkins.
Vitonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jenkins landing knees to the head.
Spamony Jenkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jenkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vitonen's defenses.
Jenkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jenkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jenkins with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins slows down the pace here.
Jenkins stalling.
Jenkins continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vitonen wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
Jenkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jenkins.
Jenkins stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jenkins.
Vitonen is trying to break free.
Jenkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vitonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vitonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vitonen tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vitonen backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jenkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins is struggling to control the position.
Jenkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vitonen's defenses.
Jenkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vitonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkins is stalling here.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Vitonen is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vitonen has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins avoiding damage.
Vitonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vitonen tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vitonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vitonen tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the cage.
Vitonen can't break the clinch.
Vitonen tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vitonen working hard to break the clinch.
Jenkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vitonen's face.
A frustrated look appears on Vitonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vitonen throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins with a knee to the head.
Jenkins missing with knees to the body.
Jenkins has Vitonen pressed against the cage, preventing Vitonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkins has Vitonen pressed against the cage, preventing Vitonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vitonen tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Vitonen is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spamony Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luu Vitonen's cut.
That's time! Vitonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vitonen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vitonen.
Vitonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenkins moves away.
Vitonen looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Vitonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Jenkins.

Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jenkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vitonen is trying to break free.
Jenkins misses with a knee to the head.
Vitonen is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins connects with a knee to the head.
Jenkins lands an elbow that stopped Vitonen in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins connects with a knee to the head.
Vitonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Vitonen 's eye.
A body shot lands from Jenkins.
Jenkins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vitonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vitonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jenkins won't allow it.
Vitonen is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Jenkins.
Vitonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vitonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenkins misses with a knee strike.
Vitonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenkins lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vitonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vitonen's face.
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vitonen blocks an uppercut.
Vitonen has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
Vitonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenkins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jenkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vitonen's efforts to push away.
Vitonen tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Jenkins lands a damaging elbow.
Vitonen prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitonen tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the cage.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Vitonen blocks it.
Vitonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins connects with a knee to the head.
Vitonen is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.
Vitonen can't break the clinch.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vitonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vitonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Jenkins lands a good knee to the midsection. Vitonen won't want to take too many of those.
Vitonen is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jenkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jenkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vitonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins lands with a light punch inside.
Jenkins just leaning against Vitonen, taking a breather.
Vitonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luu Vitonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vitonen is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vitonen can't break the clinch.
Jenkins keeps control of Vitonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vitonen working hard to break the clinch.
Vitonen is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Vitonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vitonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vitonen can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jenkins.
Vitonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vitonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vitonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vitonen takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short uppercut from Jenkins.
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!
Jenkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Spamony Jenkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vitonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spamony Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jenkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spamony Jenkins!