PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spinning Fire (ranked 953 p4p, 787 weight class) and Parta Matti (ranked 135 p4p, 109 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Fire
vs
Matti

209 cm
31
290
22 - 11 - 0

201 cm
28
270
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Parta Matti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matti throws a hook to the side of Fire's head but Fire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fire feinted with a counter takedown.
Matti misses with an uppercut. Fire saw that one coming.
Fire tries to counter with a takedown but Matti is quick to defend against it.
Matti looks to land a combination but Fire avoids it well.
Fire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Matti sprawls and moves away.
Matti misses with a looping right.
Fire changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Matti missing with a left hand there. Fire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matti throws a jab but it's blocked by Fire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti lands a head shot.
Fire avoids the body shot from Matti.
Fire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Matti sprawls and moves away.
Fire slips a jab and a cross from Matti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti misses with an uppercut

and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
Matti taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fire misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fire throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Matti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fire misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fire 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.
Fire is trying to ground and pound but Matti uses the momentary lack of control by Fire to regain half guard.
Fire trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matti is looking to improve his position.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fire throwing shots but Matti is blocking nicely.
Fire is trying to control the action in half guard but Matti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fire wants to pass to mount but Matti is defending the position.
Matti controlling the position well.
Fire keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matti wants to get back to full guard.
Fire tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fire looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fire.
Matti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fire looks to land a strike but Matti avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fire trying to control the position from guard on top but Matti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matti keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fire's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matti misses the shot to the body.
Fire appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Matti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire avoids the head kick by Matti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spinning Fire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fire blocks a jab.
Matti misses with a body shot.
Matti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fire feinted with a counter takedown.
Matti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fire manages to avoid it.
Matti tries to clinch but Fire is having none of it.
Fire tries to counter with a takedown but Matti is quick to defend against it.
Matti is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Matti misses with a hook. Fire ducked under it nicely.
Fire changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti just misses with a punch to the body.
Matti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fire ducks under a wild hook from Matti.
Matti misses with a series of wild punches.
Fire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Matti sprawls and moves away.
Matti misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Fire counters with a single leg into guard. Matti didn't expect that.
Fire lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matti controlling the position.
Matti keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
Matti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Let's hope that Matti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fire trying to control but Matti is working from the bottom.
Fire is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Matti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matti.
Fire half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Matti pushes Fire up against the cage in a clinch.
Fire wants a takedown.
Matti misses with the head strike.
Matti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fire has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire blocks a body shot from Matti.
Matti stops a takedown attempt from Fire.
I was talking to Fire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spinning Fire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire wants a takedown.
Matti struggles to land a body shot inside as Fire controls his hands.
Matti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fire blocks an uppercut.
Fire is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Matti is defending well.
Matti tries a body shot but Fire blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matti working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Parta Matti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fire moves away from the strike by Matti.
Fire feinted with a counter takedown.
Fire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matti.

Matti closes the distance and pushes Fire back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti tries to throw a body punch but Fire avoids it by throwing Matti back against the cage.
Fire takes a shot to the head.
Matti struggles to land a body shot inside as Fire controls his hands.
Fire drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matti pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti misses with a hook. Fire ducked under it nicely.
Matti throws a hook but Fire blocks it.
Fire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Matti sprawls and moves away.
Matti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Matti closes the distance and pushes Fire back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matti.
Fire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fire has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matti prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spinning Fire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matti gets through Fire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matti is leaning against Fire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fire wants to take the fight to the mat but Matti manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fire blocking some punches.
Matti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matti swings wildly with an uppercut but Fire uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fire.
Matti tries to throw a body punch but Fire avoids it by throwing Matti back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matti swings wildly with an uppercut but Fire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matti lands with a short shot to the head.
Matti misses with the head strike.
Matti digs a right hand underneath Fire's ribcage. Fire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matti presses Fire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fire looking for a takedown.
Fire blocking some punches.
Matti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Matti breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fire staying out of range there.
Fire half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Matti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matti misses with a double jab

and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Matti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Parta Matti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parta Matti!
A victorious Parta Matti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Spinning Fire spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll back stronger'.