PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garuda Utha (ranked 4523 p4p, 443 weight class) and Mukhtar Sirawazi (ranked 7058 p4p, 568 weight class). Utha comes to the ring accompanied by Garuda War!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Utha
vs
Sirawazi

178 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Garuda Utha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mukhtar Sirawazi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utha moves forwards but Sirawazi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sirawazi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Utha takes one to the chin there.
Utha throws out a loose jab but Sirawazi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sirawazi.
Sirawazi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Utha.
Sirawazi throws a sloppy body shot
and Utha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Sirawazi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sirawazi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sirawazi throws an elbow but Utha slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sirawazi working the ground and pound but Utha is defending the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirawazi controlling from side mount.
Sirawazi working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utha being controlled for a moment.
Utha is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Sirawazi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Utha has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sirawazi laying and praying for a moment but Utha takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sirawazi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sirawazi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sirawazi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Utha defending well though.
Utha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sirawazi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Utha is trying to stand.
Utha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sirawazi.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sirawazi drops an elbow to the side of Utha's head.
Sirawazi controlling the pace.
Sirawazi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sirawazi content to control rather than advance.
Sirawazi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sirawazi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Utha defending well though.
Sirawazi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Utha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Sirawazi.
Sirawazi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sirawazi 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.
Sirawazi misses with a head shot. Utha uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sirawazi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Utha's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sirawazi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sirawazi with a nice head shot there.
Sirawazi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Utha has momentary wrist control but Sirawazi slips an elbow through the middle.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sirawazi working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sirawazi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Utha keeping moving, preventing Sirawazi from controlling successfully.
Sirawazi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sirawazi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Utha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Utha wants to stand and escape but Sirawazi is having none of it.
Sirawazi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sirawazi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sirawazi connects with a couple of short punches.
Sirawazi is working Utha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Utha is rocked!
Sirawazi is stalling in the full guard.
Oh Utha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sirawazi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sirawazi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sirawazi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Utha seems to have got his legs back now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi throwing strikes from guard but Utha blocks nicely.
Sirawazi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sirawazi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sirawazi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sirawazi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sirawazi trying to control the position from guard on top but Utha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sirawazi's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sirawazi throws a big right hand that misses.
Sirawazi scoring with some ground and pound.
Utha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sirawazi is controlling him.
Sirawazi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sirawazi pushing down on Utha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sirawazi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Utha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sirawazi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sirawazi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sirawazi lands with a punch from half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sirawazi working over Utha with some ground and pound. Utha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sirawazi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sirawazi is taking a breather. Utha 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.
Sirawazi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sirawazi working over Utha with some ground and pound. Utha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sirawazi lands a nice short elbow.
Sirawazi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Utha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sirawazi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mukhtar Sirawazi dominated that round.
That's time! Utha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sirawazi scores with a body shot.
Sirawazi tries to bum rush Utha with a series of wild strikes but Utha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Utha throws a lazy head kick

and Sirawazi counters with a shoot takedown. Utha fights it but they end up in guard.
Sirawazi scoring with some ground and pound.
Sirawazi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sirawazi working some strikes from top position.
Mukhtar Sirawazi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sirawazi working some strikes from top position.
Sirawazi loads up on a big left hand. Utha felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Sirawazi looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Utha can't hide his disappointment, as Sirawazi celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mukhtar Sirawazi!
Mukhtar Sirawazi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Garuda Utha was interviewed post fight and said 'i hate lose.'.