PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antero Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antero Mela has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mela
vs
Doofenshmirtz

175 cm
31
216 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

190 cm
35
245 lbs
25 - 21 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Antero Mela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doofenshmirtz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a leg kick

and Mela decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Doofenshmirtz's guard.
Mela passes into half guard.
Doofenshmirtz wants to control but Mela is keeping busy.
Doofenshmirtz is looking for a sweep. Mela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Doofenshmirtz actively working from the bottom here.
Doofenshmirtz tries to get to full guard but Mela has control of the leg.
Mela throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mela not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Doofenshmirtz wants to improve his position but Mela is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mela takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Doofenshmirtz tries to get to full guard but Mela has control of the leg.

Doofenshmirtz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mela wants to control from the top but Doofenshmirtz keeps moving.
Doofenshmirtz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mela has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doofenshmirtz is on top in guard.

Doofenshmirtz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doofenshmirtz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doofenshmirtz lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mela looking to control.
Doofenshmirtz with a nice head shot there.
Doofenshmirtz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz tries to free his leg and advance position but Mela is retaining full guard.
Mela controls Doofenshmirtz momentarily but Doofenshmirtz frees himself.
Doofenshmirtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doofenshmirtz postures up.
Doofenshmirtz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doofenshmirtz throws a big right hand that misses.
Doofenshmirtz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Doofenshmirtz wants to control from the top but Mela keeps moving.
Doofenshmirtz throwing strikes but missing.

Mela is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doofenshmirtz landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela trying to keep a closed guard but Doofenshmirtz is proving a slippery customer.
Doofenshmirtz preventing the sweep.
Doofenshmirtz lands a couple of elbows.
Doofenshmirtz wants to control from the top but Mela keeps moving.
Doofenshmirtz connects with a couple of short punches.
Doofenshmirtz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mela might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Doofenshmirtz throwing strikes from guard but Mela blocks nicely.
Mela striking off his back.
Mela lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mela preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doofenshmirtz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mela won't allow Doofenshmirtz to sweep him here.
Mela stays in close to Doofenshmirtz's body and controls the position.
Mela slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Doofenshmirtz is looking for a sweep.
Doofenshmirtz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mela trying to control from Doofenshmirtz's half guard. Doofenshmirtz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mela stays in close to Doofenshmirtz's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mela postures up.

Doofenshmirtz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mela defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Heinz Doofenshmirtz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mela scores with a decent looking hook.
Mela missing with a left hand there. Doofenshmirtz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doofenshmirtz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doofenshmirtz throws a body punch but Mela moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doofenshmirtz, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Doofenshmirtz.
A low kick from Doofenshmirtz misses

and Mela counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Doofenshmirtz!
Mela is looking to take a break and control but Doofenshmirtz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Mela tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Doofenshmirtz tries to buck Mela off but Mela is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to control Mela's posture but Mela avoids it.
Mela slows the pace down.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to improve his position.
Doofenshmirtz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mela prevents Doofenshmirtz from improving his position.
Doofenshmirtz trying to hold on to Mela's head to control him but Mela postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Doofenshmirtz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Mela is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Doofenshmirtz is looking for a sweep. Mela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mela moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Doofenshmirtz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Mela is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doofenshmirtz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Doofenshmirtz is not content to let Mela control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz is looking to reverse the position.
Mela tries to move to mount but Doofenshmirtz blocks the move with his legs.
Doofenshmirtz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mela's best efforts.

Doofenshmirtz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mela pulls his head out easily.
Doofenshmirtz trying to control here.
Mela throws a strike but Doofenshmirtz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Doofenshmirtz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mela gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Mela avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doofenshmirtz controls Mela momentarily but Mela frees himself.
Doofenshmirtz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mela trying to control the position from guard on top but Doofenshmirtz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doofenshmirtz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Doofenshmirtz keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mela pushes down on Doofenshmirtz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Doofenshmirtz wants to improve his position but Mela is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Mela dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Mela closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mela lands in his opponent's guard.
Doofenshmirtz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mela puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Doofenshmirtz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mela's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mela's back!
Mela avoids the strikes from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Mela is really stuck here.

Doofenshmirtz goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Mela escapes and is now in half guard on top.

Mela is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Doofenshmirtz looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Mela pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz working to try and regain half guard.
Mela landing shots from mount.

Mela working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Doofenshmirtz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Doofenshmirtz gets full guard.
Doofenshmirtz keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
Doofenshmirtz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mela is one step ahead there.
Mela works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mela is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Doofenshmirtz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mela pulls his head out easily.
Doofenshmirtz won't allow Mela to pass to mount.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to get back to full guard.

Mela is working for a kimura but Doofenshmirtz is defending it quite comfortably.
Mela is trying to control. Doofenshmirtz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz wants to improve his position but Mela is controlling well.
Antero Mela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doofenshmirtz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mela.
Doofenshmirtz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mela throws a big right hand that misses.
Mela wants to control from the top but Doofenshmirtz keeps moving.
Mela stopping the sweep attempt from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to control the position but Mela postures up.

Mela avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mela passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Mela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Doofenshmirtz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mela works his foot free and advances to mount.

Mela is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Doofenshmirtz is surviving well by controlling Mela's body position as best he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mela tries to control but Doofenshmirtz wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antero Mela showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mela has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Mela!