PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lavar Mustison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Raymore Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavar Mustison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mustison
vs
Raymore Ardonia

199 cm
23
267 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lavar Mustison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Raymore Ardonia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardonia thuds his right hand into Mustison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ardonia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mustison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mustison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ardonia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mustison walks into a stiff left hand from Ardonia.
Ardonia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Mustison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mustison is taking a breather. Ardonia 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.
Mustison's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ardonia trying to control from the bottom.
Mustison sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lavar Mustison wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ardonia is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ardonia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ardonia lands a two punch combo.
Mustison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ardonia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ardonia tries to clinch

and Mustison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mustison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Ardonia.
Ardonia lands a hook that snaps the head of Mustison backwards.
Mustison looking for a takedown.
Ardonia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ardonia.
Ardonia lands an uppercut.
Mustison is working for takedown but Ardonia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ardonia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ardonia lands with a short shot to the head.
Ardonia is trying to push Mustison away but Mustison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ardonia.

Mustison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mustison takes one on the button.
Mustison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ardonia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mustison back to the cage. Ardonia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Ardonia has Mustison up against the cage in a clinch.
Ardonia throws a head punch that misses.
Ardonia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mustison taking a breather.

Ardonia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mustison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ardonia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mustison thinking.
Mustison swings for the body but Ardonia moves out of range.
Mustison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ardonia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia wants to clinch.
Mustison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ardonia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lavar Mustison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Ardonia. Those never looked like landing.
Mustison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ardonia.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mustison.
Ardonia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ardonia lands with an uppercut that bounces Mustison off the cage and back into range.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ardonia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ardonia scores with a three punch combo!
Ardonia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mustison. Mustison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ardonia swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustison.

Ardonia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mustison is looking to control Ardonia's arms but Ardonia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mustison has his back to the cage.
Ardonia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ardonia scores with a shot to the side of Mustison's head.
Ardonia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ardonia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mustisons head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mustison jumps into guard, dragging Ardonia to the mat.

Mustison looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ardonia is defending well. Mustison quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ardonia has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mustison celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lavar Mustison!