PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Stratton told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Mauti
vs
Stratton

188 cm
24
202 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
201 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Crippler's Corner

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Stratton!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stratton tries for a takedown but Mauti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stratton throws a body punch but Mauti moves out of range.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mauti .
Mauti misses with a kick to the body.
Mauti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stratton dives in and grabs Mauti 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mauti pushes down on Stratton's head and hops out.
Michael Mauti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Mauti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stratton is out of range and Mauti settles back down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stratton.
Mauti scoring well with a low kick there.
Mauti stuffs the takedown.
Mauti scores with a leg kick.
Mauti throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stratton checks it well.
Mauti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Stratton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mauti on his heels. He'll look to pass Mauti 's guard now, I'm sure.
Mauti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mauti looking for a sweep. Not yet Mauti , not yet.
Mauti wants to stand up but Stratton is controlling him.
Stratton won't allow Mauti to sweep him here.
Stratton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stratton postures up in Mauti 's guard and throws a big left but Mauti blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stratton postures up.
Stratton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stratton trying to control but Mauti is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Mauti wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stratton shoots for a double leg takedown but Mauti sprawls well. He's pushed Stratton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Mauti lands with a slapping head kick.
Mauti tries to work over Stratton's front leg with a kick but Stratton checks it.
Mauti leaves Stratton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mauti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stratton.

Stratton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mauti is trying to defend but Stratton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauti trying to control here.
Mauti controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Stratton is thwarting Mauti 's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stratton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mauti is trying to get back to full guard.
Stratton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stratton prevents Mauti from improving his position.
Mauti is trying to stand.
Stratton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mauti 's head.
Stratton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stratton trying to pass the guard but Mauti defending well.
Stratton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mauti wants to improve his position but Stratton is controlling well.
Stratton controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stratton stops Mauti from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Mauti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stratton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mauti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eric Stratton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mauti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stratton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stratton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mauti moves out of range as Stratton strikes.
Horrible takedown by Stratton or perhaps it was just good defense by Mauti which made him look bad.
Michael Mauti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown but Mauti shows good takedown defense.
Michael Mauti is winning the standup battle so far.
Mauti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stratton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stratton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mauti throws a push kick but Stratton slaps the foot to one side.
Mauti scores with a spinning back kick!
Mauti scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mauti .
Mauti thuds his shin into the meat of Stratton's side.
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stratton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mauti counters with a head kick.
Stratton fails to land with a series of punches.
Mauti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stratton.
Stratton is breathing heavily.
Mauti throws a nice head kick!
Stratton is looking to clinch but Mauti is avoiding it.
Stratton misses with a hook.
Stratton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mauti .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Mauti as Stratton shoots in.
Mauti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stratton throws a body punch but Mauti moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mauti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mauti wants it to stay on the feet.
Stratton throws the left hand but Mauti avoids the punch easily.
Mauti fakes the leg kick and cracks Stratton in the body.
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stratton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mauti lands a front kick.
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti scores with a push kick.
Mauti scores with a push kick.
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stratton. That did some damage!
Stratton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mauti is looking to slow Stratton down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Stratton down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mauti .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mauti , right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mauti .
Stratton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mauti .
Mauti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mauti throws a front kick that sends Stratton stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Mauti .
Mauti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mauti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mauti lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Stratton down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mauti .
Stratton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. Stratton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stratton.

Stratton looking to score a takedown here. Mauti is defending well but Stratton drives through and ends up in Mauti 's guard.
Stratton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stratton being controlled here momentarily.
Mauti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mauti decides to return to a standing position.
Mauti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stratton can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stratton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mauti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stratton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Mauti dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Stratton. Those never looked like landing.
Mauti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stratton.
Mauti scores with a nice body kick.
Mauti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mauti sprawls well. Mauti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stratton gets slowly back to his feet.
Stratton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mauti scores with a kick to the body.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stratton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mauti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stratton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mauti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mauti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stratton shoots in and drives through. Mauti sprawls well.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stratton takes a step back to recover.
Mauti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stratton's calf.
Mauti throws a front kick that sends Stratton stumbling back into the cage.
Stratton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mauti . Mauti obviously looking to wear him down.
Mauti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid body kick from Mauti .
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stratton walks into a stiff left hand from Mauti .
Stratton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti lands with a slapping head kick.
Mauti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stratton.
Michael Mauti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Mauti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stratton's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stratton if he has to take too many more of those.
A good leg kick by Mauti .
Stratton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mauti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stratton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mauti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mauti thows a body kick. Stratton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mauti scores with a head kick. Stratton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mauti scores with a leg kick.
Mauti scoring well with a low kick there.
Mauti misses with a head kick.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stratton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mauti !
Mauti scores with a head kick. Stratton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks Stratton off balance momentarily.
Stratton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mauti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mauti lands with a nice body kick.
Mauti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stratton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mauti !
That kick from Mauti tenderised Stratton's leg. Stratton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Mauti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stratton 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.
Eric Stratton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton fails with a takedown attempt.
Mauti swats away the attempt to clinch by Stratton.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stratton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mauti - the referee stops the clock and Stratton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mauti . Stratton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stratton misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Mauti tenderised Stratton's leg. Stratton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stratton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stratton throws a hook to the side of Mauti 's head but Mauti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mauti scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti lands with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mauti .
Stratton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mauti . Mauti obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mauti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mauti , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mauti !
Michael Mauti decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.