PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santtu Selluliitti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Selluliitti
vs
Mauti

225 cm
28
198 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
202 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler\'s Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santtu Selluliitti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Selluliitti.
That kick from Mauti tenderised Selluliitti's leg. Selluliitti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Selluliitti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mauti moves away.
Selluliitti cracks Mauti with an open hand slap.
Selluliitti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
Selluliitti misses with a double jab.
Selluliitti scores with a jab. Mauti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mauti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mauti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Selluliitti throws out a loose jab but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Selluliitti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mauti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Selluliitti down.
Mauti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selluliitti misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Selluliitti.

Mauti takes the fight into the clinch.
Selluliitti managing to block the knees to the body from Mauti .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selluliitti has Mauti pressed against the cage.
Mauti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Selluliitti really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Selluliitti is trying to stall.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Selluliitti's defenses.

It looks like Santtu Selluliitti has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mauti throws an elbow but misses.
Selluliitti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mauti .
Selluliitti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mauti lands a good knee to the midsection. Selluliitti won't want to take too many of those.
Selluliitti is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Selluliitti.
Selluliitti swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Selluliitti avoids a wild elbow strike from Mauti .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Selluliitti throws a head punch that misses.
Mauti looking to throw knees to the head but Selluliitti is blocking nicely.
Mauti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mauti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mauti throws an elbow but it misses.
Selluliitti tries to work over Mauti 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mauti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Selluliitti tries to stall but Mauti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Selluliitti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mauti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Santtu Selluliitti's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mauti blocks an uppercut.
Mauti lands an elbow inside.

Selluliitti is rocked!
Mauti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Selluliitti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Santtu Selluliitti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Santtu Selluliitti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Mauti !
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Mauti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.