PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Lautakasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juilius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lautakasa has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lautakasa
vs
Caesar

195 cm
20
245 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

203 cm
21
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Lautakasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juilius Caesar!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Caesar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Lautakasa is working an open guard so Caesar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lautakasa is breathing heavily.
Lautakasa with a lazy takedown attempt

and Caesar counters by clinching up.
Caesar slows down the pace here.

Caesar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Caesar manages to end up in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Caesar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caesar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lautakasa is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Caesar is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Caesar controlling from mount.
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.
Caesar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Caesar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lautakasa is wriggling around trying to escape.

Caesar get's back to his feet.

Caesar drives through and clinches with Lautakasa against the cage.
Nice elbow from Caesar.
Caesar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lautakasas head.

Caesar pulls Lautakasa into guard.
Lautakasa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caesar is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar trying to strike off his back.
Caesar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caesar keeping full guard, as Lautakasa tries to pass.
Lautakasa stops Caesar from standing up.
Caesar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lautakasa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caesar keeping full guard, as Lautakasa tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lautakasa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Caesar counters with a takedown into side control.

Caesar decides to stand back up. Caesar steps back and let's Lautakasa get back to his feet.
Lautakasa with a lazy takedown attempt

and Caesar counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matti Lautakasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caesar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lautakasa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lautakasa misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caesar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lautakasa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Caesar's best efforts.
Caesar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lautakasa trying to control here.
Lautakasa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lautakasa.
Lautakasa working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Caesar has taken the fight to the clinch.

Caesar manages to pull guard.
Lautakasa wants to control from the top but Caesar keeps moving.
Lautakasa looking to pass the guard.
Caesar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lautakasa controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lautakasa trying to control but Caesar is working from the bottom.
Caesar is pulling down on Lautakasa's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juilius Caesar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Caesar slips under a jab from Lautakasa.

Caesar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Caesar stands and steps away. Lautakasa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Caesar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lautakasa!
Lautakasa can't escape the position.
Lautakasa is working hard here to advance position.
Caesar cracks Lautakasa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Caesar raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lautakasa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar content just to control the position here.
Lautakasa tries to hold on but Caesar pushes him away.
Caesar controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Caesar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Caesar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lautakasa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Caesar seems to be looking for submissions.
Lautakasa trying to control here.
Caesar wants to stand but Lautakasa has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Caesar is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lautakasa tries to roll over but Caesar keeps him under control.
Lautakasa trying to control here.
Lautakasa is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Caesar works his way into full mount!
Caesar tries to control but Lautakasa wriggling away.
Lautakasa is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caesar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Caesar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lautakasa?
Lautakasa is trying to escape the mount.
Caesar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Caesar controlling from mount.
Lautakasa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caesar with shots to the head and body - Lautakasa looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juilius Caesar 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lautakasa shoots and misses

and Caesar moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Caesar - that landed with a thud.

Caesar wants the takedown. Lautakasa is fighting it off but Caesar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lautakasa's guard against the cage.
Lautakasa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lautakasa being controlled here, momentarily.
Caesar tries to free his leg and advance position but Lautakasa is retaining full guard.
Lautakasa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lautakasa tries to strike from the bottom.
Caesar tries to stand but Lautakasa is controlling from the bottom.
Caesar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar wants to control from the top but Lautakasa keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lautakasa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Caesar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Juilius Caesar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.

Lautakasa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Caesar passes into half guard.
Caesar prevents Lautakasa from improving his position.
Lautakasa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Caesar trying to control but Lautakasa is working from the bottom.
Caesar lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lautakasa looking to control but Caesar passes into half guard.
Lautakasa moves into full guard.
Lautakasa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Caesar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lautakasa is looking for a sweep. Caesar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lautakasa is looking to control Caesar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lautakasa avoid being mounted?
Caesar is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Caesar passes to full mount!

Caesar has isolated one of Lautakasa's arms. Lautakasa looking to fight him off but Caesar twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juilius Caesar!