PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pertti pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tate
vs
pasanen

188 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrence Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, pertti pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate throws a series of punches but pasanen avoids them all with ease.

pasanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

pasanen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no pasanen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tate taking a bit of punishment here - pasanen scoring with strikes.

pasanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tate is trying to get back to half guard.

pasanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

pasanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tate has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tate stops pasanen from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

pasanen tries for a kimura but Tate is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pasanen looks gassed!
Tate is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on pasanen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

pasanen is looking for a kimura here.

Tate looking for submissions off his back.
Tate punching from the bottom.
pasanen looks to land a strike but Tate avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
pasanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Tate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
pasanen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tate's head.

pasanen has gone for a leg lock! Tate slips out almost immediately though and dives into pasanen's guard.

pasanen looking for a guillotine here but Tate defends easily.

Tate avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

pasanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

pasanen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tate should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, pasanen has tightened it up now! Tate should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). pertti pasanen!