PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between terrance reaume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Tonttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

reaume
vs
Tonttu

177 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, terrance reaume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harri Tonttu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tonttu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
reaume wants to get back to his feet but Tonttu drags him back down.
An elbow from Tonttu crashes against the mat.
reaume tries to improve position but can't.
reaume is trying to buck Tonttu off.
reaume tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tonttu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
reaume tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tonttu tries to control but reaume wriggling away.
Tonttu takes reaume's back.
reaume breaks Tonttu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
reaume trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tonttu's guard.

reaume gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tonttu misses the shot to the body.
reaume tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tonttu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
reaume tries to clinch but Tonttu is having none of it.
terrance reaume is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - reaume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
reaume fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tonttu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tonttu misses with a series of wild punches.
Tonttu swats away the attempt to clinch by reaume.
Nice sprawl there from reaume as Tonttu shoots in.
Tonttu looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

reaume forces Tonttu back against the cage and clinches.
reaume lands an elbow just above Tonttu 's eye.

reaume pulls guard successfully.
reaume wants to stand up but Tonttu is controlling him.
reaume keeping full guard, as Tonttu tries to pass.
reaume working a defensive guard here.

reaume working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tonttu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tonttu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

reaume working for a triangle but Tonttu defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
reaume keeping moving, preventing Tonttu from controlling successfully.
reaume is adopting a defensive guard.

Tonttu is sitting in close to reaume's body. reaume has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tonttu is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tonttu is tapping! That was a very nice submission by reaume.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). terrance reaume!