PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Mustajarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Gionathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustajarvi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gangsta Rap. Gionathan has chosen Swedish House Mafia Vs Tinie Tempah - Miami 2 Ibiza as his entrance music. Lorenzo Gionathan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mustajarvi
vs
Gionathan

202 cm
25
266 lbs
17 - 4 - 1

222 cm
25
300 lbs
19 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Mustajarvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lorenzo Gionathan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustajarvi scores with a hook.
Gionathan swinging wildly here.
Gionathan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Pate Mustajarvi has been cut.
Gionathan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustajarvi.
Gionathan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gionathan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mustajarvi lands a right hook to the body.
Mustajarvi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mustajarvi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gionathan connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gionathan looking to score a takedown here. Mustajarvi is defending well but Gionathan drives through and ends up in Mustajarvi's guard.
Mustajarvi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gionathan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mustajarvi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gionathan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mustajarvi wants to control but Gionathan is keeping him busy.
Mustajarvi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gionathan works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gionathan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gionathan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mustajarvi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mustajarvi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mustajarvi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gionathan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mustajarvi manages to get himself to full guard.
Gionathan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mustajarvi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gionathan advances to half guard.
Mustajarvi is trying to maintain the position but Gionathan is very close to passing his half guard.
Mustajarvi manages to get to full guard.
Gionathan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mustajarvi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustajarvi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gionathan trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustajarvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Gionathan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Mustajarvi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gionathan misses with a leg kick

and Mustajarvi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gionathan's guard now.
Gionathan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mustajarvi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mustajarvi scoring with some ground and pound.
Mustajarvi wants to pass the guard but Gionathan is keeping the position.
Gionathan controls Mustajarvi momentarily but Mustajarvi frees himself.
Mustajarvi wants to pass the guard but Gionathan is keeping the position.
Mustajarvi thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gionathan is on top in guard.
Gionathan advances position into side control!
Gionathan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Mustajarvi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gionathan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mustajarvi keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mustajarvi trying to control here.
Mustajarvi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gionathan stopping the sweep attempt from Mustajarvi.
Gionathan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mustajarvi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gionathan!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gionathan tries to reverse the position but Mustajarvi maintains control.
Mustajarvi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gionathan hang on?
Gionathan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mustajarvi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mustajarvi throws a sloppy strike and Gionathan uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Gionathan has ended up in Mustajarvi's guard.
Mustajarvi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gionathan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Mustajarvi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pate Mustajarvi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mustajarvi throws a sloppy head kick
letting Gionathan counter with a right hand.
Mustajarvi misses with a wild body shot.
Gionathan stuffs the takedown attempt from Mustajarvi. Mustajarvi gets slowly back to his feet.
Gionathan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mustajarvi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gionathan circles away quickly and effectively.
Mustajarvi throws a leg kick that misses.
Gionathan looks to throw the jab but Mustajarvi is out of range.
Gionathan throws a body punch but Mustajarvi moves out of range.
Lorenzo Gionathan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustajarvi throws a lazy right hand but Gionathan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mustajarvi checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustajarvi misses with a hook
and Gionathan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mustajarvi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gionathan.
Gionathan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustajarvi manages to avoid it.
Mustajarvi throws a body punch but Gionathan moves out of range.
A low kick from Mustajarvi is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gionathan slips a straight right by Mustajarvi.
Lorenzo Gionathan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gionathan blocks a jab.
Pate Mustajarvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gionathan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Mustajarvi.
Gionathan cracks the inside of Mustajarvi's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gionathan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mustajarvi scores with a sloppy right hand. Gionathan should have avoided that one.
Gionathan moves forwards but Mustajarvi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gionathan.
Gionathan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mustajarvi on the side of the head.

Pate Mustajarvi's cut is getting worse.
Good work by Mustajarvi as he checks the leg kick.
Gionathan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gionathan throws a hook to the side of Mustajarvi's head but Mustajarvi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mustajarvi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mustajarvi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gionathan to score with a decent uppercut.
Gionathan connects with an inside leg kick.
Mustajarvi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustajarvi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gionathan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mustajarvi scrambles back to his feet.
Gionathan misses with a two punch combination.
Gionathan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustajarvi manages to avoid it.

Gionathan cracks Mustajarvi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mustajarvi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gionathan finish him?

Mustajarvi is rocked!

Pate Mustajarvi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gionathan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mustajarvi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gionathan throws a front kick aimed at Mustajarvi's knee but Mustajarvi avoids it well.
Gionathan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gionathan wants to slow Mustajarvi down by chopping away at his legs.
Gionathan throws a leg kick which misses Mustajarvi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mustajarvi tries to avoid it.
Mustajarvi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gionathan throws a head kick but Mustajarvi moves out of range.
A cross from Gionathan lands.
Gionathan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gionathan cracks Mustajarvi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mustajarvi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Gionathan pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mustajarvi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Gionathan!