PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vika Partio (ranked 329 p4p, 21 weight class) and Quân Lê (ranked 497 p4p, 29 weight class). Partio comes to the ring accompanied by Boom!. Quân Lê told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Partio
vs
Lê

171 cm
31
145 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

168 cm
27
137 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vika Partio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lê connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Partio throws a jab when Lê was well out of range.
Nice shot by Partio.
Lê lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Partio at a distance.
Jab by Partio.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lê slips under a jab.
Lê throws out a counter right but Partio avoids it with no problem.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lê throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Partio feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good work by Lê as he checks the leg kick.
Partio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lê.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Lê was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio throws a looping overhand right but Lê ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Lê was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lê lands with a thumping leg kick.
Partio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Partio throws out a loose jab but Lê uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Partio counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lê lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lê dodges the punch combination from Partio.
A telegraphed right hand from Lê misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Partio misses the target.
Lê lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê throws a shot to the body.
Partio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lê.
Lê scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
Lê missing with a left hand there. Partio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio misses the jab.
Lê connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Lê avoids it.
Lê fakes the leg kick and cracks Partio in the body.
Partio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lê takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lê jabs at Partio's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lê checks a leg kick.
Lê uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
A clash of legs there as Lê blocks the low kick.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Partio misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Lê checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Partio ducks right into an uppercut from Lê.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lê 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 Partio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Partio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Partio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Partio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lê scores with a jab to the body.
Lê misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Partio misses the target.
Lê misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
Partio looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Partio sizes up Lê with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Partio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lê scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Partio tried to score with a low kick but Lê checks it.
Partio throws a leg kick but Lê sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lê misses with a looping right.
Lê keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Partio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lê lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio moves out of range as Lê strikes.
Partio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Partio throws a leg kick that misses.
Lê moves out of range of the leg kick from Partio.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Partio looks to land a right hand but Lê moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Quân Lê will probably get the nod.
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.

A big left from Partio misses.
Partio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Partio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lê feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Partios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Partio throws a leg kick but Lê checks it.
Lê drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Partio.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
Partio misses with a looping left.
Lê swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Partio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lê defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Partio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lê uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
Lê moves away from the strike by Partio.
Partio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lê buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lê misses with a body kick.
Lê ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Partio tries to land a leg kick but Lê saw it coming and moves away.
Lê cracks Partio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio blocks a jab.
Lê showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Partio.
Quân Lê seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Lê. That snapped Partio's head back.
Lê lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lê.
Lê keeps Partio at a distance using the push kick.
Partio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Partio looks to throw the jab but Lê is out of range.
Lê misses with a kick to the body.
Partio throws a big counter combination but Lê scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Partio misses with a head kick.
Lê looks to land a body kick but Partio moved away.
Partio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Lê was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lê scores with a shot to the body.
Lê lands a nice hook to Partio's body. Partio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Partio misses its intended target.
Lê bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Partio looks to throw the jab but Lê is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Partio.
A big right from Partio misses.
A swing and a miss from Lê.
Lê throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
Lê throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Lê misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lê keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lê is able to avoid easily.
Lê throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Partio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lê fakes the leg kick and cracks Partio in the body.
Partio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lê.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lê defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lê.
Lê throws a hook to the side of Partio's head but Partio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lê lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quân Lê showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Partio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lê throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lê takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Partio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lê throws a hook but Partio avoids it easily.
Lê throws a leg kick but Partio moved away.
Partio moves out of range as Lê throws a body kick.
Lê throws a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Partio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Lê.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lê lands a nice looking body shot.
Lê throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Partio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Partio lands a jab to Lê's midsection.
Lê slips under a jab from Partio.
Partio lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lê feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Partios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lê throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Lê dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Lê scoring well with a low kick there.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lê bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lê with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Partio looks to land a right hand but Lê moved out of range.
Lê throws a head kick but Partio moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lê.
Lê misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Partio.
Lê scores with a spinning back kick!
Partio misses with an uppercut.
Partio swings for the body but Lê moves out of range.
Partio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lê takes a step back to recover.
Some bone on bone action there as Lê checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Partio backing away here, and Lê unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lê pushes Partio away with a front kick.
Lê lands the left hand.
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!
Lê cracks Partio with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê feints and then cracks Partio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Partio down.
Lê uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Partio has time to react.
A bone on bone clash there as Lê blocks the leg kick.
Lê keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
Nice defenses there by Lê.
Partio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lê sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Partio misses with a looping left.
Partio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lê counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Partio misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Partio misses its intended target.
Partio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Partio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lê.
Partio looks to land a left hand but Lê moved out of range nicely.
Partio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lê.
Partio tried to counter with a leg kick but Lê avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lê 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 Partio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Partio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Partio misses with a straight left.
Partio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lê scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Lê - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Quân Lê just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Partio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lê.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio slips under a jab from Lê.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lê.
Lê dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Lê ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lê throws a body kick that misses.
Partio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lê!
Lê digs a good hook to Partio's body.
Partio lands a really nice looking cross but Lê seems unphased.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Partio 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 Lê has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lê and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lê swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio throws a hook but Lê avoids it easily.
Partio lands a nice looking body shot.
Partio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Partio slips under a jab from Lê.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lê takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lê keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio moves away from the strike by Lê.
Partio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lê defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Partio slips a straight right by Lê.
It looked like Partio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Partio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lê checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lê slips a jab and a cross from Partio.
Lê throws an overhand right that lands on Partio's shoulder, as Partio tries to avoid the shot.
Lê scores with a jab to the head.
Lê wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Partio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lê.
Lê's jab looks to have found its range, popping Partio under the eye.
A big left from Lê misses.
Partio looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.

