PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mctanned
vs
Latvala

186 cm
30
240 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

190 cm
31
212 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mctanned shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mctanned lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mctanned wants to pass the guard but Latvala is keeping the position.

Latvala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Latvala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mctanned not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mctanned 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.

Latvala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mctanned is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've been hearing that Mctanned has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Latvala keeping full guard, as Mctanned tries to pass.

Latvala working for a triangle but Mctanned defends it easily.

Latvala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Latvala has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mctanned can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mctanned trying to control but Latvala is working from the bottom.
Mctanned scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mctanned wants to control from the top but Latvala keeps moving.
Mctanned trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mctanned postures up and lands a big shot to Latvala's brow.
Mctanned works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mctanned working the head and body with strikes.
Latvala is not content to let Mctanned control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala manages to get to full guard.
Mctanned makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mctanned wants to control from the top but Latvala keeps moving.
Mctanned postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Latvala isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mctanned stacks Latvala on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mctanned!
Latvala takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Latvala manages to get back to half guard.

Latvala looking for submissions off his back.
Latvala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mctanned scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala won't allow Mctanned to pass to mount.
Latvala is trying to get back to full guard.
Mctanned wants to control but Latvala is keeping him busy.
Latvala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mctanned looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Latvala looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mctanned passes to full mount!
Mctanned lands with some strikes.
Mctanned connects with a bit shot that sees Latvala covering up! More strikes from Mctanned and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mctanned is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Mctanned!
A victorious Paul Mctanned thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.