PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fischer has chosen Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mylly
vs
Fischer

173 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

181 cm
21
167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Mylly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Fischer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mylly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mylly lands with a hook. Fischer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fischer thows a body shot but no joy.
Fischer tries to move into range but Mylly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mylly scores with a jab.
Mylly misses with a body shot.

Mylly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fischer is trying to defend but Mylly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mylly is trying to control. Fischer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mylly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fischer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fischer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mylly stalling away here and it's allowed Fischer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mylly throwing strikes from guard but Fischer blocks nicely.
Fischer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mylly manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly is looking to sweep but instead, Fischer has passed into half guard.
Mylly trying to control here.
Mylly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mylly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mylly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mylly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fischer advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylly is trying to control Fischer's posture but Fischer avoids it.
Mylly is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mylly is working hard here to advance position.
Fischer is looking to take a break and control but Mylly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fischer ducks right into an uppercut from Mylly.
Mylly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fischer lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylly scores with the left hand. Fischer knows he should have avoided that one.
Mylly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fischer dodges the punch combination from Mylly.
Fischer throws an overhand right that lands on Mylly's shoulder, as Mylly tries to avoid the shot.
Mylly stalks Fischer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fischer's face. Fischer staggers backwards, shaken.
Fischer throws a body punch but Mylly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Mylly blocks the low kick.
Fischer lands a right hook to the body.
Mylly throws a series of punches but Fischer moves out of range.
Mylly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fischer just misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer cracks Mylly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mylly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fischer.
Mylly misses with a straight right.
Mylly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fischer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mylly throws a looping overhand right but Fischer ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fischer misses.
Fischer misses with a takedown
and Mylly counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mylly misses the target.

Mylly drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fischer has Mylly pulled in close to control his posture.
Mylly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mylly looking to sit in guard and control but Fischer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mylly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fischer wants to control from the top but Mylly keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Mylly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fischer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mylly throws an overhand right that lands on Fischer's shoulder, as Fischer tries to avoid the shot.
Mylly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fischer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mylly thows a body shot but no joy.
Mylly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fischer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matt Mylly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fischer tries for a takedown but Mylly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mylly misses with a double jab.
Mylly's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mylly duly obliges.
Fischer thows a body shot but no joy.
Mylly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fischer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mylly thinking.
Mylly misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Mylly.
Fischer throws out a loose jab but Mylly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mylly looks to land a right hand but Fischer moved out of range.
Fischer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mylly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mylly throws a hook to the side of Fischer's head but Fischer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fischer slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer takes a swing at Mylly's ribcage but misses.
Mylly throws a lazy right hand but Fischer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Mylly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Mylly.
Mylly defending well as Fischer loads up on a big left hand.
Mylly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fischer.
Fischer misses with a hook. Mylly ducked under it nicely.
Mylly throws a shot from downtown. Fischer moves away and avoids it.
Fischer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fischer wants it to stay on the feet.
Mylly tests Fischer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mylly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fischer.
A punch combination from Mylly misses.
Mylly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fischer.
A jab lands there for Mylly.
Mylly misses with a double jab
and Fischer counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fischer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Mylly counter with a right hand.
Mylly slips a jab and a cross from Fischer.
Fischer misses with a head kick.
Mylly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mylly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fischer slips under a jab from Mylly.
Mylly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mylly throws out a powerful jab.
Mylly defending well as Fischer loads up on a big left hand.
Mylly misses with a double jab.
Mylly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fischer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mylly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Fischer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mylly scores with a sloppy right hand. Fischer should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylly looks to land a left hand but Fischer moved out of range nicely.
Fischer defending well as Mylly loads up on a big left hand.
Mylly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mylly fails with the takedown
and Fischer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fischer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fischer duly obliges.
Mylly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Mylly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mylly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fischer as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fischer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mylly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fischer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mylly.
Fischer misses the shot to the body.
Mylly misses with a takedown attempt
and Fischer counters with a stiff right hand.
Mylly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fischer manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Fischer.
Mylly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fischer swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fischer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mylly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mylly misses with a takedown
and Fischer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fischer lands a nice hook to Mylly's body. Mylly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fischer misses with a double jab
letting Mylly counter with a right hand.
Mylly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mylly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fischer counters with a nice body shot.
Mylly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fischer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mylly defending well as Fischer loads up on a big left hand.
Fischer slips under a jab from Mylly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fischer throws a shot from downtown. Mylly moves away and avoids it.
Fischer misses with a few strikes there.
Mylly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Fischer counter with a right hand.
Mylly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Fischer 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.

Fischer misses with a straight right.
Fischer avoids the body shot from Mylly.
Fischer throws out a loose jab but Mylly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fischer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mylly.
Fischer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fischer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mylly doesn't seem bothered though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mylly.
Mylly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fischer misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Mylly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mylly looking to pass the guard.
Mylly pushing down on Fischer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fischer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fischer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fischer is trying to keep Mylly in close.
Mylly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fischer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mylly throws and elbow that misses. Fischer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mylly's guard. Nice move by Fischer!
Fischer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mylly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fischer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fischer throws a big right hand that misses.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mylly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mylly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Fischer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Mylly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mylly keeping moving, preventing Fischer from controlling successfully.

Mylly uses the cage to get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mylly.
Mylly throws a jab but it's blocked by Fischer.
Mylly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fischer.
Nice defenses there by Mylly.
Fischer swings for the body but Mylly moves out of range.
Mylly lands a nice shot that snaps Fischer's head back.
Mylly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fischer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mylly somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer looks to land a combination but Mylly avoids it well.
Mylly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice straight punches there by Mylly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mylly.
Mylly throws a series of punches but Fischer moves out of range.
Fischer scores with a nice head shot.
Mylly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fischer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gustav Fischer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Fischer.

Mylly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fischer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fischer wants to control but Mylly postures up.
Mylly working the head with strikes.
Fischer wants to control but Mylly postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mylly creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fischer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mylly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mylly in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mylly working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mylly throws an elbow but Fischer slips to the side and avoids it well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mylly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fischer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Fischer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fischer 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Fischer!