PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pozar Pozar (ranked 4439 p4p, 212 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 4575 p4p, 215 weight class). Pozar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, z Buta Wjeżdzam. Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pozar
vs
Kutsoo

180 cm
38
140 lbs
26 - 38 - 0

169 cm
43
132 lbs
33 - 35 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 38 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pozar Pozar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 35 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutsoo has a takedown stuffed.
Pozar leaves Kutsoo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Pozar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kutsoo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pozar trying to control the position but Kutsoo is working away.
Pozar lands a few punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pozar stands up and beckons Kutsoo to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kutsoo or perhaps it was just good defense by Pozar, which made it look bad.
Pozar Pozar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
Kutsoo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pozar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pozar sprawls well. Pozar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kutsoo gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kutsoo gets caught napping as Pozar dives in and scores a takedown. Kutsoo manages to retain guard.

Kutsoo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pozar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pozar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pozar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pozar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pozar with a nice head shot there.
Pozar wants to get up but he can't break Kutsoo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Kutsoo has his foot on Pozar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pozar works his way back into a safe position though.

Pozar stands up and waves to Kutsoo to follow him.
Pozar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kutsoo.
Pozar tries to counter with a takedown but Kutsoo is quick to defend against it.
Kutsoo with a poor takedown

and Pozar counters with a takedown into side control.
Kutsoo looks winded!
Check out the look on Pozar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pozar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pozar content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pozar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutsoo shoots for a double leg takedown but Pozar sprawls well. He's pushed Kutsoo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kutsoo fails with a takedown attempt.
Pozar feinted with a counter takedown.
Kutsoo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pozar is looking to counter the offense by Kutsoo and move into the clinch.
Pozar lands a jab-cross combination.

Pozar shoots in and bounces Kutsoo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Pozar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Pozar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pozar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kutsoo keeps working.
Kutsoo tries to improve position but can't.
Pozar takes a little break here. Kutsoo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kutsoo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pozar stands up and beckons Kutsoo to his feet.

Pozar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pozar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kutsoo is keeping the position for now.

Pozar stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Kutsoo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pozar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kutsoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kutsoo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pozar defends well.

Pozar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kutsoo, up you get!
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pozar as he jumps to the side.
Kutsoo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pozar to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo has a takedown stuffed.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kutsoo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kutsoo has his takedown stuffed

and Pozar moves into the clinch.

Kutsoo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pozar regains guard immediately.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Pozar manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pozar drags the fight down to the ground.
Kutsoo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pozar is keeping the position for now.
Pozar striking off his back.
Pozar 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.
Kutsoo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pozar is keeping the position for now.

Kutsoo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pozar dives on top into guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pozar Pozar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pozar drives through and clinches with Kutsoo against the cage.
Pozar is pressed up against the cage. Kutsoo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pozar down to the mat. Pozar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Pozar shoots in and bounces Kutsoo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Kutsoo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pozar uses it to pass to side control.
Kutsoo is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Pozar working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pozar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pozar is working Kutsoo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kutsoo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pozar has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pozar Pozar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kutsoo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kutsoo is squirming around, avoiding Pozar's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pozar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pozar controlling from the full mount.
Kutsoo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kutsoo is trying desperately to improve position.
Pozar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kutsoo is looking to escape.

Pozar is working for a guillotine from mount but Kutsoo frees his head quite easily.
Kutsoo is looking to get to half guard.
Pozar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kutsoo can do to turn this around?
Pozar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kutsoo is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kutsoo is squirming around, avoiding Pozar's attempts to control the action.
Pozar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pozar looking to control but Kutsoo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutsoo is in all sorts of trouble here.

Pozar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kutsoo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pozar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pozar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pozar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pozar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kutsoo can't escape the position.
Pozar looking to control but Kutsoo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pozar controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo is working to get back to half guard.
Pozar looking to control but Kutsoo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pozar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pozar raining down shots from the mount!
Pozar working Kutsoo over with strikes here.
Pozar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pozar controlling the position easily from mount.
Kutsoo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pozar looking to control and managing it successfully.

Pozar is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pozar Pozar dominated that second round.
That's time! Pozar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kutsoo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pozar's guard.
Kutsoo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pozar is looking for a triangle but Kutsoo pushes his legs off easily.
Pozar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Pozar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kutsoo defends well.

Pozar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kutsoo defends well.
Pozar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kutsoo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Pozar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kutsoo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kutsoo tries to free his leg and advance position but Pozar is retaining full guard.
Kutsoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo pushes down on Pozar's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Pozar looking for submissions off his back.
Pozar trying to control here.

Pozar makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jarni Kutsoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pozar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pozar lands in his opponent's guard.

Kutsoo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pozar is pushing down on Kutsoo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kutsoo is fighting to maintain full guard but Pozar has managed to sneak the leg through.

Kutsoo actively working from the bottom here.
Jarni Kutsoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pozar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pozar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pozar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kutsoo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kutsoo is not content to let Pozar control the position.

Kutsoo looking for submissions off his back.
Kutsoo wants to improve his position but Pozar is controlling well.
Pozar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kutsoo keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar slows the pace down in half guard.
Pozar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kutsoo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Pozar there.
Pozar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pozar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Kutsoo looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pozar wants to take a breather but Kutsoo is having none of it.
Kutsoo wants to get back to full guard.
Pozar Pozar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in half guard, Pozar seems content to control.

Kutsoo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kutsoo tries to get to full guard but Pozar has control of the leg.
Pozar is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kutsoo wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pozar Pozar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pozar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pozar Pozar!
Pozar Pozar took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Jarni Kutsoo was interviewed post fight and said 'my fault my fault i`m week...'.