PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Juti (ranked 1144 p4p, 30 weight class) and Jeremy Motts (ranked 1059 p4p, 27 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Juti
vs
Motts

192 cm
27
250 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

191 cm
27
250 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($150)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Juti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Motts!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Motts misses.
Juti has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Motts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juti was well out of range. Poor timing from Motts.
Motts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Motts has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Motts fails to land.
Motts blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juti.
Motts avoiding damage as Juti throws knees to the body.
Motts blocks an elbow strike.
Motts tries to throw a body punch but Juti avoids it by throwing Motts back against the cage.
Motts throws a head punch that misses.
Motts takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jeremy Motts has been cut.
Motts struggles to land a body shot inside as Juti controls his hands.
Motts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Juti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Motts has a couple of punches blocked by Juti.
Motts working aggressively here.
Motts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Motts backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juti.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Juti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts misses with some punches.
Motts has a couple of punches blocked by Juti.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motts's brow.
Juti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Motts backwards.
Motts misses with a punch to the body.
Juti lands with a left to the head.
Juti blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Motts.
Juti lands an elbow that stopped Motts in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Jeremy Motts's cut even more.
Motts throws a head punch that misses.
Juti tries to throw a body punch but Motts avoids it by throwing Juti back against the cage.
Juti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Motts misses with the head strike.
Motts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from Juti.
Juti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Motts.
Juti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juti lands with a right to the head.
Motts working aggressively here.
Motts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juti backwards.
A short right from Motts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Motts.
Juti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Motts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juti backwards.
Juti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Motts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juti working aggressively here.
Motts lands a right hand.
Motts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Motts lands a nice shot to the body.
Juti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Juti prevents a body shot from Motts.
Juti blocking some punches.
Juti throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Motts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Motts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juti backwards.
Juti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juti lands an elbow just above Motts 's eye.
Motts tries to work over Juti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juti struggles to land a body shot inside as Motts controls his hands.
Motts lands with a short shot to the head.
Motts can't find room to land a body shot as Juti controls the action.
Motts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Motts lands a right hand.
Motts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Juti with a knee to the head.

The cut above Jeremy Motts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Motts.
Juti misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Motts.
Juti is breathing heavily.
Motts working aggressively here.
Juti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motts.
Juti with a knee to the head.
Motts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Motts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Juti tries to land a knee to the head but Motts blocks with his arms.
Motts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Motts lands a hook that snaps the head of Juti backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juti blocks a body shot from Motts.
Juti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Motts throws a punch but it's blocked by Juti.
Juti missing with knees to the body.
Motts lands with a right to the head.
Juti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Motts blocks an elbow strike from Juti.
Motts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juti takes a shot to the head.
Motts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Motts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Juti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Motts is defending well for now.
Juti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Motts swings wildly with an uppercut but Juti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Juti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Motts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Motts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeremy Motts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Motts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Juti staying out of range there.
Motts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jutis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Juti.
Juti ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Juti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Motts manages to circle out of the way.
Motts throws a body punch but Juti moves out of range.
Juti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Motts.
Motts digs a good hook to Juti's body.
Motts looks to throw the jab but Juti is out of range.
Motts looks to land a left hand but Juti moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Motts finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juti moves away.
Juti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Motts.
Juti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Motts throws out the jab.
Juti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Motts circles away quickly and effectively.
Juti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Motts has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Juti is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Motts as he connects with a hook.
Motts throws a body shot but no joy.
Juti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Motts.
Juti lands with a straight right. Motts didn't see that one coming.
Motts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Motts clobbers Juti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Juti lands with a nice combination. Motts backs away looking to recover.
Motts cracks a nice hook into Juti's ribs.
Motts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Motts misses with an uppercut. Juti saw that one coming.
Juti misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Motts as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Motts takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Juti has closed the distance and engaged Motts in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Motts.
Motts throws a head punch that misses.
Juti misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juti blocking some punches.
Juti landing knees to the head.
Motts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Motts blocks an elbow strike from Juti.
Motts throws a punch but it's blocked by Juti.
Motts lands with a short shot to the head.
Motts lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Motts takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jeremy Motts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Motts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juti backwards.
Juti lands a damaging elbow.
Motts digs a right hand underneath Juti's ribcage. Juti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Motts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Motts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Juti is rocked!
Motts unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Juti! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Motts is unloading with more strikes now! Juti drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Motts!