PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jyoti MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahti Mahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

MacArthur
vs
Mahti

178 cm
27
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jyoti MacArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mahti Mahti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur lands a nice looking body shot.
MacArthur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacArthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacArthur blocks a jab.
We've been hearing reports that MacArthur has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mahti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacArthur.
MacArthur looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahti is just out of range.
Mahti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
MacArthur lands with a hook. Mahti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jyoti MacArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacArthur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacArthur misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mahti to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Jyoti MacArthur has been cut.
MacArthur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahti's coach down at The Bear's Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mahti's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slow jab from Mahti misses its intended target.
MacArthur throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacArthur throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mahti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacArthur.
A nice side step and Mahti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mahti throws a right hand that MacArthur ducks under and follows up with a left that MacArthur also avoids with ease.
Mahti Mahti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacArthur misses with a left hand
and Mahti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacArthur lands with an overhand left.
MacArthur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahti lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacArthur.
MacArthur misses with an uppercut. Mahti saw that one coming.
MacArthur blocks a jab.
Mahti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacArthur throws out the jab.
Mahti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MacArthur scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahti punishes MacArthur's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahti ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur.
MacArthur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mahti doesn't seem bothered though.
MacArthur moves out of range as Mahti strikes.
Mahti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacArthur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacArthur throws a hook but Mahti blocks it.
A big right from MacArthur misses.
It seemed like Mahti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
MacArthur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
MacArthur misses with a hook
and Mahti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacArthur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahti misses the target.
Mahti misses the jab.
Mahti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from MacArthur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur lands a nice looking body shot.
MacArthur misses with the combination.
Mahti punishes MacArthur's body with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by MacArthur there.
MacArthur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahti counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahti throws a one two combo.
Mahti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Mahti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacArthur throws out a loose jab but Mahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur misses with an uppercut.
Mahti lands a nice hook to MacArthur's body. MacArthur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahti ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacArthur.
Decent striking displayed by MacArthur there.
MacArthur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahti was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur.
MacArthur scores with a hook.
Mahti throws a shot from downtown. MacArthur moves away and avoids it.
Mahti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacArthur.
MacArthur shoots in but Mahti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mahti ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur.
A jab from MacArthur finds it's way through Mahti's defenses.
MacArthur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jyoti MacArthur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jyoti MacArthur's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

MacArthur connects with a body shot.
MacArthur throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahti ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur.
Mahti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MacArthur shoots in for a takedown but Mahti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
MacArthur misses with an uppercut
and Mahti counters with a nice uppercut.
MacArthur misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Mahti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacArthur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and MacArthur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - MacArthur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacArthur throws an off balance right hand
letting Mahti counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahti misses the jab.
Mahti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacArthur throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur lands a jab to the head.
Mahti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacArthur.
A nice side step and Mahti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mahti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from MacArthur misses.
MacArthur takes a swing at Mahti's ribcage but misses.
MacArthur lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacArthur.
Mahti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mahti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacArthur.
MacArthur throws an off balance right hand
and Mahti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur jabs at Mahti's body.
MacArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacArthur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahti walks into a jab.
MacArthur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahti can do to turn this around?
MacArthur misses with an uppercut
and Mahti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacArthur throws a body punch but Mahti moves out of range.
MacArthur takes one to the side of the head.
Mahti is pawing at MacArthur, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into MacArthur's nose. MacArthur is badly hurt! Mahti pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! MacArthur tries desperately to hold on but Mahti is relentless in his assault! As MacArthur receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Mahti away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahti Mahti!