PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuhan Bathmanaban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Raty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bathmanaban
vs
Raty

222 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuhan Bathmanaban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seppo Raty!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bathmanaban. No joy for Raty on that attempt.

Raty shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bathmanaban napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bathmanaban is trying to get back to his feet.
Bathmanaban knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raty on the ground.
Raty remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Let's hope that Raty 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.

Raty looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Raty is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raty is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bathmanaban is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Bathmanaban's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Raty trying to control the position but Bathmanaban is working away.
Raty remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathmanaban looking for a sweep but Raty has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Raty controlling from mount.

Raty is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bathmanaban has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raty content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bathmanaban is looking to escape.
Raty sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bathmanaban keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Seppo Raty wasn't active enough on the ground.

Bathmanaban gets caught flat footed, as Raty shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bathmanaban can't keep his opponent in guard - Raty advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raty slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Seppo Raty.

Bathmanaban looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Raty trying to control but Bathmanaban postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Raty dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Raty misses with a takedown attempt - Bathmanaban sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Bathmanaban shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Raty gets back to full guard.
Raty is trying to keep Bathmanaban in close.
Seppo Raty has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bathmanaban won't allow Raty to sweep him here.

Raty has his foot on Bathmanaban's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bathmanaban works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raty is on top in guard.
Raty stays in close to Bathmanaban's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raty's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bathmanaban really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Raty forces his way into half guard.
Raty seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Seppo Raty hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Bathmanaban bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raty is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bathmanaban's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bathmanaban trying to control from Raty's half guard. Raty has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bathmanaban throwing strikes but missing.
Raty controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raty lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Raty advances to half guard.
Bathmanaban tries to roll over but Raty keeps him under control.
Raty is taking a breather. Bathmanaban 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathmanaban pushes Raty off but Raty dives into side control.

Raty is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bathmanaban knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Raty controls the position.
Raty advances to full mount.
Raty controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bathmanaban keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Raty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Raty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bathmanaban's face as Raty controls the position.
Bathmanaban manages to get back to half guard.
Bathmanaban is looking for a sweep. Raty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Raty in particular looking to stall.
Raty passes to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bathmanaban has left one of his arms exposed and Raty doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bathmanaban screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seppo Raty!