PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reima Katekismus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katekismus has chosen Reima's Requiem as his entrance music. Matt Serra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Serra
vs
Katekismus

177 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
183 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reima Katekismus!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katekismus misses with a takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Serra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katekismus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katekismus just misses with a punch to the body.
Serra misses with a body shot

and Katekismus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Serra manages to get to full guard.
Serra is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Katekismus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Serra is keeping the position for now.
Serra is adopting a defensive guard.
Serra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Katekismus's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katekismus trying to control the position.
Serra controlling from the top position.
Katekismus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Katekismus has his foot on Serra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Serra works his way back into a safe position though.
Katekismus keeping moving, preventing Serra from controlling successfully.
Serra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Katekismus working for a triangle but Serra defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Serra is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Serra passes into half guard.
Serra trying to control from half guard but Katekismus is working away.
Serra drops an elbow to the side of Katekismus's head.
Serra controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serra working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra slows the pace down in half guard.
Serra has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Serra tries to control but Katekismus wriggling away.
Katekismus wants to control but Serra is having none of it.

Serra has hold of Katekismus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Katekismus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Serra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katekismus tries to hold on but Serra pushes him away.
Katekismus tries to reverse the position but Serra maintains control.
Katekismus taking shots to the head.
Katekismus wants to control but Serra is having none of it.
Katekismus is squirming around, avoiding Serra's attempts to control the action.
Katekismus tries to reverse the position but Serra maintains control.
Katekismus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Serra raining down hammerfists from mount.
Serra controlling the pace for now.
Katekismus taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Serra dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Katekismus misses with a takedown

and Serra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Serra.
Katekismus keeping moving, preventing Serra from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Serra advances position into side control!
Serra landing strikes.
Serra taking a breather here.
Serra'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.
Serra is looking to take a break and control but Katekismus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Serra is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra trying to control the position but Katekismus is working away.
Serra taking a breather here.

We're going to have a standup here because Matt Serra wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Katekismus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Serra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Serra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Katekismus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serra blocks a jab.
Katekismus throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Serra counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Serra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Katekismus is just riding it out for now. Serra eventually gives up the hold.
Katekismus is trying to control but Serra passes into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra scores with punches from side control.
Katekismus can't do much from the bottom here.
Serra 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.
Serra wants to control but Katekismus is keeping him busy.
Serra looks up at the clock and then as Katekismus takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Serra smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Serra works to advance to full mount. Katekismus defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katekismus is squirming around, avoiding Serra's attempts to control the action.
Serra punishing his opponent with strikes.
Katekismus wants to control but Serra is having none of it.
Katekismus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Serra kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Katekismus is bucking up trying to escape but Serra cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Katekismus is rocked!
Serra unloading with bombs!
Katekismus is still in real trouble! Can Serra finish him?
Serra takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Serra drops a big elbow. That's hurt Katekismus! More shots from Serra and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Serra!