PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El Spico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mulroon Deforz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mulroon Deforz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Spico
vs
Deforz

184 cm
25
179 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

189 cm
25
184 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Spico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mulroon Deforz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spico throws a head kick that misses.
Deforz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Spico rushes Deforz and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spico.

Deforz breaks the clinch.
Deforz misses with a double jab.
Deforz jabs Spico to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spico throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Deforz's head.
Spico doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Deforz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Spico misses.
El Spico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Deforz misses.
Spico throws a head kick that misses.
Deforz connects with a looping right hand.

Spico has closed the distance and engaged Deforz in a clinch.
Spico connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deforz's face.
Deforz lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Deforz as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deforz lands with a light punch inside.
Spico misses with a short punch on the inside.

Deforz breaks the clinch.

Spico clinches with his opponent.
Spico pushes off an throws an elbow but Deforz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deforz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Deforz lands with a short shot to the head.
Deforz lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz scores with a shot to the side of Spico's head.
Deforz scores with a shot to the side of Spico's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deforz.
Knees to the body from Spico.
Spico is breathing heavily.
Deforz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spico backwards.
Deforz lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Deforz.
Spico pushes off an throws an elbow but Deforz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deforz lands a nice uppercut.
Spico misses with a punch on the inside.
Spico can't find room to land a body shot as Deforz controls the action.
Deforz lands an uppercut.
Spico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Deforz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spico misses with a body kick.

Spico forces Deforz back against the cage and clinches.
Deforz lands a shoulder strike.
Deforz lands with a light punch inside.
Deforz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deforz presses Spico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Deforz.

Deforz manages to break the clinch.
Spico takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Deforz scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Deforz finds it's way through Spico's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deforz throws a head kick but Spico moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spico clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Spico.

Deforz manages to break the clinch.

Spico closes the distance and pushes Deforz back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Deforz as the two fighters clinch.
Deforz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spico is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deforz is defending well for now.

Deforz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deforz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deforz lands a body shot.
Spico takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Deforz scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Deforz.
Spico takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Deforz instigates a clinch.
Deforz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deforz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spico backwards.
Deforz lands a nice shot to the body.

Deforz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deforz lands the left hand.

Spico has Deforz up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Deforz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deforz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deforz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Deforz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Spico pushes Deforz up against the cage in a clinch.
Deforz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Deforz scores with a hook to the body.
Deforz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Deforz.
Deforz lands with a left to the head.
Spico takes a shot to the head.
Deforz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Deforz as the two fighters clinch.

Deforz breaks from the clinch.
Spico on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Deforz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deforz thuds his right hand into Spico's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Deforz stuns Spico with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spico takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Deforz gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deforz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deforz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deforz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Deforz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deforz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deforz pushes Spico back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spico takes a shot to the head.
Deforz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spico or not.

Deforz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deforz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Spico gets tackled into the cage by Deforz. Deforz maintains the clinch.
Spico works on Deforz's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Spico fails to land.
Spico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deforz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deforz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spico backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deforz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Deforz.
Deforz blocks an elbow strike.
Deforz prevents a body shot from Spico.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spico throws a head punch that misses.
Deforz pushes Spico back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deforz managing to block the knees to the body from Spico.
Deforz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deforz taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Deforz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mulroon Deforz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Deforz throws a right and a left that Spico avoids nicely.
Spico takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Deforz clinches up against the cage.
Deforz lands a hook that snaps the head of Spico backwards.
Deforz managing to block the knees to the body from Spico.
Spico tries a body shot but Deforz blocks it.
Deforz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Deforz.
Deforz lands an uppercut.
Spico lands a left hand.
Deforz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deforz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spico just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deforz's brow.
Deforz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spico misses with an elbow strike.
Deforz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deforz.
Mulroon Deforz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Deforz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spico tries a body shot but Deforz blocks it.
Deforz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Deforz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spico just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deforz's brow.
Deforz lands a nice uppercut.
Spico misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deforz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spico backwards.
Deforz lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deforz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deforz lands with a short shot to the head.
Deforz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Deforz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mulroon Deforz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deforz cracks Spico with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deforz cracks a nice hook into Spico's ribs.

Deforz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deforz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spicos head.
Deforz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deforz presses Spico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deforz lands a nice uppercut.

Deforz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deforz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spico in his tracks.
Deforz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Deforz.

