PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and zaylar gotto (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.

Myers
vs
gotto

187 cm
21
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, zaylar gotto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Myers.

gotto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Myers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Myers working for a triangle but gotto defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
gotto with a flurry of punches that miss.
gotto is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gotto wants to stand and escape but instead Myers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Myers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Myers stopping the sweep attempt from gotto.
Myers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Myers trying to control but gotto is working from the bottom.

Myers decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jason Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

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.
gotto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Jason Myers has been cut.
gotto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
gotto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
gotto is looking to clinch but Myers is avoiding it.
Myers tries a head kick but it misses.
Myers lands with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Myers as gotto shoots in.
Myers fails with the takedown

and gotto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Myers won't be happy with that.

gotto stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Myers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract gotto.
Myers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

gotto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
gotto looks gassed!

Myers kicks off gotto and gets to his feet.
gotto is looking to clinch but Myers is avoiding it.
Myers closes the distance and clinches up with gotto, looking for a takedown. Myers pushes gotto against the cage but gotto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Myers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Myers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
gotto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
gotto looking for a sweep. Not yet gotto, not yet.
Myers stands up over gotto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

gotto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Myers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Myers is looking to work some ground and pound but gotto has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
gotto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Myers trying to stand up but can't free himself from gotto's guard.
gotto 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.
Myers throwing strikes but missing.

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

Myers rushes gotto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
gotto is trying to stall.
Myers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

zaylar gotto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Myers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Myers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. gotto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Myers tries to score with some ground and pound. gotto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Myers throws a strike aimed at the side of gotto's head but gotto avoids it well.
gotto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

gotto throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Myers clinches but gotto breaks the clinch
and gotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
gotto looks for the body kick but Myers saw that one coming.
gotto is breathing heavily.
gotto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Myers can pounce on him.
gotto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Myers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Myers.

Myers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Myers has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics gotto uses from the top position.
Myers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
gotto stops Myers from standing up.

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.
gotto is looking to work some ground and pound but Myers has wrist control.

gotto stands up and waves to Myers to follow him.
Myers thows a body shot but no joy.

Myers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Myers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
gotto has his hands on Myers's head, controlling the position.
Myers wants to get up but he can't break gotto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
gotto trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as gotto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Myers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
gotto keeping moving, preventing Myers from controlling successfully.

gotto is looking for a triangle but Myers pushes his legs off easily.
Myers lands a couple of digs.
gotto looking for a sweep. Not yet gotto, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Myers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Myers. That's going to slow gotto down.
Myers tests gotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Myers - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers lands a jab.
gotto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Myers misses with a body kick.
Myers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myers throws a head kick but gotto moves out of range.
Myers tries for a takedown but gotto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
gotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Myers.
Myers clinches but gotto breaks the clinch
and gotto counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Myers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
gotto throws a body kick the misses
and Myers counters with a nice body shot.
Myers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Myers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Myers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A shot to de liver by Myers. Beautiful body shot.
Myers tries to clinch there but gotto circles away.
Myers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Myers.
Myers lands a slapping body shot.

gotto has closed the distance and engaged Myers in a clinch.
Myers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Myers keeps control of gotto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
gotto jumps guard but Myers stands there with gotto around his waist. gotto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Myers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but gotto is keeping busy.
gotto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Myers misses with some punches.

Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Myers as gotto shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Myers misses

and gotto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Myers wants a takedown.
Myers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

gotto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers lands a jab to gotto's midsection.
gotto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myers throws a combination that misses

and gotto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Myers is looking to escape.
gotto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Myers keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers trying to control here.
Myers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of gotto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take gotto's back!
Myers missing with strikes from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers biding his time, controlling gotto.
Myers is looking to control gotto but gotto is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Myers connects with a big shot to the side of gotto's head.
gotto rolls, trying to escape but Myers keeps control of the position.
gotto trying to control the position but Myers manages to sink in the hooks.
gotto covering up well under a barage of strikes.
gotto is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
gotto breaks Myers's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

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.
gotto trying to control but Myers is working from the bottom.
gotto preventing the sweep.
Myers is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Myers.
Myers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but gotto circles away quickly and effectively.
gotto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
gotto tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to zaylar gotto.
I think gotto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... zaylar gotto!