PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cem Mehmet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehmet has chosen Gangsta as his entrance music. 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.

Guy
vs
Mehmet

214 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

194 cm
23
285 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cem Mehmet!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mehmet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mehmet pulls guard successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mehmet wants to sweep but no luck.
Mehmet is still trying to improve position.
Guy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mehmet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mehmet tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mehmet has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Guy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Mehmet darts in and clinches Guy up against the cage.
Guy tries to pull guard but Mehmet won't allow it.
Guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mehmet just stands there and leans against the cage.

Guy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mehmet clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Guy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mehmet is trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with punches from the back.
Mehmet is keeping busy.
Mehmet tries to escape the position.
Mehmet wants to control his opponent's hands but Guy gets his hands free.
Guy doesn't have the hooks in and Mehmet manages to turn into his guard.
Mehmet should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mehmet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehmet's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cem Mehmet.

Mehmet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guy, pushing him back against the cage.

Mehmet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mehmet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mehmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Guy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mehmet but Mehmet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mehmet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mehmet scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mehmet drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mehmet with a nice head shot there.
Mehmet looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mehmet looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mehmet wants to stand and escape but instead Guy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Mehmet throws his legs up looking for a submission but Guy uses it to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehmet sneaks back into half guard.
Mehmet controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mehmet regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mehmet lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mehmet has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Guy is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cem Mehmet dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mehmet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Guy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mehmet throws a big right hand that misses.
Mehmet trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.

Mehmet stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mehmet looks to land a combination but Guy avoids it well.
Louis Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Guy clinches.

Mehmet breaks from the clinch.
Mehmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mehmet shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guy's guard.
Mehmet trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Mehmet wants to pass the guard but Guy is keeping the position.
Mehmet trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Guy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mehmet is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cem Mehmet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mehmet keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehmet seems keen to control Guy's posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Cem Mehmet hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Mehmet closes the distance and clinches.
Guy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mehmet pulls his leg out and moves away.

Mehmet drives through with a takedown into Guy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehmet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mehmet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mehmet postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.

Mehmet gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy moves out of range of the leg kick from Mehmet.

Mehmet closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mehmet presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Guy regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehmet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Mehmet is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Mehmet is looking for submissions but instead, Guy has regained full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mehmet wants to stand and escape but instead Guy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy prevents Mehmet from getting back to his feet.
Mehmet wants to hit a switch here but Guy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mehmet there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cem Mehmet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mehmet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guy, pushing him back against the cage.

Guy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mehmet is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Guy to the mat. Guy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mehmet wants to get up but he can't break Guy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Mehmet stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Mehmet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guy takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Louis Guy has been cut.
Mehmet wants to stall.
Guy jumps guard but Mehmet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Mehmet to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mehmet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mehmet throws a head kick but Guy moves out of range.
Mehmet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mehmet throws an off balance right hand
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
Mehmet lands a two punch combo.
Mehmet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mehmet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mehmet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mehmet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
Guy tries for a takedown but Mehmet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mehmet throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehmet throws a right and a left that Guy avoids nicely.

Mehmet manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Guy on his heels. He'll look to pass Guy's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy working a defensive guard here.
Mehmet slips nicely into half guard.
Mehmet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Guy wants to control but Mehmet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mehmet slows the pace down in half guard.
Guy wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking to control Mehmet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guy avoid being mounted?
Guy wants to improve his position but Mehmet is controlling well.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cem Mehmet wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mehmet scores with a head kick. Guy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mehmet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guy takes a step back to recover.

Guy gets tackled into the cage by Mehmet. Mehmet maintains the clinch.

Mehmet jumps into guard, dragging Guy to the mat.
Mehmet is trying to keep Guy in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehmet is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mehmet wants to stand but Guy is controlling the position.

Mehmet kicks Guy off and gets to his feet.

Mehmet closes the distance and clinches.

Mehmet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mehmet closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Guy did well to prevent Mehmet getting side control.
Mehmet trying to control from half guard but Guy is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cem Mehmet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mehmet 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cem Mehmet!
Post fight, Cem Mehmet took to the microphone: 'LOL FAGIT UR BAD '.