PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antoine De La Morte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Morte's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prodigy - Spitfire . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

De La Morte
vs
Maanpohja

203 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
23
173 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine De La Morte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maanpohja dives in and grabs De La Morte's left leg, looking for a takedown. De La Morte pushes down on Maanpohja's head and hops out.
De La Morte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maanpohja.
De La Morte misses with a looping right.
De La Morte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maanpohja manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maanpohja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De La Morte tries to avoid it but Maanpohja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De La Morte to the ground. De La Morte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antoine De La Morte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Maanpohja.
De La Morte jabs Maanpohja right on the nose. Maanpohja blinks but takes it well.
Maanpohja slips under a jab.
Horrible takedown by Maanpohja or perhaps it was just good defense by De La Morte which made him look bad.
De La Morte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maanpohja in his tracks.
Nice shot by De La Morte.
De La Morte throws a body punch but Maanpohja moves out of range.
De La Morte lands with a good body shot.
Maanpohja has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Morte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De La Morte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De La Morte scores with a hook to the body. Maanpohja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johannes Maanpohja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maanpohja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maanpohja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maanpohja takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De La Morte tests Maanpohja's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Maanpohja shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De La Morte manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

De La Morte looking for a guillotine here but Maanpohja defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maanpohja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De La Morte is keeping the position for now.

Maanpohja gets to his feet. De La Morte looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
De La Morte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De La Morte thows a body shot but no joy.
Maanpohja has his takedown stuffed
and De La Morte counters with a nice body shot.
Maanpohja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De La Morte counters with a nice body shot.
Maanpohja with a lazy takedown attempt
and De La Morte counters with a nice uppercut.
De La Morte misses with an uppercut. Maanpohja saw that one coming.
De La Morte swings for the body but Maanpohja moves out of range.
De La Morte thows a left - swing and a miss!
De La Morte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

De La Morte gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maanpohja to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maanpohja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Maanpohja got a little sloppy there for a moment and De La Morte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maanpohja has managed to get both his arms back between De La Morte's legs - danger averted.

De La Morte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maanpohja defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Maanpohja gets to his feet - De La Morte follows without any prompting.
De La Morte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice shot lands for De La Morte.
De La Morte throws a lazy right hand but Maanpohja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De La Morte lands a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from De La Morte as Maanpohja shoots in.
A big left from De La Morte misses.
De La Morte throws a big shot that misses.
Maanpohja closes the distance and clinches up with De La Morte, looking for a takedown. Maanpohja pushes De La Morte against the cage but De La Morte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maanpohja shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maanpohja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De La Morte scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from De La Morte.
De La Morte stuffs the takedown.
De La Morte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maanpohja momentarily.
De La Morte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maanpohja has his takedown stuffed
and De La Morte counters with a stiff right hand.
Maanpohja looks winded!
De La Morte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De La Morte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maanpohja at a distance.
A jab lands there for De La Morte.
De La Morte jabs at Maanpohja's body.
De La Morte with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maanpohja takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maanpohja tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De La Morte defends well and Maanpohja ends up having to push De La Morte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De La Morte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De La Morte.

Maanpohja is rocked!
De La Morte stops a takedown attempt from Maanpohja.
Maanpohja is still on wobbly legs! Can De La Morte finish him?
Maanpohja wants to take the fight to the mat but De La Morte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maanpohja seems to have recovered his senses.
De La Morte struggles to land a body shot inside as Maanpohja controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De La Morte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maanpohja tries for a takedown. No joy.
De La Morte stops a takedown attempt from Maanpohja.
A nice left hand lands by De La Morte.
De La Morte lands a body shot in the clinch.
De La Morte lands with a right to the head.

De La Morte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Morte cracks Maanpohja with a good jab.
Maanpohja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De La Morte is fending him off so far but Maanpohja persists. Nope, De La Morte circles away and we're back to standing.
De La Morte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Morte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De La Morte lands with an overhand left.
De La Morte connects with the punch.
De La Morte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maanpohja tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De La Morte defends well and Maanpohja ends up having to push De La Morte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maanpohja wants a takedown.
De La Morte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De La Morte tries a body shot but Maanpohja blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoine De La Morte dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maanpohja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De La Morte as he avoids it easily.
Antoine De La Morte is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Morte misses with a looping left.
Maanpohja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from De La Morte. Maanpohja does a little dance to reset his feet.
De La Morte misses with a looping left.
Maanpohja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De La Morte tries to avoid it but Maanpohja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De La Morte to the ground. De La Morte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maanpohja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De La Morte avoids it really well and circles away.
Antoine De La Morte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Maanpohja.
De La Morte throws a body punch but Maanpohja moves out of range.
De La Morte with a nice cross.
De La Morte misses with a wild combination.
De La Morte lands a lovely overhand right.
De La Morte digs a good hook to Maanpohja's body.
De La Morte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maanpohja has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De La Morte looks to score with a jab to the body but Maanpohja is just out of range.
De La Morte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De La Morte wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Maanpohja with that takedown attempt.
Maanpohja is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maanpohja moves forwards but De La Morte connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte scores with a punch to the head.
Maanpohja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De La Morte as he jumps to the side.
De La Morte scores with a nice strike.
De La Morte throws a hook but Maanpohja blocks it.

Maanpohja decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
De La Morte wants to control but Maanpohja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. De La Morte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De La Morte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maanpohja's guard.

Maanpohja working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De La Morte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De La Morte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maanpohja utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

De La Morte stands up and waves to Maanpohja to follow him.
De La Morte lands a nice hook to Maanpohja's body. Maanpohja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De La Morte jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maanpohja takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De La Morte throws a series of punches but Maanpohja moves out of range.
Maanpohja takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De La Morte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maanpohja's head backwards.
Antoine De La Morte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De La Morte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De La Morte swinging wildly here.
De La Morte lands with a nice body punch.
Maanpohja moves out of range of the strikes.
Maanpohja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De La Morte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maanpohja scrambles back to his feet.
Maanpohja fails with the takedown
and De La Morte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De La Morte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De La Morte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja drops his hands momentarily and De La Morte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maanpohja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De La Morte as he jumps to the side.
De La Morte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab lands there for De La Morte.
De La Morte lands a really nice looking cross but Maanpohja seems unphased.
De La Morte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maanpohja can do to turn this around?
De La Morte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maanpohja darts in looking for a takedown but De La Morte gets double underhooks and turns Maanpohja into the cage.
Maanpohja tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maanpohja tries to score a body lock takedown but De La Morte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De La Morte lands a body punch.
De La Morte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De La Morte lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Morte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

De La Morte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - De La Morte scores with a four punch combination!
Maanpohja with a lazy takedown attempt
and De La Morte scores with a counter punch that sends Maanpohja to the canvas! De La Morte smells blood - he's punishing Maanpohja with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Maanpohja has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoine De La Morte!
Our winner, Antoine De La Morte, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.