PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Odell Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerso Mukutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Prince
vs
Mukutu

202 cm
23
177 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Odell Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerso Mukutu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Prince gets caught flat footed, as Mukutu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mukutu pushes down on Prince's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Prince regains full guard. Nicely done.
Prince wants to sweep but no luck.
Mukutu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mukutu is looking to stand up but Prince won't let him.
Prince is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mukutu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mukutu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prince has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mukutu tries to free his leg and advance position but Prince is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukutu controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukutu tries to free his leg and advance position but Prince is retaining full guard.
Mukutu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Prince working a defensive guard but Mukutu manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Prince's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mukutu trying to control the action but Prince is working from the bottom.
Mukutu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mukutu throws a strike aimed at the side of Prince's head but Prince avoids it well.
Mukutu is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prince is looking for a sweep.
Prince is working hard here to advance position.
Mukutu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prince keeps working.
Mukutu is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Prince's shoulder. That is not cool.

Mukutu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mukutu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Prince sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Prince is looking to reverse the position.
Prince struggling a bit here.
Mukutu controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince stops Mukutu from passing to mount.
Prince tries to improve position but can't.
What's Prince going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Prince is trying to improve his position.
Prince prevents Mukutu from improving position.
Prince is looking to regain half guard here but Mukutu keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Prince's face as Mukutu controls the position.
Prince is looking for a sweep.
Mukutu throws an elbow but Prince slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mukutu wants to control but Prince is keeping him busy.
Prince wants to control but Mukutu postures up.
Mukutu taking a breather here.
Mukutu tries to score with some ground and pound. Prince controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Mukutu stands up.
Prince shoots in for a takedown but Mukutu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mukutu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Prince.
Mukutu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prince moves away.
Prince thinks about countering with a body kick.
Prince really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Mukutu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prince is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mukutu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Prince is trying to defend but Mukutu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mukutu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prince defending well though.

Mukutu postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Prince to stand up.
Gerso Mukutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prince shoots in looking for a takedown but Mukutu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Prince's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Prince misses with a looping left.
Mukutu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Mukutu has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukutu prevents Prince from breaking the clinch.

Mukutu is trying to trip Prince. He has hold of a leg but Prince is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mukutu persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Prince trying to keep a closed guard but Mukutu is proving a slippery customer.
Prince working a defensive guard but Mukutu manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mukutu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Prince knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mukutu gets to mount! Prince was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mukutu looking to finish with strikes here!
Mukutu controlling from the full mount.

Mukutu wants to finish this one by submission but Prince is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mukutu.
Prince can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukutu throwing strikes here but Prince is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mukutu punching from mount but Prince doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Prince avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mukutu.
Prince wants to control but Mukutu is having none of it.
Mukutu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mukutu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Prince really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mukutu wants to control the pace but Prince is squirming around nicely.
Mukutu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mukutu trying to control but Prince is having none of it.
Prince wants to hold on but Mukutu pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince is trying to escape the mount.
Mukutu throwing strikes here but Prince is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Prince is wriggling around trying to escape.
Prince tries to lock up and control but Mukutu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Prince is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mukutu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Prince tries to lock up and control but Mukutu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Mukutu working for a submission but Prince is keeping him at bay.
Mukutu avoids the attempt from Prince to control.
Mukutu content just to control the position here.
Prince tries to lock up and control but Mukutu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukutu thowing shots but they're missing.
Mukutu prevents Prince from getting the reversal.
Mukutu lands a big shot there that rocks Prince but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mukutu content just to control the position here.
Prince is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mukutu thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gerso Mukutu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Prince tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mukutu unloads with some shots from mount but Prince bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mukutu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Prince is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerso Mukutu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mukutu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Prince!

Mukutu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Prince manages to get back to half guard.
Prince is trying to maintain the position but Mukutu is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukutu stalling.
Ground and pound from Mukutu.
Prince wants to improve his position but Mukutu is controlling well.
Mukutu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mukutu is trying to work for a kimura but Prince is defending well.
Mukutu is thwarting Prince's attempts to control the position.
Mukutu content to control rather than advance.
Mukutu is continuing to stall.

Mukutu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Prince has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Prince manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two 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.
Prince bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mukutu's guard.

Prince trying to control the position from guard on top but Mukutu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prince with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mukutu controlling Prince's posture.
Mukutu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mukutu wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukutu has control of Prince's left arm, preventing Prince from doing any damage.

Mukutu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mukutu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Mukutu darts in and clinches Prince up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prince working hard to break the clinch.

Mukutu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mukutu pulls guard effortlessly.
Mukutu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mukutu has Prince pulled in close to control his posture.
Prince throws a strike but Mukutu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prince looking to control.
Odell Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerso Mukutu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mukutu controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerso Mukutu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mukutu 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerso Mukutu!