PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emils Hartmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Latham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latham has chosen Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hartmanis
vs
Latham

186 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emils Hartmanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Latham!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmanis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Latham shoots in for a takedown but Hartmanis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hartmanis scores with a shot to the body.
Hartmanis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartmanis throws out a loose jab but Latham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartmanis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Latham moves away.
Hartmanis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hartmanis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Latham.
Hartmanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmanis throws a jab when Latham was well out of range.

Latham shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hartmanis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hartmanis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hartmanis tries to get out of the position.

Latham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmanis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Latham slips nicely into half guard.
Latham looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Latham wants to work for an arm triangle but Hartmanis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Latham trying to pass the guard but Hartmanis defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartmanis is refusing to be controlled, as Latham sits in half guard.
Latham prevents Hartmanis from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Latham winds up and cracks Hartmanis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hartmanis wants to get back to his feet.
Latham trying to mount his opponent but Hartmanis defends it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Latham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hartmanis looks to score with a jab to the body but Latham is just out of range.
Latham fails with a takedown attempt.
Emils Hartmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Latham.
Latham ducks under a wild hook from Hartmanis.
Hartmanis cracks Latham with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmanis misses with a few strikes there.
Latham slips a straight right by Hartmanis.
Latham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hartmanis circles away.
Hartmanis misses with a hook. Latham ducked under it nicely.
Hartmanis digs a good body shot into Latham's ribs.
Latham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartmanis. Latham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartmanis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Latham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartmanis is looking to wear down Latham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hartmanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Latham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hartmanis misses with a body shot.
Hartmanis clobbers Latham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Latham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hartmanis misses with a few strikes there.

Latham changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hartmanis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Latham looking to control but instead Hartmanis has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hartmanis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Latham works his way into side control.
Latham has knee on belly momentarily but Hartmanis bucks him off and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emils Hartmanis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hartmanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Latham.
Hartmanis throws a right and a left that Latham avoids nicely.
Latham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartmanis.
Latham defending well as Hartmanis loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Hartmanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Latham looks for a takedown but Hartmanis sprawls well.
Hartmanis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Latham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmanis throws a hook but Latham avoids it easily.
Hartmanis throws a right hand that Latham ducks under and follows up with a left that Latham also avoids with ease.
Hartmanis misses with a looping left.
Hartmanis misses with a wild body shot.
Hartmanis throws an overhand right that lands on Latham's shoulder, as Latham tries to avoid the shot.
Latham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Latham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartmanis throws a series of punches but Latham avoids them all with ease.
Hartmanis lands with a straight right. Latham didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartmanis.
Hartmanis throws a body punch but Latham moves out of range.
Hartmanis misses with an uppercut.
Emils Hartmanis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Hartmanis misses.
Latham avoids the body shot from Hartmanis.
Hartmanis looks to score with a jab to the body but Latham is just out of range.
Latham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Hartmanis misses.
Hartmanis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartmanis. Latham does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmanis misses the jab.
Emils Hartmanis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartmanis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Latham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartmanis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Latham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Latham shoots in for a double leg but Hartmanis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Emils Hartmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Latham.
Hartmanis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Hartmanis.
Hartmanis looks to throw the jab but Latham is out of range.

That's four 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.
A swing and a miss from Hartmanis.
Latham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartmanis throws out the jab.
Hartmanis slaps away a takedown attempt from Latham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hartmanis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Latham was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartmanis.
Latham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Latham slips under a jab.
Hartmanis throws a big shot that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hartmanis throws the left hand but Latham avoids the punch easily.
Hartmanis misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emils Hartmanis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hartmanis throws a looping overhand right but Latham ducks down to avoid it.
Hartmanis throws a jab when Latham was well out of range.
Hartmanis throws a right and a left that both miss.

Latham shoots in and bounces Hartmanis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Latham is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Latham tries to free his leg and advance position but Hartmanis is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Latham won't allow Hartmanis to sweep him here.

Latham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Latham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Latham is pushing down on Hartmanis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hartmanis is fighting to maintain full guard but Latham has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Latham passes to full mount!

Latham is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hartmanis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hartmanis shrugs it off.
Latham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hartmanis wants to get back to his feet.

Latham is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hartmanis is surviving well by controlling Latham's body position as best he can.

Latham working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Latham sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Latham lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmanis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Latham trying to control but Hartmanis is having none of it.
Hartmanis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hartmanis can't escape the position.
Mark Latham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Latham is working for a guillotine from mount but Hartmanis frees his head quite easily.

Latham jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hartmanis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hartmanis and Latham has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hartmanis prevents Latham from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmanis keeps Latham under control for a moment.
Latham wants to control but Hartmanis is keeping him busy.
Hartmanis is pushing Latham's head away, looking to escape. Latham manages to hold on to the position though.
Hartmanis is looking to reverse the position.
Hartmanis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Latham on the ground.

Latham tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hartmanis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Latham has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Latham throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Latham looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hartmanis struggling a bit here.
Emils Hartmanis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Latham creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hartmanis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hartmanis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Latham tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hartmanis wants to control but Latham postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Latham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hartmanis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emils Hartmanis!