PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Untamo Tohotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tohotti comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. Stan Winner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tohotti
vs
Winner

175 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
18
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Untamo Tohotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Winner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Winner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Winner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Winner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tohotti is keeping the position for now.
Tohotti keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Tohotti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winner is one step ahead there.
Winner throws a big right hand that misses.
Winner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tohotti tries for a takedown but Winner circles away easily

and Winner counters with a shoot takedown. Tohotti fights it but they end up in guard.
Tohotti is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner stands up over Tohotti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but Tohotti is retaining full guard.
Winner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Winner landing with the ground and pound.
Tohotti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winner is one step ahead there.
Winner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tohotti is keeping the position for now.

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.
Winner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Winner slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Winner there.
Winner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tohotti tries to hold on but Winner postures up.
Winner controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Winner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tohotti taking shots to the head.
Winner content just to control the position here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Stan Winner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tohotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winner manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Winner dominated that round.
That's time! Tohotti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tohotti clinches but Winner breaks the clinch
and Winner counters with a nice body shot.
Untamo Tohotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tohotti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tohotti manages to avoid it.
Tohotti tries to clinch

and Winner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Winner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Winner passes to full mount!
Winner with good strikes from the mount here!
Winner landing punches.
Winner lands with some strikes.
Tohotti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tohotti gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tohotti is refusing to be controlled, as Winner sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Winner connects with a nice short shot to Tohotti's temple.
Winner is trying to control the action in half guard but Tohotti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Winner is trying to control the action in half guard but Tohotti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tohotti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tohotti won't allow Winner to pass to mount.
Stan Winner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winner is taking a breather. Tohotti says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tohotti is staying active underneath Winner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Winner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Stan Winner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tohotti connects with a jab.
Tohotti tries to clinch up

and Winner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Winner passes to side control.
Tohotti is looking to regain half guard here but Winner keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tohotti is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Winner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tohotti is trying to improve his position.
Tohotti manages to work his way to half guard, despite Winner's best efforts.
Winner wants to pass the guard but Tohotti is defending well.
Winner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tohotti wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Winner clinches with his opponent.
Tohotti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winner lands a shot to the body.
Tohotti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Winner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tohotti regains guard.
Winner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Winner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Winner trying to control but Tohotti is working from the bottom.
Winner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Winner landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Winner stands up and waves to Tohotti to follow him.

Winner pushes Tohotti up against the cage in a clinch.

Winner drags the fight down to the ground.
Winner pulls Tohotti in close to prevent any damage.
Winner has a closed guard, preventing Tohotti from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Winner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tohotti is looking to escape.
Winner lands a nice shot to the head.
Tohotti is in a horrible position here. Winner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tohotti can't escape the position.
Winner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Winner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Winner with a couple of short strikes.
Winner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Winner lands a big shot there that rocks Tohotti but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tohotti bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Winner controlling Tohotti's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tohotti trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom.
Winner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Winner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Untamo Tohotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tohotti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!