PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imre Tisza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Mitrione has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mitrione
vs
Tisza

191 cm
28
275 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Mitrione!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Imre Tisza!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitrione misses with the combination.
Mitrione throws a series of strikes that have Tisza backpedaling.
Tisza misses with a takedown
and Mitrione counters with a three punch combo that has Tisza backing up. Tisza nods at Mitrione to acknowledge the strikes.
Tisza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mitrione counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Mitrione, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mitrione closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tisza is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mitrione has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tisza is looking for a sweep.
Tisza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tisza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mitrione tries to score with some ground and pound. Tisza controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tisza regains half guard, as Mitrione was trying to land strikes.
Mitrione wants to get back to his feet.
Mitrione tries to pass to full mount but Tisza defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tisza is in trouble now - Mitrione has advanced to mount!
Mitrione thowing shots but they're missing.
Mitrione throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mitrione throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mitrione throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mitrione punching from mount but Tisza doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mitrione avoids the attempt from Tisza to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tisza is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione thowing shots but they're missing.
Mitrione throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mitrione looking to control but Tisza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Tisza bucks Mitrione off and manages to get back to his feet!
Nice takedown defense from Tisza. No joy for Mitrione on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tisza fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mitrione scores with a jab to the body.
Tisza tries for a takedown but Mitrione circles away easily
and Mitrione counters with a three punch combo that has Tisza backing up. Tisza nods at Mitrione to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisza misses with a takedown
and Mitrione counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mitrione throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tisza shoots and misses
enabling Mitrione to counter with a crisp jab.
Matt Mitrione has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Imre Tisza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tisza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mitrione counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mitrione decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tisza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mitrione counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tisza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mitrione counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitrione scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mitrione seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Tisza manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mitrione displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mitrione both land. Nice combination.
A nice combination there by Mitrione.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Mitrione. No joy for Tisza on that attempt.
Tisza is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mitrione is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tisza.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tisza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitrione.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Mitrione dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Tisza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitrione finds it's way round the side to connect with Tisza's head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A combination from Mitrione does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitrione misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matt Mitrione is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitrione connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tisza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitrione throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mitrione lands a glancing blow to the side of Tisza's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tisza shoots and misses

and Mitrione counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tisza!
Mitrione sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mitrione misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mitrione thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitrione misses with a head shot.
Tisza wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mitrione looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione punching from mount but Tisza doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mitrione thowing shots but they're missing.
Mitrione thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mitrione throws some wild stikes that Tisza manages to avoid easily.

Mitrione working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mitrione throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione thowing shots but they're missing.
Tisza is trying to stand up.
Mitrione thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Matt Mitrione is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitrione throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tisza is desperately trying to improve his position but Mitrione has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitrione avoids the attempt from Tisza to control.
Mitrione throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Mitrione showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mitrione 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Mitrione!
A very excited looking Matt Mitrione made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.