PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Weger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gotti
vs
Weger

178 cm
19
161 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Weger!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weger misses with a wild body shot.
Gotti throws a leg kick but Weger moved away.
Weger misses with the combination.
Gotti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gotti paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gotti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weger has him pressed against the cage.
Weger tries to land knees in the clinch but Gotti avoids the damage to the body.
Gotti is trying to force a seperation but Weger has the dominant position.
Weger is working for takedown but Gotti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Weger prevents Gotti from breaking the clinch.
Weger is working for takedown but Gotti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Weger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gotti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paul Gotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Weger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotti is looking to break free of the clinch but Weger has double underhooks.
Weger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gotti tries to circle away but Weger has him pinned against the cage.
Weger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gotti's efforts to push away.

Weger is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gotti can't fight it off and eventually Weger manages to take the fight to the floor. Gotti looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gotti looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weger wants to get up but he can't break Gotti's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Weger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Weger gets to his feet - Gotti follows without any prompting.
Gotti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weger.
Gotti throws a front kick aimed at Weger's knee but Weger avoids it well.
Gotti misses with a double jab

and Weger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Weger can't get the takedown.

Weger ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Weger no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Weger lands a decent punch to the body there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti is stalling in the full guard.
Weger keeping moving, preventing Gotti from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weger trying to control the position.
Weger wants to get back to his feet but Gotti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gotti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Weger keeping moving, preventing Gotti from controlling successfully.
Weger looking for a sweep. Not yet Weger, not yet.

Weger scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Weger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weger looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gotti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like John Weger has been cut.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Weger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Weger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gotti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Weger gets the takedown into side control.
Weger is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gotti's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gotti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Weger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Weger tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
An elbow from Weger crashes against the mat.
Weger tries to stand but Gotti is controlling his head.
Gotti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Weger is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gotti throws a combination that misses
and Weger counters with a left and a right that stings Gotti.
An inside leg kick lands from Weger.
Gotti misses with a double jab

and Weger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Weger has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gotti is trying to keep an underhook but Weger manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gotti is doing well to control the position and prevent Weger from advancing to side control.
Gotti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gotti tries to get out of the position.
Gotti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti tries to roll over but Weger keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotti is working hard here to advance position.
Gotti wants to control but Weger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Weger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gotti keeps working.
Gotti tries to roll over but Weger keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A right-left combo lands from Gotti.
Gotti misses with a double jab

so Weger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Weger being controlled here momentarily.
Gotti looking to control.
Gotti trying to control the position here.
Gotti looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti is pulling down on Weger's head to control his posture.
Gotti wants to sweep here but Weger controlling him for the moment.
Gotti trying to keep a closed guard but Weger is proving a slippery customer.
Gotti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Weger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Weger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gotti throws a left and a right that both miss

and Weger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Weger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Weger wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gotti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gotti's efforts to push away.
Gotti avoiding damage as Weger throws knees to the body.
Gotti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weger has him pressed against the cage.
Gotti tries to circle away but Weger has him pinned against the cage.
Gotti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gotti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paul Gotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Weger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gotti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weger is struggling to control the position.
Gotti is trying to break free.

Weger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Weger moves out of range.
Gotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gotti falls off balance throwing a combination

and Weger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gotti's guard now.
Weger preventing the sweep.
Weger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Weger trying to control but Gotti is working from the bottom.
Gotti wants to sweep here but Weger controlling him for the moment.
Weger wants to control from the top but Gotti keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Gotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gotti falls off balance throwing a combination

and Weger counters with a takedown into side control.
Paul Gotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gotti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weger on the ground.
Gotti is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weger throws an elbow but Gotti slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gotti tries to buck Weger off but Weger is having none of it.
Weger wants to control but Gotti is keeping him busy.
Gotti is looking to regain half guard here but Weger keeps moving and retains side control.
Weger working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Gotti can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

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

and Weger moves into the clinch.
Weger has Gotti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gotti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Weger has Gotti pressed against the cage, preventing Gotti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Weger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
Gotti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gotti leaves Weger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paul Gotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gotti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Gotti does no damage.
Gotti misses with a double jab

and Weger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gotti's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Weger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weger 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Weger!