Partio gets tackled into the ropes by Lê. Lê maintains the clinch.
Partio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Partio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lê misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio lands a hook that snaps the head of Lê backwards.
Partio throws a punch but it's blocked by Lê.
Partio tries a body shot but Lê blocks it.
Lê scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Partio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lê throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Partios head.
Partio misses with a punch to the body.
Partio tries a body shot but Lê blocks it.
Good body shot from Lê.
Partio working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Partio blocking some punches.
Lê blocks an uppercut.
Lê throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Lê fails to land.
Lê has Partio pressed against the ropes, preventing Partio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lê blocks a body shot from Partio.
Partio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Partio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lê backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lê misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Quân Lê will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lê is looking to clinch but Partio is avoiding it.
Lê slips under a jab.
Lê moves into range and connects with a jab.
Partio wants to clinch
and Lê counters with a straight right hand.
Vika Partio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Partio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Partio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lê lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Lê. That snapped Partio's head back.
Lê throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Lê has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Partio finds it's way round the side to connect with Lê's head.
Nice body punch from Lê.
Lê's jab looks to have found its range, popping Partio under the eye.
Partio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lê.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lê dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Lê on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lê displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Partio throws out the jab.
Partio feints a jab promting Lê to slip. Partio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lê slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lê dips to his left and cracks Partio with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Lê.
Lê slips a straight right by Partio.
Partio cracks Lê with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lê blocks a head kick by Partio.
Lê is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Partio.
Partio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lê misses with a body kick.
Partio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lê can pounce on him.
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lê throws a hook but Partio blocks it.

Partio has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Partio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lê lands with a short shot to the head.
Lê misses with a hook to the ribs.
Partio struggles to land a body shot inside as Lê controls his hands.
Lê goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Partio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Partio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Partio misses.
Lê lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lê.
Partio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lê.
Partio defending well as Lê loads up on a big left hand.
Lê moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lê thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Partio if he has to take too many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Lê. Beautiful body shot.
Lê avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Lê was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lê throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lê lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lê slips a straight right by Partio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio misses with a straight right.
Lê throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lê cracks a nice hook into Partio's ribs.
Lê lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quân Lê comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lê 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Quân Lê!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Quân Lê!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Quân Lê!

Quân Lê wins by unanimous decision!
Quân Lê is the new bantamweight champion!