PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Franic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artor Guhtur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Franic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Franic
vs
Guhtur

190 cm
23
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Franic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artor Guhtur!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guhtur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guhtur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Franic somewhat.
Guhtur scores with a three punch combo!
Franic ducks under a wild hook from Guhtur.
Guhtur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guhtur missing with a left hand there. Franic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guhtur misses with a wild body shot.
Guhtur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franic.
Guhtur throws a lazy right hand but Franic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Guhtur closes the distance and clinches.
Guhtur tries to land a knee to the head but Franic blocks with his arms.

Guhtur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guhtur cracks a nice hook into Franic's ribs.
Guhtur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Guhtur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guhtur throws a head kick but Franic moves out of range.
Guhtur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Guhtur throws a right hand that Franic ducks under and follows up with a left that Franic also avoids with ease.
Artor Guhtur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franic dodges the punch combination from Guhtur.
Horrible takedown by Franic or perhaps it was just good defense by Guhtur which made him look bad.
Guhtur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franic.
Good standup being displayed there by Guhtur as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franic shoots in looking for a takedown. Guhtur tries to sprawl out of it but Franic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guhtur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Franic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guhtur throws a sloppy head kick and Franic moves out of range easily.
Guhtur throws a lazy uppercut

and Franic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guhtur trying to control here.
Guhtur misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Guhtur trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guhtur wants to get back to full guard.
Guhtur trying to control from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Artor Guhtur hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Franic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guhtur.
Guhtur lands a really nice looking cross but Franic seems unphased.
Franic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guhtur.
Guhtur looks to land a right hand but Franic moved out of range.
Franic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guhtur.
Guhtur throws a body punch but Franic moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Guhtur.
Guhtur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guhtur looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guhtur misses with a looping right.
Guhtur misses with a wild body shot.
Guhtur misses with a straight left.
Guhtur misses the jab.
Franic slips a jab and a cross from Guhtur.
Artor Guhtur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guhtur throws a lazy uppercut

and Franic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guhtur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Franic stands and steps away. Guhtur gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Franic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guhtur as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artor Guhtur dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guhtur thows a body shot but no joy.
Guhtur throws a body punch but Franic moves out of range.
Franic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guhtur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Guhtur.
Franic moves out of range as Guhtur throws a body kick.
Artor Guhtur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guhtur lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Franic swats away the attempt to clinch by Guhtur.
Guhtur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franic shoots in and drives through. Guhtur sprawls well.
Guhtur takes a swing at Franic's ribcage but misses.
Guhtur scores with a jab.
Guhtur throws a head kick that half lands.
Guhtur is breathing heavily.
Franic has a takedown stuffed.
Franic fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Franic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guhtur.
Guhtur throws a right hand that Franic ducks under and follows up with a left that Franic also avoids with ease.
Franic has a takedown stuffed.
Guhtur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guhtur throws the kick towards the body but Franic avoids it.
Franic staying out of range there.
Marko Franic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guhtur throws a lazy right hand but Franic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guhtur throws out a loose jab but Franic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guhtur misses with a few strikes there.
Franic shoots for a takedown but Guhtur saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guhtur throws a series of punches but Franic moves out of range.
Franic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guhtur.
Guhtur doesn't manage to clinch there - Franic circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franic slips a jab and a cross from Guhtur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franic blocks a head kick by Guhtur.
Guhtur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franic.
Guhtur throws a lazy right hand but Franic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franic staying out of range there.
Guhtur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Guhtur tries to clinch up but Franic circles away and keeps his distance.
Franic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guhtur tries to avoid it but Franic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guhtur to the ground. Guhtur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Guhtur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guhtur misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guhtur throws an off balance right hand

and Franic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guhtur's guard now.
Guhtur has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Franic wants to stand but Guhtur is controlling his posture from full guard.
Franic stopping the sweep attempt from Guhtur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artor Guhtur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Guhtur.

Franic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guhtur looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Guhtur is trying to work for a sweep but Franic has mounted him!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guhtur can do anything to dispel that myth.

Franic get's back to his feet.
Guhtur misses with a hook

and Franic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Guhtur looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Franic passes into side control.
Guhtur holds on to Franic's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franic working away.
Guhtur pushes Franic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Franic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Franic decides to stand back up. Franic steps back and let's Guhtur get back to his feet.
A big right from Guhtur misses.
Guhtur misses with a wild body shot.
Guhtur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guhtur misses the jab.
Guhtur misses with a few strikes there.
Franic dives in and grabs Guhtur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guhtur pushes down on Franic's head and hops out.
Guhtur fails to land with a series of punches.
Guhtur throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Franic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Guhtur is trying to control but can't.
Guhtur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
Guhtur is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Franic stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Guhtur to get to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guhtur. Franic does a little dance to reset his feet.

Guhtur drives through and clinches with Franic against the cage.
Guhtur throws an elbow that misses.
Guhtur is trying to stall.
Guhtur gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Franic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guhtur is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Franic has denied him.

Guhtur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guhtur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guhtur throws a lazy uppercut

and Franic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Franic stands up from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Franic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Guhtur is trying to defend but Franic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marko Franic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artor Guhtur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guhtur tries to get to full guard but Franic has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Franic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guhtur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artor Guhtur!
Artor Guhtur decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.