PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ret Ard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Mahtava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matti Mahtava has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ard
vs
Mahtava

187 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ret Ard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matti Mahtava!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahtava fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahtava swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mahtava as he avoids it easily.
Ard tries to clinch up but Mahtava circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahtava misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Mahtava finds it's target.
Mahtava throws a hook but Ard blocks it.
Ard lands a high kick to the side of Mahtava's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Ard dives into guard, looking to finish.

Mahtava is rocked!
Ard is looking to stand up but Mahtava won't let him.
Mahtava is still in real trouble! Can Ard finish him?
Ard trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahtava is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahtava seems to have recovered his senses.
Ard forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mahtava!
Ard wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Mahtava slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ard is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Mahtava manages to get to full guard.
Ard wants to stand but Mahtava is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mahtava lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ard!
Ard is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ard blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahtava thowing shots but they're missing.
Mahtava thowing shots but they're missing.
Ard can't escape the position.
Mahtava content just to control the position here.
Mahtava lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Ret Ard has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mahtava throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mahtava lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ard hang on?

Ard is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtava sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Ard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice elbow there by Mahtava.

Ret Ard's cut is getting worse.
Ard is breathing heavily.
Ard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Mahtava jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ard manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mahtava scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ard to see if he's OK.

Ret Ard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mahtava scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ard to see if he's OK.
Mahtava controlling from side mount.
Mahtava landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahtava controls the position.
Mahtava working away.
Mahtava scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ard to see if he's OK.

Jeez, Ret Ard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ret Ard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matti Mahtava!