PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall has chosen Kutless - Smile 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.

Mutou
vs
Sumrall

188 cm
32
213 lbs
16 - 6 - 2

180 cm
33
205 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Namunamu Clothing
GREEN!160

Spartan Nutrition
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nice sprawl there from Sumrall as Mutou shoots in.
Mutou shoots in looking for a takedown. Sumrall tries to sprawl out of it but Mutou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sumrall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mutou moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSumrall.
Sumrall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mutou dives in and grabs Sumrall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sumrall pushes down on Mutou's head and hops out.
Sumrall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sumrall defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mutou shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutou performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mutou is pressing down on Sumrall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sumrall is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou thows a huge punch but Sumrall dodges it nicely.
Mutou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mutou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mutou sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mutou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mutou perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sumrall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sumrall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mutou.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall wants to improve his position but Mutou is controlling well.
Mutou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mutou frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mutou can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sumrall is looking to escape.
Mutou unloads with some shots from mount but Sumrall bucks and avoids them well.
Sumrall avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mutou.
Mutou in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sumrall is desperately trying to improve his position but Mutou has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou throws some wild stikes that Sumrall manages to avoid easily.
Mutou throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sumrall because Mutou loaded up on that one.
Sumrall taking shots to the head.
Sumrall tries to reverse the position but Mutou maintains control.
Sumrall holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mutou tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mutou lands a nice shot to the head.
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 controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sumrall is desperately trying to improve his position but Mutou has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiji Mutou dominated that round.
That's time! Mutou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mutou shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sumrall as he jumps to the side.
Mutou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sumrall can do to turn this around?
Sumrall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sumrall wants it to stay on the feet.
Sumrall is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mutou closes the distance and clinches up with Sumrall, looking for a takedown. Mutou pushes Sumrall against the cage but Sumrall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Mutou with that takedown attempt.
Sumrall throws a fast counter high kick but Mutou manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Mutou pushes Sumrall up against the cage in a clinch.
Sumrall misses with a body punch.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sumrall looking to throw knees to the head but Mutou is blocking nicely.

Mutou is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sumrall can't fight it off and eventually Mutou manages to take the fight to the floor. Sumrall looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mutou throws a big elbow that misses.
Mutou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mutou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sumrall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mutou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sumrall's head.
Sumrall controlling Mutou's posture.
Mutou is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou throwing strikes from guard but Sumrall blocks nicely.
Sumrall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mutou controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mutou throwing strikes from guard but Sumrall blocks nicely.
Sumrall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Sumrall keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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 scoring with punches to the head and body.
Keiji Mutou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sumrall keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sumrall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mutou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mutou cracks Sumrall with a solid left hand.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Sumrall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sumrall wants to sweep but no luck.
Mutou controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sumrall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sumrall wants it to stay on the feet.
Mutou with a poor takedown
letting Sumrall counter with a right hand.
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 fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mutou.
Sumrall wants to counter with a clinch but Mutou pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mutou feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sumrall keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Mutou throwing strikes but missing.
Mutou stopping the sweep attempt from Sumrall.
Mutou stands and throws Sumrall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mutou working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sumrall is avoiding damage well.
Mutou creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sumrall sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Who's going to make the next move?
Sumrall is being controlled here.
Sumrall is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mutou throws a strike aimed at the side of Sumrall's head but Sumrall avoids it well.
Mutou looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sumrall is avoiding damage well.
Mutou trying to control the position but Sumrall is working away.
Check out the look on Mutou's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou scoring with punches and elbows.
Sumrall gets back to half guard.
Mutou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sumrall defending well though.
Mutou wants to pass to mount but Sumrall is defending the position.
Sumrall is not content to let Mutou control the position.
Mutou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sumrall is not content to let Mutou control the position.
Keiji Mutou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mutou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mutou tries for a takedown but Sumrall circles away easily

and Sumrall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keiji Mutou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mutou, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiji Mutou!
Keiji Mutou made sure to mention his sponsor, Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview.