PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Multtuli Margabiaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Do
vs
Margabiaru

215 cm
33
300 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

225 cm
32
299 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Multtuli Margabiaru!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margabiaru moves into range and connects with a jab.
Margabiaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do misses with a two punch combination.
Margabiaru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Do waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Margabiaru.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margabiaru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Do punishes Margabiaru's body with a nice straight punch.

Do takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Margabiaru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Margabiaru takes a shot to the head.
Margabiaru wants to get back to striking at distance but Do won't allow it.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch but Do keeps him there for the moment.
We've been hearing reports that Do has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Do.
Margabiaru looks winded!
Do avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margabiaru is trying to break the clinch but Do is controlling him.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Margabiaru is trying to break free.
Do lands with a left to the head.
Margabiaru is looking to break free of the clinch but Do has double underhooks.
Do lands a body punch in the clinch.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Do avoiding damage.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Margabiaru is looking to break free of the clinch but Do has double underhooks.
Do lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Do.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.

It looks like Multtuli Margabiaru has been cut.
Do misses with an elbow strike.
Margabiaru tries to circle away but Do has him pinned against the cage.
Margabiaru looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Do lands an elbow inside that Margabiaru shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Margabiaru breaks the clinch.
Do scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do throws a head kick that misses.

Margabiaru gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Margabiaru can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Do controls the pace.
Margabiaru wants to stand but Do is controlling the position.
Do working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Margabiaru's head.
Do lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Do won't allow Margabiaru to get back to his feet.

Do thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Margabiaru keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.

Margabiaru has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Do is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margabiaru is trying to break the clinch but Do is controlling him.
Do prevents Margabiaru from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Margabiaru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Do lands a shoulder strike.
Margabiaru tries to break the clinch but Do is controlling the position.
Do lands a knee to the body.
Do softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Margabiaru is trying to push Do away but Do has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Margabiaru is trying to break the clinch but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Margabiaru tries to circle away but Do has him pinned against the cage.
Margabiaru is trying to force a seperation but Do has the dominant position.
Do lands a right hand that snaps the head of Margabiaru backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Do.
Do scores with a shot to the side of Margabiaru's head.
Margabiaru blocks an elbow strike.
Do softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Do lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Do creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do keeps control of Margabiaru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Do is pushing Margabiaru up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Margabiaru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Do shoots for a double leg takedown but Margabiaru sprawls well. He's pushed Do's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Do rushes Margabiaru and presses him up against the cage.
Do has Margabiaru pressed against the cage, preventing Margabiaru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Do lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Do prevents Margabiaru from breaking the clinch.
Do lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margabiaru is looking to break free of the clinch but Do has double underhooks.
Do misses with an elbow over the top.
Margabiaru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Do lands with a short shot to the head.
Margabiaru working hard to break the clinch.
Margabiaru is trying to break free.
Margabiaru takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed right hand from Margabiaru misses the target.
Margabiaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.

Do fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Margabiaru, pushing him back against the cage.
Margabiaru working hard to break the clinch.
Margabiaru tries to break free but Do pushes him back against the cage.
Do taking a breather.
Margabiaru tries to break the clinch but Do is controlling the position.

Margabiaru breaks the clinch.
Margabiaru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do slips under a jab.
Margabiaru misses with a looping left.
Do misses with a hook
and Margabiaru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Do scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Margabiaru.
Do with a lazy takedown attempt
and Margabiaru counters with a stiff right hand.
Margabiaru throws a body shot but no joy.
Do throwing a counter right hand but Margabiaru manages to avoid it.
Multtuli Margabiaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Margabiaru does no damage.
Do throws an off balance right hand
and Margabiaru counters with a stiff right hand.
Do fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Margabiaru avoids it really well and circles away.
Margabiaru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Do throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Margabiaru.
Margabiaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.

Do drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margabiaru wants to stand but Do is controlling the position.
Margabiaru being controlled here, momentarily.
Do distracts Margabiaru with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Do is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Do is pushing down on Margabiaru's leg trying to pass to half guard. Margabiaru is fighting to maintain full guard but Do has managed to sneak the leg through.
Do wants to take a breather but Margabiaru is having none of it.
Do looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Margabiaru with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Margabiaru wants to get back to his feet.
Do is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Margabiaru kicks Do off and gets back to his feet.
Margabiaru throws an off balance right hand
and Do counters with a nice body shot.
Margabiaru is breathing heavily.
Do tries for a takedown but Margabiaru sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Margabiaru throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Margabiaru keeps the fight on the outside.

Do closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Margabiaru to the mat! Margabiaru manages to get full guard.
Margabiaru wants to stand and escape but Do is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Margabiaru is retaining full guard.
Margabiaru is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Do is controlling him.
Do content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Margabiaru being controlled here, momentarily.
Do is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Margabiaru can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Margabiaru has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Do has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Margabiaru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Do has Margabiaru pressed against the cage, preventing Margabiaru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Do's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Do is struggling to control the position.
Do seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.

Margabiaru manages to break the clinch.
Do tries to clinch but Margabiaru moves out of range.
Multtuli Margabiaru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Margabiaru.

Do bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Will Do will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Multtuli Margabiaru's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Do tries to clinch
enabling Margabiaru to counter with a crisp jab.
Margabiaru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Do wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Do. Beautiful body shot.
Margabiaru slips a jab and a cross from Do.
Margabiaru scores with a nice strike.
Margabiaru throws a good cross that connects.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margabiaru moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Margabiaru misses with an uppercut.
Do shoots for a double leg takedown but Margabiaru sprawls well. He's pushed Do's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margabiaru moves away.
Margabiaru throws a big shot that misses.
Do throws a head kick that misses.
Margabiaru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Do needs to keep his hands up - Margabiaru had a free shot at his head there.
Margabiaru throws a body shot but no joy.
Margabiaru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Do misses with a wild combination.
Margabiaru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Do is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Margabiaru's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Margabiaru lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margabiaru misses with a body punch

and Do counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Do's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Margabiaru tries to break free but Do pushes him back against the cage.
Do lands a left hand.
Do looking to slow down the pace here.
Margabiaru is trying to break free.
Do prevents Margabiaru from breaking the clinch.
Margabiaru is trying to break the clinch but Do is controlling him.
Do lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Do - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Margabiaru is trying to break free.
Margabiaru tries to break the clinch but Do is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Do - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Do.
Margabiaru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Do taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Do will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Margabiaru up against the cage.
Do holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Margabiaru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Do lands a body shot in the clinch.
Margabiaru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Margabiaru is trying to break free.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Margabiaru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Margabiaru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Margabiaru tries to break free but Do pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margabiaru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Do looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Margabiaru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Do tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Margabiaru defends well and Do ends up having to push Margabiaru into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Margabiaru lands a jab.
Margabiaru displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Do.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Do closes the distance looking to clinch
and Margabiaru counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Multtuli Margabiaru.
I think Do has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Will Do!
Will Do managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition , into his post fight interview.