PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitar Mrkela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Allen
vs
Mrkela

165 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitar Mrkela!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrkela shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Allen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Allen lands in his opponent's guard.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mrkela controls Allen momentarily but Allen frees himself.
Allen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mrkela lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Allen!
Allen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Allen tries to get out of the position.
Allen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mrkela trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Allen wants to control but Mrkela is having none of it.
Allen tries to reverse the position but Mrkela maintains control.
Mrkela avoids the attempt from Allen to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mrkela wants to control the pace but Allen is squirming around nicely.
Mrkela avoids the attempt from Allen to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Allen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Allen is looking to improve his position.
Mrkela is pressing down on Allen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Allen is holding on for now.
Mrkela controlling the action here.
Mrkela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Allen trying to hold on to Mrkela's head to control him but Mrkela postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Allen moves into full guard.
Allen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mrkela!
Allen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Allen with good strikes from the mount here!
Mrkela swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mrkela tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mrkela is bucking up trying to escape but Allen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Mrkela tries to hold on but Allen pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Allen working Mrkela over with strikes here.
Allen breaks from Mrkela's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mrkela should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mrkela is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Allen raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen with good strikes from the mount here!
Allen avoids the attempt from Mrkela to control.
Mrkela is trying desperately to improve position.
Mrkela is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Allen punching from mount but Mrkela doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Allen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Feeble punches landing from Mrkela - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Mrkela gets back to half guard.
Mrkela works his way to full guard. Good work.
Allen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mrkela has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mrkela is on top in guard.
Allen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Allen trying to keep a closed guard but Mrkela is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrkela preventing the sweep.
Mrkela wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Mrkela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allen looking for a sweep. Not yet Allen, not yet.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Mrkela from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allen is on top in guard.

Mrkela working for a triangle but Allen defends it easily.

Mrkela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Allen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Allen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mrkela gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Allen counters with a takedown into side control.
Mrkela on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Allen landing a few strikes.
Allen lands a nice forearm strike.
Allen working away.
Mrkela tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mrkela on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Allen landing a few strikes.
Mrkela on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mrkela has his takedown stuffed

and Allen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrkela is trying to maintain the position but Allen is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mrkela wants to control but Allen is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Mrkela is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Allen pulls his head out easily.
Allen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Allen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Allen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mrkela manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.
Allen works over Mrkela with some ground and pound from guard.
Allen is in close to Mrkela's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Mrkela looking for a guillotine here but Allen defends easily.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.

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.
Allen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Allen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Allen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mrkela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Allen has managed to get both his arms back between Mrkela's legs - danger averted.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mrkela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Allen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mateus Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitar Mrkela.
Mrkela on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Allen with the ground and pound but Mrkela uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mrkela holds on and takes a little breather.
Mrkela is trying to keep Allen in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throwing strikes from guard but Mrkela blocks nicely.
Allen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mateus Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mrkela misses with a takedown attempt

and Allen counters with a takedown into side control.
Mrkela is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Allen off and has taken his back!
Allen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Even with his hooks in, Mrkela manages to miss with strikes from the back.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrkela lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mrkela.
Allen rolls, trying to escape but Mrkela keeps control of the position.
Allen trying to control but not successfully.
Mrkela tries to keep control of the position but Allen is staying busy.
Allen turns into Mrkela and is now in his guard.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Allen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mrkela to the mat! Mrkela manages to get full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrkela trying to keep a closed guard but Allen is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mrkela is on top in guard.
Mrkela being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Allen dominated that second round.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Mrkela fails with the takedown

and Allen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allen.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Mrkela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Allen defends it easily.
Allen is working Mrkela over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mrkela tries to strike from the bottom.
Allen connects with a couple of short punches.
Allen distracts Mrkela with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Allen connects with a couple of short punches.
Mrkela bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Allen's guard.
Mrkela preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mrkela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen controlling Mrkela's posture.
Mrkela trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Allen controlling the position.
Mrkela wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Allen wants to sweep but no luck.
Mrkela being controlled here momentarily.
Mrkela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Allen has his hands on Mrkela's head, controlling the position.
Mateus Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Allen looking for a sweep. Not yet Allen, not yet.
Mrkela wants to pass the guard but Allen is keeping the position.
Mrkela makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mrkela throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mrkela shoots and misses

and Allen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mrkela's guard.
Mrkela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen 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.

Mrkela is looking for a triangle but Allen pushes his legs off easily.
Allen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mrkela wants to sweep but no luck.
Allen postures up.
Allen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Allen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.
Mrkela looking to control.
Allen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Allen working some strikes from top position.
Allen wants to control from the top but Mrkela keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mrkela gets the takedown into side control.
Allen dodges the ground and pound from Mrkela.
Allen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mrkela's best efforts.
Allen tries to roll over but Mrkela keeps him under control.
Mitar Mrkela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Allen!