PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Tuska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Trigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuska comes to the cage accompanied by Diary Of A Madman by the Gravediggaz. Jack Trigger looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Tuska
vs
Trigger

187 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joonas Tuska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Trigger!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tuska gets the takedown into side control.
Trigger looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tuska lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trigger down.
Tuska has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tuska lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tuska is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tuska's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Tuska stands up and beckons Trigger to his feet.
Trigger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuska manages to avoid it.
Tuska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tuska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trigger can pounce on him.
No joy there for Tuska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuska throws a head kick but Trigger moves out of range.

Tuska forces Trigger back against the cage and clinches.
Trigger tries to land a knee to the head but Tuska blocks with his arms.
Tuska prevents Trigger from breaking the clinch.

Tuska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger misses with a takedown

and Tuska counters with a takedown into side control.
Tuska cracks Trigger with a big elbow.
Trigger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuska wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tuska landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Trigger is trying to buck Tuska off.
Trigger is looking for a sweep.

Tuska stands up.
Trigger tries for a takedown but Tuska sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Trigger gets caught flat footed, as Tuska shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tuska pushes down on Trigger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Tuska moves into full mount! Trigger won't be happy about that!
Trigger wants to control but Tuska is having none of it.
Tuska content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Tuska.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuska postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Trigger looks a forlorn figure.
Tuska controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trigger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Tuska has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Trigger is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joonas Tuska!