PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 3739 p4p, 4466 weight class) and Mulk Visti (ranked 348 p4p, 397 weight class). Ispa Mfer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mulk Visti's chin.

Mfer
vs
Visti

169 cm
19
148
1 - 0 - 0

159 cm
19
143
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mulk Visti!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Mfer misses.
Visti slips a jab from Mfer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Visti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer scores with a decent looking hook.
Visti jabs at Mfer's body.
Visti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Visti counters with a right hand to the body.
Visti ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Visti looks for a takedown but Mfer sprawls well.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Mfer. Beautiful body shot.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Visti manages to avoid it.
Mfer scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Visti counter with a right hand.
Visti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mfer doesn't seem bothered though.
Visti tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mfer defends well and Visti ends up having to push Mfer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Visti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Visti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Visti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.

Mfer has Visti up against the cage in a clinch.
Visti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer lands with a right to the head.
Visti'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.
Visti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
Visti taking a breather.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Visti uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer gets through Visti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Visti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Visti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Visti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Visti blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Visti backwards.
Mfer tries to work over Visti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Visti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Visti.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Visti looking to slow down the pace here.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Mfer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Visti has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mfer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Visti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visti is struggling to control the position.
Mfer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Visti is keeping busy.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Visti is trying to maintain a safe position but Mfer gets an underhook and turns Visti into the cage.
Visti is pushing Mfer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Visti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Visti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Visti trying to control the position but instead, Mfer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Visti into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Mfer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mfer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Visti counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
Mfer lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Visti misses.
Mfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Visti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ispa Mfer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mfer lands with a straight right. Visti didn't see that one coming.
Mfer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Visti moves out of range of the strikes.
Visti throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Visti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mfer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mfer throws a shot to the body.
Mfer moves in looking to clinch but Visti pushes him off.
Visti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mfer is out of range.
Mfer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Visti can do to turn this around?
Visti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mfer sprawls well. Mfer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Visti gets slowly back to his feet.
Mfer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Visti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visti moves forwards but Mfer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mfer tries to clinch there but Visti circles away.
Visti misses the jab.
Visti tries to work over Mfer's front leg with a kick but Mfer checks it.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Visti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Visti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Visti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Visti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mfer but Mfer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Visti is defended easily by Mfer.
Ispa Mfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mulk Visti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mfer stuns Visti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Visti shoots in looking for a takedown but Mfer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Visti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mfer wants to clinch but Visti slips to the side
and Visti counters with a stiff right hand.
Visti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Visti.
Mfer with a nice cross.
Mfer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mfer misses with a hook
and Visti counters with a low kick, right behind Mfer 's knee.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Visti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Visti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Visti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Mfer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Visti misses

and Mfer counters by moving into the clinch.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Visti avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Visti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mfer stalls.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Visti prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer is stalling here.
Mfer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mfer tries to work over Visti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Visti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Visti avoiding damage.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Visti stalls.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mfer lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Mfer as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Visti misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer stalling in the clinch but Visti improves position.
Visti blocks a body shot from Mfer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Mfer dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Mfer misses with a straight left.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Visti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Visti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Mfer moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mfer as Visti tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Visti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mfer is keeping busy.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Visti.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Visti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mfer.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Visti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Visti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer slows down the pace here.
Ispa Mfer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Mfer tries a body shot but Visti blocks it.
Visti lands with a short shot to the head.
Visti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Visti.
Mfer lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Visti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Visti prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Visti.
Mfer cracks Visti with a nice body shot.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
Visti wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Mfer.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visti stalling in the clinch but Mfer improves position.
Mfer being controlled against the cage.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Mfer.
A head punch on the inside from Visti fails to land.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Visti seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visti letting Mfer take a breather here.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Visti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Visti letting Mfer take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Visti.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Mulk Visti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Visti.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Mfer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mfer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Mfer!