PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Luhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blink Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deathgrip has chosen Berserker as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Luhtanen
vs
Deathgrip

181 cm
31
185 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

185 cm
25
202 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Henrik Luhtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blink Deathgrip!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luhtanen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Blink Deathgrip has been cut.
Luhtanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luhtanen stalks Deathgrip and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Deathgrip's face. Deathgrip staggers backwards, shaken.
Deathgrip thows a body kick. Luhtanen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Henrik Luhtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luhtanen throws a body punch but Deathgrip moves out of range.
Luhtanen checks a low kick from Deathgrip.
Deathgrip avoids the body shot from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen misses with a jab to the body

and Deathgrip counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Deathgrip prevents Luhtanen from standing back up.
Deathgrip looks to land a strike but Luhtanen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Deathgrip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Deathgrip trying to control but Luhtanen is working from the bottom.
Deathgrip throwing strikes from guard but Luhtanen blocks nicely.
Deathgrip is working Luhtanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Luhtanen trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deathgrip accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deathgrip with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luhtanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luhtanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deathgrip is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Deathgrip with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luhtanen keeping moving, preventing Deathgrip from controlling successfully.
Deathgrip lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luhtanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deathgrip.
Deathgrip throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deathgrip accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deathgrip pushes down on Luhtanen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luhtanen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Deathgrip is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Deathgrip thows a huge punch but Luhtanen dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luhtanen wants to get back to his feet.
Deathgrip looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip wants to take a breather but Luhtanen is having none of it.

Deathgrip is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Deathgrip is trying to control the action in half guard but Luhtanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Deathgrip prevents Luhtanen from standing back up.
Deathgrip is looking to advance position but Luhtanen won't allow it.
Deathgrip thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luhtanen's head.
Deathgrip performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Deathgrip is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Deathgrip has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deathgrip is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deathgrip wants to control but Luhtanen is keeping him busy.
Deathgrip throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Luhtanen pushes Deathgrip off looking to stand but Deathgrip dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Deathgrip is working for a kimura but Luhtanen is defending it quite comfortably.
Luhtanen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Deathgrip scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blink Deathgrip dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blink Deathgrip's cut.
That's time! Luhtanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Deathgrip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luhtanen moves away.

Deathgrip dives in and scores a takedown into Luhtanen's guard.
Deathgrip trying to control the position from guard on top but Luhtanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deathgrip missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deathgrip in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luhtanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deathgrip working some strikes from top position.
Deathgrip in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Deathgrip thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Luhtanen wants to stand up but Deathgrip is controlling him.
Deathgrip distracts Luhtanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Deathgrip trying to control but Luhtanen is working from the bottom.
Deathgrip trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Deathgrip trying to control but Luhtanen is working from the bottom.
Deathgrip cracks Luhtanen with a solid left hand.
Deathgrip works over Luhtanen with some ground and pound from guard.
Deathgrip postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Deathgrip throws a strike but Luhtanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Deathgrip doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deathgrip manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luhtanen manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
Deathgrip sitting in guard here, content to control.
Deathgrip with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blink Deathgrip has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deathgrip stands up over Luhtanen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Deathgrip lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Deathgrip wants to pass the guard but Luhtanen is keeping the position.
Deathgrip slips nicely into half guard.
Deathgrip takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Deathgrip is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Deathgrip wants to pass the guard but Luhtanen is defending well.
Luhtanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deathgrip.
Deathgrip thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luhtanen's head.
Deathgrip working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Deathgrip passes to full mount!
Deathgrip working Luhtanen over with strikes here.

Luhtanen is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Deathgrip! Luhtanen is hurt baaadly! Deathgrip is firing away with more strikes - Luhtanen is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blink Deathgrip!
Our winner, Blink Deathgrip, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.