PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaki Mountain (ranked 3335 p4p, 2931 weight class) and Moana Tautua (ranked 390 p4p, 350 weight class). Moana Tautua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mountain
vs
Tautua

180 cm
19
166
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
158
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Conquer

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaki Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moana Tautua!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tautua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mountain pinned against the cage. Mountain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tautua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.

Tautua shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mountain is trying to defend but Tautua finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tautua perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tautua prevents Mountain from improving his position.
Tautua wants to pass the guard but Mountain is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tautua stalling.
Tautua is looking to take a break and control but Mountain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mountain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tautua on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tautua sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mountain defending well though.
Tautua slows the pace down in half guard.

Tautua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mountain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tautua sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mountain defending well though.
Tautua with the ground and pound but Mountain uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tautua throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tautua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mountain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tautua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mountain wants to stand up but Tautua is controlling him.
Tautua trying to control but Mountain is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tautua is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Tautua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mountain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mountain is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Jorzi GYM, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Tautua is looking to take a break and control but Mountain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tautua is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mountain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tautua wants to control but Mountain is keeping him busy.
Tautua working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Tautua is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mountain looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tautua gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mountain is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tautua lets go of the hold and Mountain can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Moana Tautua!
Moana Tautua managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.