PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matto Luuttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonaton Manzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manzo has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Dance With The Devil as his entrance music. Matto Luuttu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Luuttu
vs
Manzo

175 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

186 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matto Luuttu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonaton Manzo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luuttu circles away quickly and effectively.
Luuttu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Manzo misses the jab.
Luuttu moves out of range of the body kick.

Luuttu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Manzo is trying to defend but Luuttu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Manzo is trying to stand up here but Luuttu is controlling him well.
Manzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luuttu.
Manzo is trying to stand back up but Luuttu is controlling him
Luuttu wants to pass the guard but Manzo is defending well.
Luuttu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Luuttu moves nicely into side control.
Manzo struggling a bit here.
Luuttu is staying tight to Manzo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Luuttu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Luuttu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luuttu tries to advance to mount but Manzo denies him.

Luuttu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Manzo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Manzo wants to control but Luuttu postures up.
Manzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luuttu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Luuttu is trying to get an arm triangle but Manzo is defending well.
Manzo tries to bench press Luuttu off him but Luuttu keeps the position.
Manzo keeping his opponent close.
Manzo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Luuttu is controlling him well.
Luuttu trying to control the position but Manzo is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Luuttu tries to move to mount but Manzo blocks the move with his legs.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice straight punches there by Manzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manzo.
Manzo misses with a double jab.
Luuttu avoids the head kick by Manzo.
Manzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luuttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luuttu.
Manzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Luuttu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luuttu shoots in for a double leg but Manzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manzo misses with a body shot.
Manzo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Matto Luuttu has been cut.

Luuttu scores with a takedown into Manzo's guard.
Luuttu prevents Manzo from getting back to his feet.
Manzo looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu wants to control from the top but Manzo keeps moving.
Luuttu looking to sit in guard and control but Manzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Luuttu wants to sweep but no luck.
Manzo wants to stand but Luuttu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Luuttu keeping moving, preventing Manzo from controlling successfully.
Luuttu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Manzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Luuttu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Luuttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luuttu takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luuttu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manzo but Manzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manzo wants to clinch up but Luuttu keeps it at a distance.
Manzo throws a head kick but Luuttu moves out of range.
Manzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manzo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luuttu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Manzo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manzo wants it to stay on the feet.

Manzo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Luuttu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Luuttu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Luuttu trying to control but Manzo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jonaton Manzo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matto Luuttu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Manzo misses with a double jab

and Luuttu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Luuttu.
Manzo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luuttu is controlling him.
Luuttu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Luuttu advances position into side control!
Luuttu wants to control but Manzo is keeping him busy.

Luuttu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Luuttu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manzo wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manzo is looking for a sweep.
Luuttu controlling the position from side mount.
Luuttu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manzo keeps working.
Luuttu is really struggling to control Manzo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Manzo wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Luuttu has a takedown stuffed.
Luuttu fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Manzo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manzo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Manzo lands a two punch combo.
Manzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luuttu on the side of the head.

Luuttu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Manzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Luuttu controlling the position from side mount.
Luuttu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Manzo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Luuttu goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Manzo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Luuttu's guard! Nice work there by Manzo!
Luuttu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luuttu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manzo wants to get up but he can't break Luuttu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Luuttu looking to control.

Luuttu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Manzo has picked Luuttu up and slammed him! Luuttu can't keep hold of the triangle and Manzo manages to pass to side control!
Luuttu can't do much from the bottom here.

Manzo decides to stand back up.
Manzo misses with a few strikes there.
Manzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Luuttu gets a takedown into half guard.
Manzo tries to kick Luuttu off but Luuttu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luuttu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manzo's head.
Luuttu wants to take a breather but Manzo is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manzo tries to kick Luuttu off but Luuttu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luuttu trying to control the pace.
Manzo tries to kick Luuttu off but Luuttu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Luuttu in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Manzo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Luuttu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matto Luuttu!
Matto Luuttu retains his welterweight title!