PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marduk Amar Utu (ranked 5647 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Totti (ranked 5065 p4p, 0 weight class). Francesco Totti is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Amar Utu
vs
Totti

182 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
253 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Dauntless
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marduk Amar Utu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Totti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Totti. That snapped Amar Utu's head back.

Amar Utu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Amar Utu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Totti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Totti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Totti is pressed up against the cage. Amar Utu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Totti down to the mat. Totti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Totti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amar Utus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Totti thuds his right hand into Amar Utu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Totti gets tackled into the cage by Amar Utu. Amar Utu maintains the clinch.

Amar Utu gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Totti regains guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amar Utu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Amar Utu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amar Utu chips away with some ground and pound.
Amar Utu stands up over Totti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Amar Utu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amar Utu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amar Utu chips away with some ground and pound.
Amar Utu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Amar Utu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amar Utu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Amar Utu postures up in Totti's guard and throws a big left but Totti blocks it.
Amar Utu content to stall in guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Amar Utu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Amar Utu throws a big elbow that misses.
Amar Utu is looking to work some ground and pound but Totti has wrist control.
Amar Utu 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.
Amar Utu cracks Totti with a solid left hand.
Amar Utu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Amar Utu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Amar Utu landing some decent shots from guard.
Totti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Amar Utu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Totti wants to control but Amar Utu passes easily into half guard.
Amar Utu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amar Utu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Amar Utu is nestled in close to Totti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Amar Utu slips a nice elbow through Totti's hands, connecting with Totti's forehead.
Amar Utu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice strikes from Amar Utu there.
Amar Utu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Totti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Amar Utu lands strikes from half guard.
Amar Utu slips a nice elbow through Totti's hands, connecting with Totti's forehead.
Amar Utu is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amar Utu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Amar Utu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Amar Utu there.
Amar Utu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Amar Utu lands a nice short elbow.
Amar Utu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Amar Utu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amar Utu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Totti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

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

Marduk Amar Utu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Totti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Amar Utu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Amar Utu closes the distance and clinches.
Amar Utu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Totti is trying to break free.
Totti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Amar Utu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Totti is defending well.

Amar Utu has hold of one of Totti's legs. Totti is fighting the takedown attempt but Amar Utu gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Amar Utu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Totti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Amar Utu with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amar Utu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Amar Utu advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amar Utu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amar Utu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Amar Utu there.
Amar Utu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Totti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Amar Utu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Totti can do to turn this around?
Amar Utu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Amar Utu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Totti is still in real trouble! Can Amar Utu finish him?
Amar Utu winds up and cracks Totti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Amar Utu lands a big elbow - Totti is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Amar Utu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marduk Amar Utu!
After winning the bout, Marduk Amar Utu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.