PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Motts (ranked 356 p4p, 428 weight class) and Jarkko Ahola (ranked 19 p4p, 23 weight class). Gregory Motts had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Motts
vs
Ahola

190 cm
41
250
32 - 23 - 0

190 cm
32
255
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

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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 32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahola's head.

It looks like Jarkko Ahola has been cut.
Jarkko Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahola misses with an uppercut.
Motts throws a hook but Ahola avoids it easily.
Motts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Motts misses with an uppercut.
Ahola cracks Motts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Ahola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Motts throwing a counter right hand but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Ahola's head but Ahola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Motts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Motts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Motts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahola.
A little feinted left hand from Motts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahola looks to land a combination but Motts avoids it well.
Motts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahola.
Motts throwing a counter right hand but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Ahola misses with a shot to the body
and Motts counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Ahola lands a nice looking body shot.
Ahola cracks a nice hook into Motts's ribs.
Motts misses with a hook. Ahola ducked under it nicely.
Motts missing with a left hand there. Ahola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Motts misses.
Ahola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Motts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Motts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ahola slips under a jab from Motts.
Motts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahola.
Motts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ahola cracks Motts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts throws a shot from downtown. Ahola moves away and avoids it.
Ahola misses with an uppercut. Motts saw that one coming.
It looked like Motts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Motts misses.
Motts sets himself, and Ahola steps forward looking for the clinch! Motts avoids it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahola moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahola throws the left hand but Motts avoids the punch easily.
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Motts was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ahola misses with a right hand
and Ahola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahola throws a sloppy body shot
and Motts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Motts misses.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Motts misses with a straight left.
Ahola tries to counter with a clinch but Motts shakes him off and moves away.
Motts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahola to score with a decent uppercut.
Motts throws a hook but Ahola avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Motts misses with a straight left.
Ahola throws a jab when Motts was well out of range.
Motts throwing a counter right hand but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Ahola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahola digs a good body shot into Motts's ribs.
Motts throws a jab when Ahola was well out of range.
Ahola misses with a wild body shot.
Motts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ahola misses with a looping right.
Ahola lands a nice hook to Motts's body. Motts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahola misses with an uppercut. Motts saw that one coming.
A big left from Motts misses.
Motts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahola misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
Ahola steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Motts.
Motts throws a shot from downtown. Ahola moves away and avoids it.
Motts throws a hook but Ahola blocks it.
Motts throws a jab when Ahola was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ahola takes a swing at Motts's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Motts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahola cracks Motts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Motts's corner calls for a 1-2. Motts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ahola lands with a good body shot.
Motts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Motts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Ahola misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jarkko Ahola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Ahola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Motts lands a big right hand that sends Ahola crashing to the mat! Motts stays standing though and waves Ahola back to his feet!

Ahola is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Motts looks to land a left hand but Ahola moved out of range nicely.
Ahola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Motts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Motts slips a jab from Ahola.
Motts circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ahola to the canvas! Ahola doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Motts keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Motts!
A very excited looking Gregory Motts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.