PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spade Tellos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Straight Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Spade Tellos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tellos
vs
Shooter

199 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spade Tellos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Straight Shooter!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shooter swivels and escapes.

Tellos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shooter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shooter is trying to control Tellos's posture but Tellos avoids it.
Shooter sneaks back into half guard.
Shooter wants to control but Tellos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shooter keeping control of the position.

Tellos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shooter is just riding it out for now. Tellos eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shooter is concentrating on defense, preventing Tellos from advancing position.
Tellos is keen to just control but Shooter is a slippery customer.
Shooter tries to roll over but Tellos keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shooter is defending against the submission attempts here by Tellos.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tellos dives in and grabs Shooter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shooter pushes down on Tellos's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tellos doesn't manage to clinch there - Shooter circles away.

Shooter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tellos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shooter on the ground.
Shooter with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Shooter.
Shooter landing strikes from the mount and Tellos is in trouble!
Shooter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Tellos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shooter.
Tellos is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Shooter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellos is looking to get to half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shooter working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tellos can't escape the position.

Shooter has control of Tellos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tellos regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shooter with shots to the head and body - Tellos looks very uncomfortable down there.

Shooter is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tellos is surviving well by controlling Shooter's body position as best he can.
Shooter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Shooter is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tellos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tellos!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Straight Shooter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tellos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tellos trying to control from half guard but Shooter is working away.

Shooter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shooter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellos looking to pass the guard.
Shooter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shooter is pulling down on Tellos's head to control his posture.
Shooter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tellos trying to control the position from guard on top but Shooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

Tellos has gone for a leg lock! Shooter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tellos's guard.
Tellos keeping moving, preventing Shooter from controlling successfully.
Shooter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tellos is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shooter in side control lands a decent elbow.

Shooter is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tellos is trying to escape and Shooter transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tellos is forced to tap! Nice work there by Shooter! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Straight Shooter!