PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Alldren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alldren has chosen OK State Fight Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mutou
vs
Alldren

188 cm
26
213 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

191 cm
27
225 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Meet the Future

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nate Alldren!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou moves away from the strike by Alldren.
Nate Alldren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Alldren misses.

Mutou moves into the clinch.
Alldren tries to throw a body punch but Mutou avoids it by throwing Alldren back against the cage.
Mutou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mutou blocks an uppercut.
Mutou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've been informed that Alldren has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alldren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutou blocks a body shot from Alldren.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alldren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alldren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Alldren.

Alldren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alldren thows a body shot but no joy.
Alldren throws the left hand but Mutou avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alldren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alldren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alldren throws a strike aimed at the side of Mutou's head but Mutou avoids it well.
Mutou is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Mutou's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mutou's coaches at Rings Russia have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mutou sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alldren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alldren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alldren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mutou slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alldren is looking to stand up but Mutou won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mutou is working hard here to advance position.
Alldren wants to control from the top but Mutou keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alldren is one step ahead there.
Mutou striking from the bottom here.
Alldren trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alldren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alldren wants to control from the top but Mutou keeps moving.

Alldren is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mutou is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mutou has escaped and now he's on top!
Mutou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alldren is keeping the position for now.
Mutou lands a couple of digs.
Mutou won't allow Alldren to sweep him here.
Alldren is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou throwing strikes but missing.
Alldren keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Mutou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alldren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alldren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nate Alldren will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mutou scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mutou looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Alldren is avoiding damage well.
Mutou 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.
Mutou throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Keiji Mutou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ground and pound from Mutou seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mutou throws a strike aimed at the side of Alldren's head but Alldren avoids it well.
Mutou throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mutou lands some shots froms side control.
Alldren is trying to improve his position.
Alldren is being controlled here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou wants to control but Alldren is keeping him busy.
Mutou throws a strike aimed at the side of Alldren's head but Alldren avoids it well.
Mutou creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Alldren sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alldren sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mutou performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mutou is keen to just control but Alldren is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mutou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mutou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mutou trying to control from Alldren's half guard. Alldren has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Alldren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mutou.
Alldren looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mutou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is stalling in the full guard.
Alldren keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mutou trying to control but Alldren is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Keiji Mutou just wasn't active enough.
Alldren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alldren swings for the body but Mutou moves out of range.
Mutou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alldren.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mutou.
Mutou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alldren swivels and escapes.
Mutou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alldren.
A big right from Alldren misses.
Alldren thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mutou clinches up against the cage.
Mutou pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alldren misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiji Mutou dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mutou closes the distance and pushes Alldren back into the cage.

Mutou works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mutou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Alldren keeps moving.
Alldren manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mutou is trying desperately to improve position.
Mutou tries to lock up and control but Alldren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mutou is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alldren lands a big elbow.
Alldren prevents Mutou from getting the reversal.
Alldren landing strikes from the mount.
Mutou working to try and regain half guard.
Mutou sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mutou is looking to get back to full guard here but Alldren has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mutou is trying to control Alldren's posture but Alldren avoids it.
Alldren is looking to take a break and control but Mutou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou tries to buck Alldren off but Alldren is having none of it.
Alldren is working Mutou over with some ground and pound from side control.
Alldren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mutou keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alldren working the body and head with strikes.
Mutou is trying to control Alldren's posture but Alldren avoids it.
Mutou manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alldren wants to improve his position but Mutou is controlling well.
Mutou with the ground and pound but Alldren uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alldren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mutou trying to control but Alldren is working from the bottom.
Mutou engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Alldren keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Keiji Mutou wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mutou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mutou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alldren.
A punch lands to the side of Mutou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alldren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mutou has time to react.
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!
Mutou slips a straight right by Alldren.
Alldren misses with a right hand

and Mutou counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mutou.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keiji Mutou.
I think Mutou has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!