PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Spico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercer comes to the cage accompanied by Trapt-Still Frame. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mercer
vs
Spico

177 cm
26
177 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

184 cm
27
179 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Strikefirst Nutrion

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stu Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Spico!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spico lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spico darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spico takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mercer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercer tries to clinch up but Spico circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spico throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Spico forces Mercer back against the cage and clinches.
Spico lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mercer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spico blocks it with crossed arms.
Mercer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spico's defenses.
Mercer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Spico.
Mercer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spico lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer misses with a knee to the head.
Spico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mercer lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer avoids the elbow strike from Spico, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spico.
Mercer misses with a knee strike.
Mercer tries to stall but Spico uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mercer prevents a body shot from Spico.
Mercer managing to block the knees to the body from Spico.
Mercer misses with an elbow strike.
Spico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mercer throws an elbow but misses.
Spico managing to block the knees to the body from Mercer.
Spico lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Spico takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercer throws an elbow that misses.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but Spico blocks with his arms.
Mercer looking to slow down the pace here.
Spico landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spico has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Spico scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spico obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spico putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mercer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mercer slowing the pace effectively.
Spico working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spico landing knees to the body.
Spico throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercers head.
Spico scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spico throws an elbow but misses.
Spico blocks the elbow strike.
Spico tries a knee to the head but Mercer blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mercer.
Mercer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mercer looking to throw knees to the head but Spico is blocking nicely.
Mercer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spico's face.

It looks like El Spico has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer lands an elbow just above Spico 's eye.
Mercer looking to throw knees to the head but Spico is blocking nicely.
Spico scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercer is breathing heavily.
Mercer misses with an elbow strike.
Spico lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spico.
Mercer lands an elbow inside that Spico shrugs off.
Mercer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spico landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Spico.
Spico lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Spico lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spico managing to block the knees to the body from Mercer.
Spico works on Mercer's body with a couple of short punches.
Mercer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mercer wants to stall.
Spico using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer taking a breather.
Spico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spico lands an elbow inside.
Mercer tries a knee to the head but Spico blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spico.
Spico lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Stu Mercer has been cut.
Mercer looking to throw knees to the head but Spico is blocking nicely.
Spico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercer.
Spico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mercer prevents a body shot from Spico.
Mercer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spico gets through Mercer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spico makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercer misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Spico dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Spico misses with a two punch combination.
Mercer tried to score with a low kick but Spico checks it.
Mercer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercer wants to clinch.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercer circles away quickly and effectively.
Spico throws a head kick but Mercer moves out of range.
Spico on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Spico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mercer drives through and clinches with Spico against the cage.
Mercer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spico's defenses.
Mercer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mercer misses with a knee to the head.
Spico lands a nice elbow.
Spico lands with a right to the head.
Spico digs a right hand into Mercer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mercer's gas tank.
Spico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spico works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spico.
Spico on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spico lands a nice elbow.
Mercer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spico throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spico tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercer takes a shot to the head.
Spico pushes Mercer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spico lands an elbow inside that Mercer shrugs off.
Mercer looking to stall.
Mercer takes an elbow to the temple.
Spico tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Spico lands an elbow inside.
Spico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spico can't find room to land a body shot as Mercer controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercer.
Mercer lands an elbow inside that Spico shrugs off.
Mercer leaning against his opponent.
Spico lands an elbow that stopped Mercer in his tracks for a moment.
Spico lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spico lands a right hand.
Spico working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spico is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Spico.
Spico lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Spico crunches a lovely knee into Mercer's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spico connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mercer's face.
Spico lands a nice uppercut.
Spico lands with a right to the head.
Spico lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Mercer is rocked!
Spico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Mercer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spico's brow.
Mercer seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spico's brow.
Spico lands a shoulder strike.
Spico crunches a lovely knee into Mercer's ribcage.
Spico lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mercer misses with a knee to the head.
Spico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercer.
Spico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spico lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spico has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Spico.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spico.
Nice elbow from Spico.
Mercer scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Spico.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spico's brow.
Spico lands a knee to the body.
Mercer lands a knee to the head.
Mercer takes an elbow to the temple.
Spico lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spico.
Spico lands a damaging elbow.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Spico.
Spico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercer.
Spico struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercer controls his hands.
Spico lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spico landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spico lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mercer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spico cracks Mercer with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Spico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Oooooh!!! Spico has knocked Mercer down with a huge combo! Spico steps away and waves a wobbly Mercer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Spico takes the fight into the clinch.
Spico lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercer throws an elbow but it misses.
Mercer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spico has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spico using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Spico.
Spico lands an elbow inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Spico.
Spico pushes Mercer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Spico on the inside.
El Spico seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spico lands an elbow just above Mercer 's eye.
Mercer takes a shot to the head.
Spico lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Spico missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercer takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spico.
Spico lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercer misses with an elbow over the top.
Spico lands with a short shot to the head.
Spico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spico makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spico avoids a wild elbow strike from Mercer.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but Spico blocks with his arms.
Spico creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mercer's defenses.
Spico utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mercer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but Spico blocks with his arms.
Mercer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spico working Mercer over with knees to the body.
Mercer takes a shot to the head.
Stu Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spico lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Spico.
A nice left hand lands by Spico.
Mercer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mercer misses with a knee to the head.
Spico works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Spico.
A short uppercut from Spico.
Mercer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spico lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spico lands a damaging elbow.
Mercer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mercer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mercer throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but Spico blocks with his arms.
Spico blocks an elbow strike.
Spico softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Spico.
Mercer is looking to control Spico's arms but Spico gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercer has his back to the cage.
Spico lands a nice uppercut.
Mercer misses with an elbow over the top.
Spico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Spico on the inside.
Spico blocks an elbow strike.
Spico lands a shot to the body.
Mercer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spico has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spico lands a right hand.
Spico misses with a body punch.
Spico lands a right hand.
Spico digs a right hand underneath Mercer's ribcage. Mercer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spico landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spico dodges an elbow strike from Mercer.
Spico lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercer.
Mercer is looking to control Spico's arms but Spico gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercer has his back to the cage.
Spico lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Spico.
Spico working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spico lands an elbow that stopped Mercer in his tracks for a moment.
Spico scores a nice knee to the body.
Spico lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spico working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spico working Mercer over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spico lands a damaging elbow.
Spico lands an elbow just above Mercer 's eye.
Spico connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mercer's face.
El Spico is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Spico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spico 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Spico!