PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Metusalem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrast Lerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Metusalem
vs
Lerr

200 cm
23
295 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Metusalem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wrast Lerr!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metusalem tries to clinch up but Lerr circles away and keeps his distance.
Boris Metusalem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lerr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Metusalem as he avoids it easily.
Metusalem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Metusalem tries to clinch up.
Lerr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Metusalem as he avoids it easily.

Lerr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Lerr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Metusalem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lerr trying to control the action but Metusalem is working from the bottom.
Metusalem tries to bench press Lerr off him but Lerr keeps the position.
Lerr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lerr throws an elbow but Metusalem slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lerr wants to control but Metusalem is keeping him busy.
Metusalem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Metusalem tries to get out of the position.
Metusalem is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lerr asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lerr misses with a body kick.
Lerr keeps the fight on the outside.
Metusalem wants to clinch.
Metusalem wants to clinch up but Lerr keeps it at a distance.

Lerr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Metusalem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lerr.
Metusalem regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lerr.
Lerr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lerr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Metusalem trying to control the position.
Lerr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lerr is in close to Metusalem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Metusalem is looking to stand up but Lerr isn't so interested in that idea.

Metusalem has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lerr off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metusalem is looking to clinch.

Metusalem pushes Lerr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Metusalem is working Lerr over against the ropes.

Metusalem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Metusalem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lerr's sensitive parts.
Lerr looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Metusalem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Metusalem is leaning against Lerr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Metusalem pulls Lerr into guard.
Lerr trying to control the position from guard on top but Metusalem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Metusalem is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Metusalem controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Metusalem stands up and beckons Lerr to join him on the feet.
Metusalem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Metusalem tries to clinch but Lerr moves out of range.
Metusalem wants to clinch.
Lerr keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lerr throws a right hand that Metusalem ducks under and follows up with a left that Metusalem also avoids with ease.
Lerr fails with a takedown attempt.
Boris Metusalem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrast Lerr.
Lerr fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Metusalem dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Metusalem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Metusalem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lerr paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lerr clinches up against the ropes.
Lerr is trying to break free.
Metusalem wants to break free but Lerr has control.

Metusalem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Metusalem tries to clinch but Lerr moves away

and Lerr counters by clinching up.
A short right from Metusalem.
Metusalem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lerr backwards.

It looks like Wrast Lerr has been cut.
Metusalem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Metusalem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Metusalem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Metusalem gets through Lerr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metusalem pushes Lerr back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lerr avoiding damage as Metusalem throws knees to the body.

Metusalem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lerr is breathing heavily.
Metusalem darts in trying to clinch

and Lerr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Metusalem won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Metusalem gets back to half guard.
Metusalem moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Metusalem manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lerr manages to get himself to full guard.
Metusalem is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lerr trying to keep a closed guard but Metusalem is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lerr can't keep his opponent in guard - Metusalem advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Metusalem content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lerr wants to improve his position but Metusalem is controlling well.
Lerr regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Metusalem is looking to stand up but Lerr won't let him.
Lerr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Metusalem might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lerr working a defensive guard but Metusalem manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Lerr's face as Metusalem controls the position.
Metusalem trying to control the position but Lerr is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metusalem slows the pace down.

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

Boris Metusalem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wrast Lerr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Metusalem tries to clinch up.
Metusalem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lerr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Metusalem moves in looking to clinch but Lerr pushes him off.
Metusalem tries to clinch but Lerr moves out of range.
Lerr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lerr tries to clinch up but Metusalem circles away and keeps his distance.
Metusalem closes the distance but Lerr moves to the side

and Lerr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Metusalem is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lerr trying to control from Metusalem's half guard. Metusalem has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lerr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lerr looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lerr looking to sit in guard and control but Metusalem gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lerr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Metusalem has passed into side control.
Wrast Lerr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lerr is trying to get back to half guard.
Lerr strikes from the bottom but Metusalem takes advantage and advances to full mount!

That's two 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.
Lerr is looking to get to half guard.
Metusalem controlling the pace for now.
Lerr is desperately trying to improve his position but Metusalem has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metusalem controlling from mount.
Lerr wants to control but Metusalem is having none of it.
Metusalem looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lerr tries to hold on but Metusalem pushes him away.
Boris Metusalem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Metusalem sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lerr wants to hold on but Metusalem pushes him away.
Metusalem content just to control the position here.
Wrast Lerr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lerr is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wrast Lerr.
Well Metusalem 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Metusalem!