PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arn de Gotia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yo mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arn de Gotia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to yo mama's chin.

de Gotia
vs
mama

200 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arn de Gotia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, yo mama!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Gotia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
de Gotia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
mama is looking to clinch.
de Gotia looks to clinch
and mama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Arn de Gotia has been cut.

mama scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by mama there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
mama tries to control but de Gotia wriggling away.
mama punching from mount but de Gotia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
mama misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Gotia wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
de Gotia is breathing heavily.
de Gotia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as mama tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
de Gotia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by mama.
mama looking to ground and pound but de Gotia is blocking nicely.
mama sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
mama sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
mama throws some wild stikes that de Gotia manages to avoid easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
mama looking to ground and pound but de Gotia is blocking nicely.
mama looking to finish with strikes here!
de Gotia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
mama looking to control but de Gotia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
mama punching from mount but de Gotia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
mama throws some wild stikes that de Gotia manages to avoid easily.
de Gotia is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
de Gotia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by mama.
de Gotia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
de Gotia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
mama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
mama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de Gotia is looking to escape.
mama lands a heavy elbow.
de Gotia's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
de Gotia avoids a series of strikes thrown by mama.
mama throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for de Gotia because mama loaded up on that one.
mama looking to ground and pound but de Gotia is blocking nicely.
mama throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
mama unloads with some shots from mount but de Gotia bucks and avoids them well.
mama looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
de Gotia wants to control but mama is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Gotia is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
mama thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
de Gotia avoids a series of strikes thrown by mama.
mama sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
mama misses with a head shot.
mama throwing strikes here but de Gotia is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
mama throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for de Gotia because mama loaded up on that one.
mama misses with a head shot.
mama cracks de Gotia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
de Gotia is trying desperately to improve position.
de Gotia wants to try and get back to his feet.
mama throws some wild stikes that de Gotia manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice elbow there by mama.
de Gotia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
de Gotia is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

mama with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

mama working for a guillotine from mount but de Gotia is in no mood to give up.
mama looking to finish with strikes here!
mama throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
de Gotia is squirming around, avoiding mama's attempts to control the action.
de Gotia flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

yo mama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arn de Gotia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

mama feints and as de Gotia raises his hands in defense, mama changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as mama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
mama trying to control the position from guard on top but de Gotia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mama wants to get up but he can't break de Gotia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
mama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
mama thows a big elbow that misses.
mama stops de Gotia from standing up.
mama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
de Gotia has a closed guard, preventing mama from standing up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
mama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Gotia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
de Gotia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by mama. mama obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Gotia stuffs the takedown attempt from mama. mama gets slowly back to his feet.
mama tries a head kick but it misses.
mama closes this distance looking for a takedown but de Gotia circles away.
Arn de Gotia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of yo mama.
de Gotia with a poor takedown
and mama counters with a leg kick.
mama wants to clinch up but de Gotia keeps it at a distance.
mama tries to close the distance and clinch but de Gotia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de Gotia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from de Gotia. No joy for mama on that attempt.
Arn de Gotia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mama throws a lazy right hand but de Gotia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
mama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
de Gotia shoots in but mama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
de Gotia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
de Gotia tries for a takedown but mama circles away easily
and mama counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Gotia with a lazy takedown attempt
and mama counters with a thumping low kick.
mama fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - mama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
mama tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from mama as de Gotia shoots in.
mama scores with a jab to the head.
mama tries to clinch but de Gotia is having none of it.
de Gotia takes one on the button.

mama darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
de Gotia wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Gotia tries to roll over but mama keeps him under control.
mama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
mama tries to pass to full mount but de Gotia defends it.
de Gotia wants to get back to his feet.
de Gotia won't allow mama to pass to mount.
mama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Gotia shoots in and drives through. mama sprawls well.
mama fails to land the takedown.
de Gotia misses with a takedown attempt - mama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice sprawl there from de Gotia as mama shoots in.
de Gotia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. mama tries to avoid it but de Gotia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag mama to the ground. mama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
mama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
de Gotia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
mama scores with a jab to the jaw.

mama moves into the clinch.
mama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
de Gotia jumps guard but mama stands there with de Gotia around his waist. de Gotia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
mama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
de Gotia tries for a takedown. No joy.

mama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
mama tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Gotia swats him away and circles back towards the center.

mama shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. mama showed some decent athleticism there.

de Gotia is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but mama pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

mama lands a head kick. de Gotia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
de Gotia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Gotia stuffs the takedown attempt from mama. mama gets slowly back to his feet.
mama closes this distance looking for a takedown but de Gotia circles away.
de Gotia looks for a takedown but mama sprawls well.
mama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de Gotia tries to avoid it but mama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de Gotia to the ground. de Gotia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arn de Gotia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of yo mama.
Nice takedown defense from mama. No joy for de Gotia on that attempt.

de Gotia tries to keep at a distance but mama has taken the fight into the clinch.
de Gotia tries to score a body lock takedown but mama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
mama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
mama tries to break the clinch but de Gotia is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mama wants to get back to striking at distance but de Gotia won't allow it.

mama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Gotia shoots for a takedown but mama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
de Gotia stuffs the takedown.
de Gotia fails with a takedown attempt.
mama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
mama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but de Gotia swivels and escapes.
de Gotia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from de Gotia. No joy for mama on that attempt.
de Gotia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
de Gotia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says mama as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mama lands a slapping body shot.
mama connects with a right hand. de Gotia shakes it off.
mama shoots in for a takedown but de Gotia shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown by de Gotia or perhaps it was just good defense by mama which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Gotia.
Arn de Gotia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
mama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
de Gotia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
mama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
de Gotia fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mama shoots in and drives through. de Gotia sprawls well.
de Gotia shoots and misses
and mama counters with a leg kick.
mama tries to clinch up but de Gotia circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by mama or perhaps it was just good defense by de Gotia which made him look bad.
mama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from mama. No joy for de Gotia on that attempt.
mama shoots in for a takedown but de Gotia shows good takedown defense.
mama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around de Gotia's waist but de Gotia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing mama off to one side.
mama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
de Gotia shoots in and drives through. mama sprawls well.
mama looks for a takedown but de Gotia sprawls well.
mama shoots for a double leg takedown but de Gotia sprawls well. He's pushed mama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
de Gotia keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from mama as de Gotia shoots in.
mama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

de Gotia gets a takedown into half guard.
Arn de Gotia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mama wants to improve his position but de Gotia is controlling well.
mama is trying to stand.

de Gotia gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
de Gotia stuffs the takedown.
mama lands a head kick!
mama fails with an attempt to clinch.
yo mama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from mama.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arn de Gotia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... yo mama!