PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannerheim has chosen Touch Of Red as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Matthews
vs
Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

174 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
21
176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

CROWN
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannerheim throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Matthews misses with a body kick.
Matthews tries to clinch but Mannerheim is having none of it.
Matthews changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mannerheim tries to avoid it but Matthews manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mannerheim to the ground. Mannerheim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mannerheim as Matthews shoots in.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Mannerheim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like David Matthews has been cut.

Mannerheim shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Matthews trying to control but Mannerheim postures up.
Mannerheim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matthews defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to control Mannerheim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matthews avoid being mounted?
Mannerheim slows the pace down in half guard.
Matthews wants to improve his position but Mannerheim is controlling well.
Matthews is trying to maintain the position but Mannerheim is very close to passing his half guard.
Matthews is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mannerheim moves into full mount! Matthews won't be happy about that!
Mannerheim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Matthews tries to lock up and control but Mannerheim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to improve his position but Mannerheim isn't that keen on the idea.
Matthews regains half guard.
Matthews is looking to improve his position.
Matthews wants to get back to full guard but Mannerheim has passed into side control.
Matthews is mounted but he's throwing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matthews is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mannerheim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mannerheim's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Matthews is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Matthews's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Matthews takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Mannerheim instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Matthews fails to land.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mannerheim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matthews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matthews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Mannerheim on the inside.
Mannerheim connects with a knee to the head.
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the head but Matthews blocks with his arms.
Matthews jumps guard but Mannerheim stands there with Matthews around his waist. Matthews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mannerheim trying to land knees to the body.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the head.
Matthews throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mannerheim blocks it with crossed arms.
Matthews wants a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Matthews fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Mannerheim.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mannerheim misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews can't get the takedown.
Matthews stalling in the clinch but Mannerheim improves position.
Mannerheim throws an elbow that misses.
Matthews is looking to break free of the clinch but Mannerheim has double underhooks.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mannerheim scores with a knee to the head.
Matthews takes an elbow to the temple.
Mannerheim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matthews tries to work over Mannerheim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannerheim scores a nice knee to the body.
Matthews is trying to break the clinch but Mannerheim has him pressed against the cage.
Matthews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matthews wants a takedown but no success here.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Mannerheim holds him up against the cage and eventually Matthews drops back down to his feet.
Mannerheim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mannerheim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matthews takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matthews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannerheim blocks a body shot from Matthews.
Mannerheim lands an elbow just above Matthews 's eye.
Mannerheim pushes Matthews back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mannerheim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the head but Matthews blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews fails to pull guard.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the head.
Matthews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mannerheim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matthews has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mannerheim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mannerheim with a knee to the head.
Matthews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matthews goes for a takedown attempt but Mannerheim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Matthews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mannerheim.
Matthews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mannerheim counters with a straight right hand.
Mannerheim throws a head kick that Matthews semi-blocks.
Matthews walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim throws a right hand that Matthews ducks under and follows up with a left that Matthews also avoids with ease.
Mannerheim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matthews fails with the takedown.
Mannerheim thuds his right hand into Matthews's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matthews has his takedown stuffed
and Mannerheim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matthews's knee momentarily.
Mannerheim lands with a slapping head kick.

Mannerheim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mannerheim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mannerheim scores a nice knee to the body.
Mannerheim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mannerheim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wants a takedown but no success here.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mannerheim missing with knees to the body.
Mannerheim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matthews lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mannerheim with a knee to the head.
Matthews managing to block the knees to the body from Mannerheim.
Matthews jumps guard but Mannerheim stands there with Matthews around his waist. Matthews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mannerheim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mannerheim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matthews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Mannerheim lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mannerheim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Mannerheim circles away easily
and Mannerheim counters with an inside leg kick.
Matthews takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Mannerheim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mannerheim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Matthews's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mannerheim misses with a wild body shot.
Matthews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mannerheim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mannerheim misses with a knee to the head.
Mannerheim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mannerheim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Mannerheim misses with a knee strike.
Matthews has Mannerheim pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mannerheim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mannerheim tries to land knees in the clinch but Matthews avoids the damage to the body.
Matthews lands a knee to the body.
Mannerheim missing with knees to the body.
Matthews wants to stall.
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannerheim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannerheim gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matthews.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannerheim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mannerheim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannerheim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Mannerheim.
Matthews tries to score a body lock takedown but Mannerheim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matthews managing to block the knees to the body from Mannerheim.
Matthews is trying to maintain a safe position but Mannerheim gets an underhook and turns Matthews into the cage.

Mannerheim breaks the clinch.
Matthews fails with the takedown
and Mannerheim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matthews shoots in but Mannerheim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Mannerheim circles away and keeps his distance.

Mannerheim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matthews wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mannerheim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matthews or not.
Mannerheim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Come on Mannerheim - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the head.
Mannerheim prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the head but Matthews blocks with his arms.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Mannerheim holds him up against the cage and eventually Matthews drops back down to his feet.
Mannerheim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthews's defenses.
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the head but Matthews blocks with his arms.
Mannerheim avoiding damage as Matthews throws knees to the body.
Mannerheim scores with a knee to the head.
Mannerheim throws an elbow that misses.
Mannerheim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mannerheim lands an elbow that stopped Matthews in his tracks for a moment.
Matthews lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Mannerheim.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Mannerheim manages to get underhooks.
Mannerheim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mannerheim trying to land knees to the body.
Mannerheim prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mannerheim misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews blocks an elbow strike.
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the head but Matthews blocks with his arms.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Mannerheim holds him up against the cage and eventually Matthews drops back down to his feet.
Mannerheim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matthews's face.
Mannerheim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matthews drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mannerheim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matthews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matthews goes for a takedown attempt but Mannerheim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mannerheim lands a right hook to the body.

Mannerheim rushes Matthews and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Matthews. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice body punch from Mannerheim - that landed with a thud.
Matthews goes for a takedown attempt but Mannerheim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mannerheim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mannerheim lands a head kick. Matthews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mannerheim is looking to clinch.
David Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mannerheim throws a head kick that misses.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matthews with a poor takedown
and Mannerheim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mannerheim takes the fight into the clinch.
Matthews using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mannerheim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mannerheim scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mannerheim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim!