PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Utter
vs
Mannersormi

175 cm
26
177 lbs
23 - 20 - 0

185 cm
26
193 lbs
29 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Utter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Utter scores with punches from side control.
Mannersormi defending against the ground and pound.
Mannersormi tries to improve position but can't.
Mannersormi gets back to half guard.
Mannersormi is trying to control but can't.
Mannersormi is concentrating on defense, preventing Utter from advancing position.
Mannersormi is refusing to be controlled, as Utter sits in half guard.
Mannersormi tries to roll over but Utter keeps him under control.
Utter looks to land a strike but Mannersormi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Utter postures up in Mannersormi's guard and throws a big left but Mannersormi blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mannersormi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Utter throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Utter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mannersormi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Utter stopping the sweep attempt from Mannersormi.
Utter trying to control the position from guard on top but Mannersormi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mannersormi wants to sweep but no luck.
Utter postures up and lands a big shot to Mannersormi's brow.
Mannersormi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Utter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Utter throwing strikes from guard but Mannersormi blocks nicely.
Mannersormi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Utter throws a big elbow that misses.
Mannersormi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Utter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Utter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Utter throws a big elbow that misses.
Utter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Utter postures up in Mannersormi's guard and throws a big left but Mannersormi blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannersormi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Utter's guard.
Utter 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.
Utter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mannersormi throws a big elbow that misses.
Mannersormi throws a big right hand that misses.
Mannersormi trying to control but Utter is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannersormi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Utter is trying to control the position but Mannersormi postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Utter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Utter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Charlie Utter!

Charlie Utter wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Charlie Utter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.