PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Merde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Uninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merde comes to the cage accompanied by Mötorhead's Burner. Uninen has chosen Apocalyptica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Matti Uninen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Merde
vs
Uninen

175 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

192 cm
20
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Random Name Supplements

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Merde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Matti Uninen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uninen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matti Uninen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uninen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Uninen tries to clinch up.
Uninen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Merde pinned against the cage. Merde gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gerard Merde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Uninen.
Uninen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Merde looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Merde takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Merde landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Merde takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Merde tries to pass to full mount but Uninen defends it.
Merde has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Uninen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merde slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Merde working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uninen is looking for a sweep.
Uninen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merde controlling the position.
Uninen misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Uninen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Merde scores with punches from side control.
Uninen taking a bit of punishment here - Merde scoring with strikes.
Uninen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uninen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Uninen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uninen wants to control but Merde is keeping busy.
Merde wants to control but Uninen is keeping him busy.
Merde scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Merde wants to control but Uninen is keeping him busy.
Uninen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Merde scores with a couple of nice shots.
Uninen wants to control but Merde is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Merde lands a nice short elbow.
Uninen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Merde scores with a couple of nice shots.
Merde tries to pass the half guard into mount. Uninen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Uninen is looking to control Merde's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uninen avoid being mounted?
Uninen wants to get back to his feet.
Uninen is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uninen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Uninen is refusing to be controlled, as Merde sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Merde lands a nice short elbow.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Uninen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Merde counters with a takedown into side control.
Uninen looks gassed!
Merde is chipping away with strikes.
Merde scoring with punches from side control.
Merde lands a decent elbow from side control.
Merde lands a nice forearm strike.
Uninen is trying to work for a sweep but Merde has mounted him!
Merde landing shots from mount.
Merde is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Merde with shots to the head and body - Uninen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Merde dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merde lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Uninen hang on?
Uninen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Merde has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Uninen's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merde lands a big elbow.
Uninen wants to get back to his feet.
Merde postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Uninen looks a forlorn figure.
Merde working the ground and pound effectively.
Uninen is desperately trying to improve his position but Merde has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merde has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Uninen's face.
Uninen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Merde scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Uninen?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Uninen fails with the takedown

and Merde counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Merde is pressing down on Uninen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Uninen is holding on for now.
Uninen manages to get to full guard.
Merde scoring with punches to the head and body.
Merde trying to control the position from guard on top but Uninen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uninen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uninen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Uninen trying to control from half guard but Merde is working away.
Merde on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Merde tries to get out of the position.
Merde flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uninen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merde defending well though.
Merde flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Uninen looks to land a strike but Merde avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Uninen wants to get up but he can't break Merde's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Uninen is breathing heavily.
Merde striking off his back but it's not causing Uninen any problems.
Uninen won't allow Merde to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Merde looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Uninen is trying to control but can't.
Gerard Merde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uninen taking some punishment here, with Merde in his half guard.
Merde looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Uninen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Uninen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Merde manages to get himself to full guard.
Uninen postures up in Merde's guard and throws a big left but Merde blocks it.
Uninen pushing down on Merde's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merde wants to improve his position but Uninen is controlling well.
Merde gets full guard.
Merde striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Uninen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merde is trying to control the position but Uninen postures up.
Merde is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Merde lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Uninen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uninen wants to control but Merde is keeping busy.
Uninen is pressing down on Merde's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Uninen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Merde's guard.
Uninen slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Uninen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Merde manages to get to full guard.
Uninen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uninen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Merde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uninen won't allow Merde to sweep him here.
Merde is trying to keep Uninen in close.
Uninen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Merde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uninen wanted to stand there but Merde had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Merde scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Check out the look on Merde's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Uninen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Merde connects with a decent elbow.
Merde is putting a hurting on Uninen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Uninen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Merde landing a few strikes.
Uninen is looking for a sweep.
Uninen stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Uninen is not content to let Merde control the position.
Uninen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Uninen wants to free his trapped foot but Merde is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Merde dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Uninen throws out a powerful jab.
Uninen misses with a takedown attempt
and Merde counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Merde.
Uninen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Uninen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Uninen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Merde there.
Uninen is in trouble now - Merde has advanced to mount!
Merde landing strikes, looking to finish!
Uninen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Uninen is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Merde punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uninen tries to reverse the position but Merde maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Merde cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Merde avoids the attempt from Uninen to control.
Uninen is in a horrible position here. Merde smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Merde landing punches.
Uninen is looking to improve his position but Merde isn't that keen on the idea.
Uninen taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Merde.
Uninen wants to control but Merde is having none of it.
Merde fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Merde lands a big elbow.
Uninen is looking to get to half guard.
Uninen tries to hold on but Merde pushes him away.
Uninen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Merde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uninen is looking to escape.
Merde avoids the attempt from Uninen to control.
Uninen is looking to get to half guard.
Uninen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Uninen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Merde trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Merde cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merde lands a nice shot to the head.
Merde dominating with strikes here.
Uninen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Merde pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Uninen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Uninen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Merde landing strikes, looking to finish!
Uninen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Merde pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Uninen tries to reverse the position but Merde maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Merde scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Merde tries to control but Uninen wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Uninen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Matti Uninen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Merde putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Merde landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Merde cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Merde throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Merde thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Uninen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Merde throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merde looking to control but Uninen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Uninen regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Merde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Merde 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Merde!