PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uzaya Mitsuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Malcovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsuto comes into the arena with Eye Of The Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Malcovitch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BoomBox song. The key to victory for Uzaya Mitsuto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mitsuto
vs
Malcovitch

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Attliction

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uzaya Mitsuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wesley Malcovitch!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mitsuto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Malcovitch is looking for a sweep. Mitsuto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malcovitch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitsuto prevents Malcovitch from improving his position.
Malcovitch is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mitsuto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mitsuto's back!
Malcovitch is hanging on to Mitsuto's back as he tries to escape.
Mitsuto wants to control his opponent's hands but Malcovitch gets his hands free.
Mitsuto looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mitsuto is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mitsuto is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Mitsuto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsuto grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Malcovitch keeps control of the position as Mitsuto tries to break free.
Malcovitch gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Malcovitch trying to control momentarily.
Mitsuto is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mitsuto is breathing heavily.
Malcovitch slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Malcovitch is working the ground and pound. Can Mitsuto escape?
Mitsuto rolls, trying to escape but Malcovitch keeps control of the position.
Malcovitch is trying to control but Mitsuto is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Malcovitch with the ground and pound from mount.
Malcovitch avoids the attempt from Mitsuto to control.
Malcovitch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mitsuto?
Malcovitch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitsuto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mitsuto is trying desperately to improve position.
Malcovitch raining down shots from the mount!
Malcovitch landing strikes, looking to finish!
Malcovitch prevents Mitsuto from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Malcovitch.
Malcovitch landing shots from mount.
Malcovitch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Malcovitch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mitsuto?
Mitsuto tries to lock up and control but Malcovitch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Malcovitch lands with some strikes.
Malcovitch scoring with strikes but Mitsuto is staying in there.
Malcovitch working the ground and pound effectively.
Mitsuto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mitsuto tries to get out of the position.
Malcovitch with the ground and pound from mount.
Mitsuto tries to lock up and control but Malcovitch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcovitch punishing his opponent with strikes.
Malcovitch lands a big elbow.
Malcovitch lands a big shot there that rocks Mitsuto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mitsuto taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Malcovitch.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Malcovitch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Malcovitch working the ground and pound effectively.
Mitsuto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mitsuto is trying to maintain the position but Malcovitch is very close to passing his half guard.
Mitsuto tries to get to full guard but Malcovitch has control of the leg.
Mitsuto scores with a few weak punches.
Malcovitch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mitsuto is trying to maintain the position but Malcovitch is very close to passing his half guard.

Mitsuto kicks off Malcovitch and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsuto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malcovitch keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitsuto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malcovitch pinned against the cage. Malcovitch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mitsuto shoots for a double leg takedown but Malcovitch sprawls well. He's pushed Mitsuto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mitsuto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malcovitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malcovitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitsuto can pounce on him.
Mitsuto lands a nice looking body kick.

Mitsuto pushes Malcovitch up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Malcovitch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Malcovitch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mitsuto.
Mitsuto shoots in but no luck this time.
Malcovitch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitsuto shoots for a takedown but Malcovitch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uzaya Mitsuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malcovitch blocks a low kick nicely.
Mitsuto misses with a hook. Malcovitch ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitsuto shoots in and drives through. Malcovitch sprawls well.
Malcovitch moves in looking to clinch but Mitsuto pushes him off.
Malcovitch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitsuto throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Mitsuto.
Mitsuto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Uzaya Mitsuto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malcovitch is looking to clinch but Mitsuto is avoiding it.
Mitsuto fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitsuto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Malcovitch counters with a right hand to the body.

Malcovitch has closed the distance and engaged Mitsuto in a clinch.
Mitsuto tries to stall but Malcovitch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malcovitch gets through Mitsuto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malcovitch lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitsuto backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malcovitch scores with a shot to the side of Mitsuto's head.

Mitsuto is rocked!

Malcovitch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh Mitsuto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Malcovitch has Mitsuto up against the cage in a clinch.
Malcovitch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitsuto backwards.
Malcovitch lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mitsuto is trying to maintain a safe position but Malcovitch gets an underhook and turns Mitsuto into the cage.

Malcovitch breaks from the clinch.
Malcovitch doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitsuto circles away.

Malcovitch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malcovitch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Malcovitch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mitsuto keeping moving, preventing Malcovitch from controlling successfully.
Mitsuto seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcovitch wants to pass the guard but Mitsuto is keeping the position.
Malcovitch stands and throws Mitsuto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mitsuto can't do much from the bottom here.
Malcovitch taking a breather here.
Malcovitch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mitsuto to see if he's OK.
Malcovitch working the ground and pound.
Mitsuto struggling a bit here.
Malcovitch is putting a hurting on Mitsuto here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malcovitch tries to advance to mount but can't.
Malcovitch landing a few strikes.

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.
Malcovitch lands a nice forearm strike.
Malcovitch advances to mount.
Malcovitch scoring with strikes but Mitsuto is staying in there.
Malcovitch controlling the pace for now.
Mitsuto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Malcovitch wants to control but Mitsuto has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Mitsuto is trying to control but can't.
Malcovitch working Mitsuto over with strikes.
Malcovitch trying to pass the guard but Mitsuto defending well.
Malcovitch lands strikes from half guard.
Malcovitch winds up and cracks Mitsuto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Malcovitch lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Malcovitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Malcovitch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Malcovitch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Malcovitch landing shots from mount.
Malcovitch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mitsuto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Malcovitch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mitsuto?
Malcovitch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mitsuto?
Malcovitch controlling the position easily from mount.
Mitsuto manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Malcovitch is controlling the pace.
Wesley Malcovitch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Malcovitch connects with a nice short shot to Mitsuto's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcovitch wants to pass the guard but Mitsuto is defending well.
Malcovitch drops an elbow to the side of Mitsuto's head.
Mitsuto is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Malcovitch seems content to control.
Mitsuto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Malcovitch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Malcovitch is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitsuto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malcovitch lands strikes from half guard.
Malcovitch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malcovitch looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mitsuto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitsuto is working hard here to advance position.

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.
Mitsuto trying to hold on to Malcovitch's head to control him but Malcovitch postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitsuto looks to clinch

and Malcovitch counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Malcovitch misses with some punches.
Mitsuto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Malcovitch.
Mitsuto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitsuto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malcovitch swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitsuto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malcovitch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitsuto has him pressed against the cage.

Malcovitch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitsuto tries to clinch there but Malcovitch circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Malcovitch as Mitsuto shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitsuto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mitsuto throwing shots but Malcovitch is blocking nicely.
Mitsuto trying to mount his opponent but Malcovitch defends it.

Mitsuto escapes and gets back to his feet.
Mitsuto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitsuto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malcovitch counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uzaya Mitsuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malcovitch misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitsuto fails with the takedown

and Malcovitch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mitsuto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Malcovitch breaks the clinch.

Malcovitch gets caught flat footed, as Mitsuto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mitsuto stopping the sweep attempt from Malcovitch.
Malcovitch is trying to keep Mitsuto in close.
Mitsuto wants to stand but Malcovitch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Malcovitch wants to sweep but no luck.
Uzaya Mitsuto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malcovitch has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mitsuto has passed into side control.
Malcovitch can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Mitsuto crashes against the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mitsuto throws a nice looking combination but Malcovitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wesley Malcovitch.
I've got Malcovitch 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Malcovitch!