PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Borris Beefcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Tuisku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuisku is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Levoton. Borris Beefcake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beefcake
vs
Tuisku

167 cm
25
140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

171 cm
24
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Toxic Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Beefcake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antti Tuisku!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuisku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beefcake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuisku.
Beefcake throws a shot from downtown. Tuisku moves away and avoids it.
Tuisku will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beefcake lands with an overhand left.
Beefcake looks to throw the jab but Tuisku is out of range.
Beefcake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tuisku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beefcake tries to avoid it but Tuisku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beefcake to the ground. Beefcake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Beefcake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beefcake scores with a jab to the body.
Tuisku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beefcake tries to avoid it but Tuisku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beefcake to the ground. Beefcake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Borris Beefcake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Tuisku.
Tuisku moves away from the strike by Beefcake.
Beefcake looks to land a combination but Tuisku avoids it well.
Tuisku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Tuisku or perhaps it was just good defense by Beefcake which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Beefcake there.
Beefcake misses with an uppercut. Tuisku saw that one coming.
Beefcake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tuisku on the side of the head.
Tuisku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Tuisku shoots in and bounces Beefcake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuisku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuisku tries to free his leg and advance position but Beefcake is retaining full guard.
Beefcake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tuisku on the ground.
Beefcake is looking to stand up but Tuisku isn't so interested in that idea.
Tuisku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tuisku wants to control from the top but Beefcake keeps moving.
Beefcake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tuisku.
Tuisku makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tuisku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beefcake catches Tuisku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tuisku misses with an uppercut. Beefcake saw that one coming.
Tuisku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beefcake.
Beefcake throws a hook to the side of Tuisku's head but Tuisku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beefcake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beefcake swings for the body but Tuisku moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku throws a jab but it's blocked by Beefcake.
Tuisku shoots in for a double leg but Beefcake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tuisku shoots in for a takedown but Beefcake shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Antti Tuisku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuisku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beefcake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Beefcake. That snapped Tuisku's head back.
No luck for Tuisku with that takedown attempt.
Beefcake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beefcake ducks under a wild hook from Tuisku.
Tuisku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuisku swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beefcake counters with a stiff right hand.
Tuisku throws a body punch but Beefcake moves out of range.
Tuisku thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuisku.

Tuisku gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuisku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beefcake's head.
Beefcake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tuisku.
Beefcake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tuisku.
Tuisku throwing shots but Beefcake is blocking nicely.
Tuisku throws a strike but Beefcake avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Beefcake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beefcake tries to get out of the position.
Tuisku lands a couple of elbows.
Tuisku postures up in Beefcake's guard and throws a big left but Beefcake blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borris Beefcake dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice takedown defense from Beefcake. No joy for Tuisku on that attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Beefcake. That snapped Tuisku's head back.
Beefcake scores with a nice right hand.
Tuisku fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beefcake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuisku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beefcake lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Beefcake.

Tuisku is rocked!
Tuisku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beefcake finds it's way round the side to connect with Tuisku's head.
Tuisku is still on wobbly legs! Can Beefcake finish him?
Tuisku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beefcake is fending him off so far but Tuisku persists. Nope, Beefcake circles away and we're back to standing.
Borris Beefcake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Tuisku.
Tuisku lands a right hook to the body.
Beefcake drops Tuisku with a naaaaasty hook - Tuisku is in real trouble here! Beefcake dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borris Beefcake!
Borris Beefcake retains his bantamweight title!