PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 2725 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Bobaszewski (ranked 2823 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mutou
vs
Bobaszewski

188 cm
48
206 lbs
41 - 32 - 2

191 cm
30
209 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 41 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that half lands.
Mutou has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Bobaszewski.
Mutou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bobaszewski manages to avoid it.
Bobaszewski slips a jab and a cross from Mutou.
Mutou throws a right hand that misses
and Bobaszewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bobaszewski clinches.
Mutou managing to block the knees to the body from Bobaszewski.
Mutou managing to block the knees to the body from Bobaszewski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobaszewski prevents Mutou from breaking the clinch.
Mutou has Bobaszewski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bobaszewski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mutou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mutou tries to work over Bobaszewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bobaszewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Mutou as the two fighters clinch.
Mutou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bobaszewski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mutou backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou pushes Bobaszewski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bobaszewski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bobaszewski misses with a hook from the clinch.

Mutou breaks the clinch.
Bobaszewski throws an off balance right hand
and Mutou counters with a nice body shot.
Bobaszewski misses with a head kick.
Mutou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bobaszewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Bobaszewski misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutou shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bobaszewski eats them both and turns towards Mutou to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Krzysztof Bobaszewski has been cut.
Bobaszewski dodges the punch combination from Mutou.
Mutou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bobaszewski circles away quickly and effectively.
Mutou misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bobaszewski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bobaszewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mutou circles away quickly and effectively.
Decent striking displayed by Bobaszewski there.
Mutou misses with an uppercut.
Bobaszewski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mutou takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Bobaszewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mutou takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bobaszewski misses with a few strikes there.
Bobaszewski throws a right hand that Mutou ducks under and follows up with a left that Mutou also avoids with ease.
Mutou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bobaszewski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bobaszewski unleashes a big counter combination but Mutou bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mutou catches Bobaszewski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mutou lands a glancing blow to the side of Bobaszewski's head.
Bobaszewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bobaszewski.
Mutou looks to land a left hand but Bobaszewski moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Bobaszewski.
Mutou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mutou throws a hook but Bobaszewski blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Mutou. Those never looked like landing.
Bobaszewski throws a counter combo.
Bobaszewski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Bobaszewski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bobaszewski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bobaszewski takes a shot to the head.
Mutou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Mutou jumps guard and drags Bobaszewski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bobaszewski wants to control from the top but Mutou keeps moving.
Bobaszewski throws an elbow that misses. Mutou uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bobaszewski's guard. Nice move by Mutou!

Mutou wants to control from the top but Bobaszewski keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutou working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Mutou throws a sloppy strike and Bobaszewski has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Mutou is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Bobaszewski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
A victorious Krzysztof Bobaszewski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.