PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meiji Mutsuhito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Avdeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mutsuhito
vs
Avdeev

202 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Meiji Mutsuhito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yegor Avdeev!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avdeev takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Yegor Avdeev has been cut.

Avdeev darts in and clinches Mutsuhito up against the cage.
Mutsuhito is trying to maintain a safe position but Avdeev gets an underhook and turns Mutsuhito into the cage.
Mutsuhito avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mutsuhito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mutsuhito stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meiji Mutsuhito.

Mutsuhito clinches with his opponent.
Mutsuhito taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutsuhito tries to throw a body punch but Avdeev avoids it by throwing Mutsuhito back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mutsuhito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avdeev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mutsuhito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutsuhito trying to land knees to the body.
Mutsuhito trying to stall but Avdeev improves his position.
Mutsuhito swings wildly with an uppercut but Avdeev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mutsuhito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Avdeev stalling against the cage.
Mutsuhito is looking to control Avdeev's arms but Avdeev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mutsuhito has his back to the cage.
Avdeev looking to throw knees to the head but Mutsuhito is blocking nicely.
Avdeev slows down the pace here.
Mutsuhito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two 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.
Mutsuhito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mutsuhito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Avdeev is keeping busy.
Mutsuhito can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Avdeev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mutsuhito is looking to control Avdeev's arms but Avdeev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mutsuhito has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meiji Mutsuhito.

Avdeev closes the distance and pushes Mutsuhito back into the cage.
Mutsuhito taking a breather.
Mutsuhito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mutsuhito throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutsuhito is trying to maintain a safe position but Avdeev gets an underhook and turns Mutsuhito into the cage.
Mutsuhito stalling in the clinch but Avdeev improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meiji Mutsuhito.

Mutsuhito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Avdeev blocks a body shot from Mutsuhito.
Mutsuhito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mutsuhito misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Avdeev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Avdeev continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Avdeev stalling.
Mutsuhito looking to slow down the pace here.
Mutsuhito trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mutsuhito misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mutsuhito throws an elbow but it misses.
Mutsuhito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Avdeev blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Avdeev lands a shoulder strike.
Mutsuhito looking to throw knees to the head but Avdeev is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mutsuhito looking to slow down the pace here.
Mutsuhito is looking to control Avdeev's arms but Avdeev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mutsuhito has his back to the cage.
Avdeev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meiji Mutsuhito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yegor Avdeev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Avdeev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mutsuhito is looking to control Avdeev's arms but Avdeev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mutsuhito has his back to the cage.
Avdeev is struggling to control the position.
Avdeev just leaning against Mutsuhito, taking a breather.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Avdeev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mutsuhito looking to slow down the pace here.
Avdeev is pushing Mutsuhito up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Avdeev lands a hook that snaps the head of Mutsuhito backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avdeev stalling the fight.
Mutsuhito is trying to maintain a safe position but Avdeev gets an underhook and turns Mutsuhito into the cage.
Mutsuhito trying to control the position but instead, Avdeev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mutsuhito into the cage.
Maybe Mutsuhito would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meiji Mutsuhito.

Mutsuhito moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avdeev stalling in the clinch.
Mutsuhito looking to stall.
Mutsuhito misses with a body punch.
Mutsuhito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Avdeev.
Avdeev blocks the elbow strike.
Mutsuhito lands an elbow inside.
Come on Avdeev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Avdeev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avdeev.
Mutsuhito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutsuhito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mutsuhito stalling in the clinch but Avdeev improves position.
Mutsuhito tries to stall but Avdeev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Avdeev slowing the pace effectively.
Avdeev'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.
Mutsuhito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Avdeev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mutsuhito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mutsuhito tries to stall but Avdeev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meiji Mutsuhito.

Avdeev gets tackled into the cage by Mutsuhito. Mutsuhito maintains the clinch.
Avdeev blocks an uppercut.
Mutsuhito throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutsuhito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Avdeev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meiji Mutsuhito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mutsuhito is leaning against Avdeev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mutsuhito is trying to maintain a safe position but Avdeev gets an underhook and turns Mutsuhito into the cage.
Mutsuhito trying to stall but Avdeev improves his position.
Mutsuhito stalling in the clinch but Avdeev improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mutsuhito looking to slow down the pace here.
Avdeev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mutsuhito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meiji Mutsuhito.

Avdeev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mutsuhito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Avdeev is defending well for now.
Avdeev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mutsuhito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avdeev dodges an elbow strike from Mutsuhito.
Mutsuhito trying to control the position but instead, Avdeev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mutsuhito into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Avdeev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Avdeev'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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
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 Meiji Mutsuhito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yegor Avdeev's cut.
That's time! Mutsuhito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mutsuhito forces Avdeev back against the cage and clinches.
Mutsuhito trying to stall but Avdeev improves his position.
Mutsuhito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutsuhito tries to land knees in the clinch but Avdeev avoids the damage to the body.
Mutsuhito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Avdeev can do to turn this around?
Mutsuhito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutsuhito misses with a punch to the body.
Avdeev stalls.
Avdeev prevents a body shot from Mutsuhito.
Mutsuhito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutsuhito looking to slow down the pace here.
Mutsuhito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Avdeev scores with a shot to the side of Mutsuhito's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutsuhito prevents a body shot from Avdeev.
A shot in the inside from Avdeev.
Mutsuhito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mutsuhito working aggressively here.
Mutsuhito stalling in the clinch but Avdeev improves position.
Mutsuhito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mutsuhito looking to stall.
Mutsuhito trying to stall but Avdeev improves his position.
Mutsuhito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meiji Mutsuhito.

Mutsuhito moves into the clinch successfully.
Avdeev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutsuhito lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutsuhito.
Mutsuhito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Avdeev avoids it.
Mutsuhito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Avdeev avoids it.
Mutsuhito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avdeev's elbow.
Avdeev avoiding damage as Mutsuhito throws knees to the body.
Mutsuhito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avdeev blocks a body shot from Mutsuhito.
Mutsuhito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mutsuhito working Avdeev over with knees to the body.
Avdeev stalling in the clinch.
Mutsuhito trying to stall but Avdeev improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avdeev managing to block the knees to the body from Mutsuhito.
Mutsuhito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mutsuhito misses with a knee strike.
Mutsuhito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Avdeev slows down the pace here.
Avdeev has Mutsuhito pushed against the cage.
Avdeev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mutsuhito looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mutsuhito seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Avdeev is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

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.
The referee is keeping an eye on Avdeev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Avdeev dodges an elbow strike from Mutsuhito.
Avdeev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mutsuhito is trying to maintain a safe position but Avdeev gets an underhook and turns Mutsuhito into the cage.
Avdeev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mutsuhito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Avdeev is keeping busy.
Mutsuhito can't find room to land a body shot as Avdeev controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Meiji Mutsuhito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mutsuhito has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meiji Mutsuhito!