PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jons jonnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Mattila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

jonnson
vs
Mattila

187 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jons jonnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Mattila!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jonnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mattila.
jonnson has his takedown stuffed

and Mattila counters with a takedown into side control.
jonnson is trying to control Mattila's posture but Mattila avoids it.
Mattila landing strikes.
jonnson tries to bench press Mattila off him but Mattila keeps the position.
jonnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mattila's best efforts.
Mattila seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mattila looks gassed!
jonnson tries to kick Mattila off but Mattila keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
jonnson trying to hold on to Mattila's head to control him but Mattila postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattila wants to free his trapped foot but jonnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
jonnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
jonnson is looking to stand up but Mattila isn't so interested in that idea.
jonnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
jonnson keeping moving, preventing Mattila from controlling successfully.
jonnson trying to control the position.

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

and Mattila counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Mattila is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. jonnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

jonnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mattila defends it easily.
jonnson is trying to keep Mattila in close.
jonnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mattila!
Mattila is desperately trying to improve his position but jonnson has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattila wants to control but jonnson is having none of it.
jonnson trying to control but Mattila is having none of it.

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.
jonnson wants to stand but Mattila is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
jonnson trying to control but Mattila is having none of it.
jonnson controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommi Mattila dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mattila shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mattila is taking a breather. jonnson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mattila is trying to control. jonnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
jonnson is trying to maintain the position but Mattila is very close to passing his half guard.
jonnson is trying to stand back up but Mattila is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattila frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mattila is breathing heavily.
jonnson can't escape the position.
Mattila controlling from mount.
jonnson is trying to escape the mount.

Mattila is going oldschool here, as he tries to force jonnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so jonnson shrugs it off.
Mattila putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
jonnson wants to control but Mattila is having none of it.

That's two 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.

Mattila goes for an armbar but jonnson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from jonnson.
Mattila keeping moving, preventing jonnson from controlling successfully.

jonnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
jonnson trying to control but Mattila is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jonnson wants to stand and escape but instead Mattila has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
jonnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

jonnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mattila is aware though and is defending well.
Mattila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. jonnson is keeping the position for now.
jonnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

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

and Mattila counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
jonnson is trying to keep Mattila in close.

Mattila is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
jonnson trying to control the position.
Mattila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of jonnson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommi Mattila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mattila shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mattila showed some decent athleticism there.
jonnson tries to get to full guard but Mattila has control of the leg.

jonnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mattila pulls his head out easily.
Mattila passes to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mattila thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on jonnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Mattila looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
jonnson struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
jonnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
jonnson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mattila is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
jonnson tries to lock up and control but Mattila gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
jonnson is looking to get to half guard.
Mattila takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
jonnson is squirming around, avoiding Mattila's attempts to control the action.
Mattila lands a big shot there that rocks jonnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jonnson tries to hold on but Mattila pushes him away.

Mattila has hold of jonnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and jonnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
jonnson wants to get back to his feet.
Mattila controlling the position easily from mount.
jonnson working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mattila lands with some vicious ground and pound - can jonnson hang on?
Mattila can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as jonnson is looking to escape.

Mattila working for a guillotine from mount but jonnson is in no mood to give up.
jonnson wants to hold on but Mattila pushes him away.
jons jonnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
jonnson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Mattila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mattila 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Tommi Mattila!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Tommi Mattila!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Tommi Mattila!

Tommi Mattila wins by unanimous decision!