PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Salwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Mahtisaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Salwa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Salwa
vs
Mahtisaari

184 cm
34
198 lbs
30 - 11 - 0

178 cm
30
195 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
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Bullet Proof System
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Salwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Mahtisaari!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahtisaari looks to land a left hand but Salwa moved out of range nicely.
Mahtisaari avoids the body shot from Salwa.
Salwa misses with a low kick.
Salwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Salwa misses.
Mahtisaari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salwa.
Salwa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mahtisaari just manages to avoid it.
Salwa scores with a spinning back kick!
Mahtisaari has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mahtisaari dips to his left and cracks Salwa with an uppercut!
Salwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salwa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mahtisaari. That did some damage!
Salwa misses with a looping right.
Mahtisaari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Salwa defends it well.
Salwa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mahtisaari connects with a nice looking jab.
Salwa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mahtisaari will feel that in the morning.
Salwa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahtisaari throws the left hand but Salwa avoids the punch easily.
Mahtisaari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salwa throws a head kick but Mahtisaari moves out of range.
Mahtisaari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salwa.
Mahtisaari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Salwa misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahtisaari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahtisaari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahtisaari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salwa.
Salwa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salwa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahtisaari misses with a right hand
and Salwa counters with an inside leg kick.
Mahtisaari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Mahtisaari decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Salwa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mahtisaari is working away from the top position though.
Salwa wants to get back to full guard.

Salwa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mahtisaari pulls his head out easily.
Salwa is looking for a sweep. Mahtisaari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mahtisaari seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mahtisaari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Salwa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa is trying to maintain the position but Mahtisaari is very close to passing his half guard.
Mahtisaari content to control rather than advance.
Mahtisaari working over Salwa with some ground and pound. Salwa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mahtisaari throwing shots but Salwa is blocking nicely.
Salwa trying to control here.
Mahtisaari trying to control the action but Salwa is working from the bottom.
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!
Mahtisaari not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mahtisaari wants to pass the guard but Salwa is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mahtisaari lands a nice short elbow.
Salwa trying to hold on to Mahtisaari's head to control him but Mahtisaari postures up.
Mahtisaari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari is keen to just control but Salwa is a slippery customer.
Mahtisaari is nestled in close to Salwa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salwa trying to control here.
Mahtisaari drops an elbow to the side of Salwa's head.
Salwa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mahtisaari's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mahtisaari's back!
Mahtisaari tries to escape the position.
Mahtisaari rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mahtisaari is doing well to control the position and prevent Salwa from advancing to side control.
Mahtisaari trying to control here.
Salwa tries to pass to full mount but Mahtisaari defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Salwa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mahtisaari sees it coming and defends easily.
Salwa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mahtisaari is refusing to be controlled, as Salwa sits in half guard.
Mahtisaari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Salwa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Salwa's back!
Salwa tries to roll but Mahtisaari sticks to his back.
Salwa takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Mahtisaari trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arttu Mahtisaari dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mahtisaari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mahtisaari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salwa.
Mahtisaari lands a nice shot that snaps Salwa's head back.
Mahtisaari loads up on a big right hand but Salwa slips the punch.
Salwa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahtisaari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salwa.
Nice defenses there by Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari throws an overhand right that lands on Salwa's shoulder, as Salwa tries to avoid the shot.
Salwa swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Mahtisaari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahtisaari. Salwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salwa moves out of range as Mahtisaari strikes.
Salwa ducks under a wild hook from Mahtisaari.
Salwa tries to move into range but Mahtisaari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salwa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahtisaari.
Salwa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mahtisaari. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtisaari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mahtisaari takes a swing at Salwa's ribcage but misses.
Salwa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahtisaari is just out of range.
Mahtisaari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salwa slips under a jab.
Mahtisaari lands a nice shot that snaps Salwa's head back.
Salwa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahtisaari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salwa throws out a loose jab but Mahtisaari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gabriel Salwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Salwa lands a jab to the head.
Salwa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Mahtisaari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahtisaari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salwa under the eye.
Mahtisaari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salwa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salwa cracks the inside of Mahtisaari's front leg.
Mahtisaari throws a lazy right hand but Salwa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Mahtisaari blocks the low kick.
Salwa misses with a leg kick.
Salwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Mahtisaari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salwa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mahtisaari blocks a head kick by Salwa.
Mahtisaari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salwa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Salwa lands a big head kick that sends Mahtisaari tumbling to the mat! Salwa takes a step backwards and waves Mahtisaari back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Mahtisaari is rocked!
Mahtisaari throws a hook but Salwa avoids it easily.
Mahtisaari is still on wobbly legs! Can Salwa finish him?
Mahtisaari slips a jab and a cross from Salwa.
A big left from Mahtisaari misses.
Mahtisaari throws the left hand but Salwa avoids the punch easily.
Mahtisaari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salwa.
Salwa staying out of range there.
Salwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahtisaari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahtisaari blocks the body kick.
Salwa cracks Mahtisaari with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mahtisaari falls to his knees and Salwa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Salwa!
Gabriel Salwa gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).