PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lethal Larry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Mahtisaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry's entrance music is Promise Man. A fine choice. Arttu Mahtisaari told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Larry
vs
Mahtisaari

186 cm
26
218 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

178 cm
34
215 lbs
23 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lethal Larry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arttu Mahtisaari!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahtisaari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larry.
Mahtisaari jabs Larry right on the nose. Larry blinks but takes it well.
Larry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mahtisaari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larry. Mahtisaari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahtisaari dodges the punch combination from Larry.
Larry slips a straight right by Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Larry.
Larry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Larry has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Larry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahtisaari.
Larry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Mahtisaari misses.
Larry is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mahtisaari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larry finds it's way round the side to connect with Mahtisaari's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahtisaari throws an off balance right hand
and Larry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahtisaari blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Mahtisaari darts in and clinches Larry up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Larry.
Still in the clinch, Mahtisaari scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari stalls.
Larry tries to work over Mahtisaari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahtisaari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Larry.
Mahtisaari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Larry breaks the clinch.
Mahtisaari throws a looping overhand right but Larry ducks down to avoid it.
Mahtisaari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larry.
Mahtisaari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larry.
Mahtisaari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mahtisaari lands with an overhand left.
Mahtisaari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahtisaari misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Larry misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mahtisaari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larry.
Mahtisaari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larry under the eye.
Mahtisaari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mahtisaari thuds a left hand into Larry's body.
Larry needs to keep his hands up - Mahtisaari had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Lethal Larry has been cut.
Mahtisaari slips a jab from Larry.
Mahtisaari misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Larry.
Larry defending well as Mahtisaari loads up on a big left hand.
Larry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Larry walks into a straight right hand from Mahtisaari.
Larry blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari takes a swing at Larry's ribcage but misses.
Mahtisaari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larry slips under a jab from Mahtisaari.
A decent looking cross lands there for Larry.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild body shot.
Larry appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larry.
Mahtisaari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larry looks to land a combination but Mahtisaari avoids it well.
Mahtisaari misses with an uppercut. Larry saw that one coming.
Larry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Larry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahtisaari was well out of range. Poor timing from Larry.
Larry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larry misses with a head kick.
Mahtisaari is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Larry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Larry blocks a jab.
Mahtisaari throws out a loose jab but Larry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahtisaari misses with a looping left.
Larry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mahtisaari scores with a jab. Larry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahtisaari blocks a low kick nicely.
Mahtisaari moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahtisaari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahtisaari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larry.

Mahtisaari closes the distance and pushes Larry back into the cage.
Mahtisaari working aggressively here.
Mahtisaari prevents a body shot from Larry.
Mahtisaari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larry tries to throw a body punch but Mahtisaari avoids it by throwing Larry back against the cage.
Larry misses with a punch to the body.
Larry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahtisaari blocks a body shot from Larry.
Mahtisaari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larry throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahtisaari.
Larry wants to break free but Mahtisaari has control.
Larry prevents a body shot from Mahtisaari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arttu Mahtisaari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lethal Larry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Mahtisaari misses.
Mahtisaari misses with an uppercut. Larry saw that one coming.
Larry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arttu Mahtisaari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahtisaari.
Larry connects with a body shot that sends Mahtisaari's belly button to the back.
Mahtisaari cracks Larry with a good jab.
A jab from Larry does it's job there.
Larry throws a leg kick which misses Mahtisaari's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahtisaari tries to avoid it.
Larry scoring well with a low kick there.
Larry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Larry scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahtisaari tries to clinch
and Larry counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahtisaari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larry throws a head kick that misses.
Mahtisaari misses with a straight right.
Mahtisaari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larry's head backwards.
Larry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtisaari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larry under the eye.
Mahtisaari throws a hook to the side of Larry's head but Larry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahtisaari ducks under a wild hook from Larry.
Arttu Mahtisaari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larry connects with a nice looking jab.
Mahtisaari swings for the body but Larry moves out of range.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild body shot.
Mahtisaari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larry. Larry obviously looking to wear him down.
Mahtisaari misses with a looping right.
Larry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larry throws a hook but Mahtisaari blocks it.
Larry moves away from the strike by Mahtisaari.
Larry ducks under a wild hook from Mahtisaari.
Larry misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Mahtisaari.
Larry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larry defending well as Mahtisaari loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mahtisaari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahtisaari blocks a head kick by Larry.
Jab from Larry.
Mahtisaari looks to land a left hand but Larry moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Larry misses its target.
Mahtisaari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahtisaari throws an overhand right that lands on Larry's shoulder, as Larry tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Larry misses the target.
Mahtisaari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Larry throws a nice looking combination but Mahtisaari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mahtisaari lands with a good body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mahtisaari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Larry. That one must have hurt.
Mahtisaari throws a right and a left that Larry avoids nicely.
Larry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari scores with a hook.
Larry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mahtisaari misses with a jab to the body
and Larry counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari connects with the punch.

Larry is rocked!
Larry wants to slow Mahtisaari down by chopping away at his legs.
Oh Larry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahtisaari loads up on a big right hand but Larry slips the punch.
Larry appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Larry throws a big shot that misses.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mahtisaari! Larry is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arttu Mahtisaari!
A very excited looking Arttu Mahtisaari made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.