PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Mauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Urhola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mauser
vs
Urhola

185 cm
31
285 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

194 cm
27
270 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Trent Mauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veli Urhola!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauser throws a head kick but Urhola moves out of range.
Urhola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mauser tries to bum rush Urhola with a series of wild strikes but Urhola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Urhola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mauser shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mauser showed some decent athleticism there.
Mauser slows the pace down in half guard.

Mauser is working for a kimura but Urhola is defending it quite comfortably.
Mauser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urhola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mauser.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urhola trying to control from the bottom.
Urhola wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Mauser there.
Mauser wants to pass to mount but Urhola is defending the position.
Mauser prevents Urhola from improving his position.
Urhola trying to hold on to Mauser's head to control him but Mauser postures up.
Urhola tries to get to full guard but Mauser has control of the leg.
Mauser 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauser wants to get back to his feet.
Urhola is trying to get back to full guard.
Urhola regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mauser.
Mauser wants to control from the top but Urhola keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trent Mauser has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mauser.
Urhola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mauser shoots and misses

and Urhola counters by clinching up.
Urhola stops a takedown attempt from Mauser.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Mauser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mauser wants a takedown but no success here.
Mauser looking for a takedown.
Urhola gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mauser.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urhola throws an elbow but misses.
Mauser jumps guard but Urhola turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola tries to throw a body punch but Mauser avoids it by throwing Urhola back against the cage.
Urhola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Mauser breaks the clinch.
Veli Urhola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urhola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Urhola stuffs the takedown.
Mauser gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Trent Mauser has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urhola doesn't manage to clinch there - Mauser circles away.
Mauser throws a head kick but Urhola moves out of range.

Urhola closes the distance and clinches.
Mauser dodges an elbow strike from Urhola.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauser tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mauser tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Urhola smiles and moves away.
Urhola swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mauser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Veli Urhola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trent Mauser's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Urhola clinches up with Mauser and pushes him back against the cage.
Urhola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mauser is defending well for now.
Urhola misses with an elbow over the top.
Urhola throws an elbow that misses.

Urhola gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Urhola working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Mauser looking for a guillotine here but Urhola defends easily.
Mauser looking for a sweep. Not yet Mauser, not yet.
Urhola wants to pass the guard but Mauser is keeping the position.
Urhola passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Urhola tries to score with some ground and pound. Mauser controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urhola lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauser tries to buck Urhola off but Urhola is having none of it.
Urhola in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mauser struggling a bit here.
Urhola postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mauser can't do much from the bottom here.
Urhola in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Urhola are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mauser manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mauser blocking the ground and pound attempt from Urhola.
Urhola tries to pass to full mount but Mauser defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauser manages to get to full guard.
Mauser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Urhola must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Urhola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Urhola trying to control but Mauser is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mauser is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mauser throws a big right hand that misses.
Mauser with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauser throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urhola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mauser engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Urhola has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mauser off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Urhola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Urhola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mauser.
Mauser fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mauser takes one to the side of the head.

Trent Mauser's cut is getting worse.
Veli Urhola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urhola misses with the combination.
Urhola connects with a leg kick. Mauser looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola throws a lazy head kick
enabling Mauser to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauser cracks Urhola with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mauser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mauser scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Urhola tries to clinch but Mauser is having none of it.
Urhola throws a body punch but Mauser moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Mauser.
Mauser keeps the fight on the outside.
Mauser circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mauser counters with a head kick. That will keep Urhola thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauser blocks a head kick by Urhola.
Trent Mauser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urhola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urhola avoids the head kick by Mauser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Veli Urhola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Trent Mauser's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Urhola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Urhola throws a wild body kick that Mauser sees coming a mile off.
Urhola wants to clinch but Mauser slips to the side

and Mauser moves into the clinch.
Urhola throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Urhola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urhola throws a head punch that misses.
Mauser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mauser tries to pull guard but Urhola won't allow it.
Urhola looking to stall.
Urhola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mauser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Urhola is stalling here.

Urhola turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Urhola crashes against the mat.
Mauser takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Urhola is chipping away with strikes.

Trent Mauser's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trent Mauser's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Veli Urhola!
A very excited looking Veli Urhola rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.