Deforz closes the distance and clinches.
Deforz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Deforz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Deforz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spico backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz lands an uppercut.
Deforz lands a nice uppercut.
Deforz lands a body shot.
Deforz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Deforz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spico throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deforz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spico or not.
Deforz is leaning against Spico and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Deforz.
Spico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deforz presses Spico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deforz lands a body punch.
Deforz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deforz presses Spico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deforz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spico up against the cage.
Spico swings wildly with an uppercut but Deforz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deforz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spico backwards.
Deforz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deforz gets through Spico's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Deforz.
Deforz cracks Spico with a nice body shot.
Deforz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spico backwards.
Spico has Deforz pressed against the cage, preventing Deforz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Deforz.

Deforz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Spico lands but Deforz takes it in his stride.
Spico misses with a right hand
enabling Deforz to counter with a crisp jab.
Spico misses with a double jab
and Deforz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Deforz scores with a body shot.
Deforz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Deforz lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body kick from Deforz.

Deforz has Spico up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Deforz - that landed with a thud.
Spico takes a shot to the head.
Spico pushes off an throws an elbow but Deforz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deforz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Deforz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deforz lands a shot to the body.
Deforz scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deforz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Deforz presses Spico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deforz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Deforz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deforz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Deforz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Deforz presses Spico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deforz digs a right hand underneath Spico's ribcage. Spico let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deforz lands a right hand.
A short right from Deforz on the inside.
Deforz blocks an elbow strike from Spico.
Deforz is working Spico over against the cage.
Deforz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spico is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deforz is defending well for now.

Deforz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deforz scores with a nice strike.

Deforz has Spico up against the cage in a clinch.
Deforz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Deforz pushes Spico back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mulroon Deforz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Spico gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deforz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spico can't find room to land a body shot as Deforz controls the action.
Deforz throws a head punch that misses.
Deforz is leaning against Spico and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deforz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spico takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Deforz.
Deforz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spico misses with an elbow over the top.
Deforz is leaning against Spico and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Deforz lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Deforz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Deforz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spico misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spico lands an elbow inside that Deforz shrugs off.
Deforz is working Spico over against the cage.
Deforz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spico or not.
Deforz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spicos head.
A short left from Deforz.
Deforz lands a shoulder strike.
Spico's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deforz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz is pushing Spico up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spico throws an elbow but misses.
Deforz just leaning against Spico, taking a breather.
Spico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deforz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spico is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deforz is defending well for now.
Deforz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deforz lands a hook that snaps the head of Spico backwards.
Spico works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Deforz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deforz clobbers Spico with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Deforz misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Spico 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Deforz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Spico has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deforz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deforz throws a punch but it's blocked by Spico.
Deforz lands with a short shot to the head.
Spico lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deforz.
Spico tries to land knees in the clinch but Deforz avoids the damage to the body.
El Spico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz lands with a short shot to the head.
Deforz lands with a left to the head.
Spico stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spico misses with an elbow strike.

Deforz breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Spico misses its intended target.
Spico misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Deforz finds it's way through Spico's defenses.
Deforz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spico in his tracks.
Some bone on bone action there as Deforz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice uppercut lands for Deforz. That snapped Spico's head back.

Spico has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spico misses with a body punch.
Spico misses with a knee to the head.
Spico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Deforz.
Deforz managing to block the knees to the body from Spico.
Deforz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deforz.
Deforz works on Spico's body with a couple of short punches.
Deforz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deforz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spico looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Deforz.
Deforz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Deforz.
Deforz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Deforz lands a right hand.
Deforz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spico backwards.
Deforz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deforz.
Spico swings wildly with an uppercut but Deforz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spico swings wildly with an uppercut but Deforz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deforz blocks the elbow strike.
Spico looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deforz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spico.

Deforz breaks the clinch.
Spico takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Deforz cracks a nice hook into Spico's ribs.
Deforz with a jab.
Spico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deforz.
Deforz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deforz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deforz.
Deforz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Deforz thuds a left hand into Spico's body.
Deforz digs a good hook to Spico's body.
Deforz lands a right hook to the body.
Deforz throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deforz scores with a hook to the body. Spico takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spico takes a jab right on the kisser.
Deforz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Deforz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Deforz lands a jab to Spico's midsection.

Deforz moves into range and clinches up with Spico.
Deforz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deforz is stalling here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deforz.
Spico throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Deforz.
A short uppercut from Deforz.
Deforz effectively controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mulroon Deforz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Deforz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mulroon Deforz!