PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roxanni Purnatori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dave Mt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mt
vs
Purnatori

187 cm
27
300 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

210 cm
28
300 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Mt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roxanni Purnatori!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Purnatori is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Purnatori's head.

It looks like Roxanni Purnatori has been cut.
Purnatori takes one to the chin there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Purnatori crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mt - the referee stops the clock and Purnatori gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mt. Purnatori manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mt throws a head kick but Purnatori moves out of range.
Mt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Purnatori tries for a takedown but Mt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Purnatori avoids the head kick by Mt.
Mt throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mt.
Mt throws a head kick but Purnatori moves out of range.
Mt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Mt.
Purnatori throws a series of punches but Mt moves out of range.
Mt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Purnatori blocks a head kick by Mt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Purnatori misses with a straight left.
Mt throws a sloppy head kick and Purnatori moves out of range easily.
Mt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Purnatori shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mt as he jumps to the side.
Dave Mt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roxanni Purnatori.
Mt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mt tries a head kick but it misses.
Purnatori takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mt tries a head kick but it misses.
Mt lands a head kick!
Mt misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Purnatori is defended easily by Mt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mt misses with a head kick.
Mt throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Mt.
Purnatori is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mt is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Purnatori.
Purnatori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mt scores with a head kick. Purnatori tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dave Mt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mt is breathing heavily.
Mt stuffs the takedown.
Purnatori blocks a head kick by Mt.
Mt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mt pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dave Mt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Purnatori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mt stuffs the takedown attempt from Purnatori. Purnatori gets slowly back to his feet.
Mt throws a head kick that misses.
Mt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Purnatori takes a kick to the side of the head.
Purnatori tries to land a leg kick but Mt saw it coming and moves away.
Mt misses with a head kick.

Purnatori shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Purnatori throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mt is trying to stand up.
Mt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Purnatori with the ground and pound from mount.
Mt wants to try and get back to his feet.

Purnatori looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Purnatori with good strikes from the mount here!
Purnatori raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Purnatori connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Purnatori lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mt really wants to buck Purnatori off and get back to his feet.
Purnatori with a couple of short strikes.
Purnatori is landing with some decent strikes but Mt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Purnatori putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dave Mt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roxanni Purnatori's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mt throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mt, right into the meat.

Purnatori scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Purnatori is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mt sees it coming and defends easily.
Mt has hold of Purnatori's hands but Purnatori slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Purnatori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Purnatori uses his free foot to push down on Mt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mt.
Mt taking shots to the head.
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!
Mt's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Purnatori cracks Mt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Purnatori cracks Mt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roxanni Purnatori has got the better of the ground game so far.
Purnatori pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Purnatori lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Purnatori.
Purnatori in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Purnatori is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mt can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Purnatori lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mt is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Purnatori has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mt's face.
Purnatori is landing with some decent strikes but Mt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Purnatori lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mt taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purnatori raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mt tries to buck Purnatori off but he can't manage it.
Purnatori is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mt tries to get out of the position.
Purnatori lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Purnatori pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Mt is rocked!
Mt is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Purnatori.
Oh Mt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Purnatori connects with a bit shot that sees Mt covering up! More strikes from Purnatori and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Purnatori is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roxanni Purnatori!