PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Tummutti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilhelm Louis Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tummutti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tiamat - Cain. Tommi Tummutti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wilhelm Louis Stern's chin.

Tummutti
vs
Louis Stern

188 cm
26
211 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Tummutti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilhelm Louis Stern!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern digs a good hook to Tummutti's body.
Tummutti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stern circles away quickly and effectively.
Stern fails with a takedown attempt.
Tummutti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stern counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stern throws a shot from downtown. Tummutti moves away and avoids it.
Tummutti slips under a jab.
Tummutti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stern stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck for Stern with that takedown attempt.
Stern waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tummutti.
A jab from Tummutti misses.
Tummutti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Stern shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stern wants to free his trapped foot but Tummutti is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern is thwarting Tummutti's attempts to control the position.
Tummutti gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stern accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stern won't allow Tummutti to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stern throws a big right hand that misses.
Stern in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tummutti fails with the takedown.
Stern ducks under a wild hook from Tummutti.
Tummutti scores with the left hand. Stern knows he should have avoided that one.
Stern looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stern looks to throw the jab but Tummutti is out of range.
Tummutti misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti misses with a few strikes there.
Tummutti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut lands for Stern. That snapped Tummutti's head back.
Stern avoids the body shot from Tummutti.
Tummutti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stern lands a glancing blow to the side of Tummutti's head.
Tummutti misses with a body shot
and Stern counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tommi Tummutti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stern slips under a jab.
Tummutti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tummutti throws a hook but Stern blocks it.
Tummutti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tummutti shoots in for a double leg but Stern sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tummutti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stern looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stern tries to bench press Tummutti off him but Tummutti keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Tummutti.

Tummutti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stern knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tummutti with the ground and pound but Stern regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tummutti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tummutti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tummutti is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stern!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Louis Stern dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stern throws a body punch but Tummutti moves out of range.
Stern loads up on a big right hand but Tummutti slips the punch.
Tummutti misses with a body punch
letting Stern counter with a right hand.
Stern with a nice cross.
Stern throws a big shot that misses.
Tummutti misses the jab.
Tummutti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tummutti scores with a punch to the head.
Stern slips under a jab.
Tummutti defending well as Stern loads up on a big left hand.
Tummutti throws a combination that misses
and Stern counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stern throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tummutti moves away from the strike by Stern.
Tummutti misses with a double jab
and Stern counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tummutti throws a shot to the body.
Tummutti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Stern to counter with a crisp jab.
Tummutti looks to land a right hand but Stern moved out of range.

Tummutti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stern is squirming around, avoiding Tummutti's attempts to control the action.
Stern tries to reverse the position but Tummutti maintains control.
Tummutti throws some wild stikes that Stern manages to avoid easily.
Tummutti unloads with some shots from mount but Stern bucks and avoids them well.
Tummutti punching from mount but Stern doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti throws some wild stikes that Stern manages to avoid easily.
Tummutti avoids the attempt from Stern to control.
Tummutti looking to finish with strikes here!
Tummutti trying to control but Stern is having none of it.
Tummutti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tummutti working the ground and pound effectively.
Stern takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti landing strikes from the mount and Stern is in trouble!
Stern tries to lock up and control but Tummutti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tummutti lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stern hang on?
Tummutti landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tummutti with the ground and pound from mount.
Stern is trying to escape the mount.
Stern manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Stern, under a barage of strikes from Tummutti.
Stern is looking to improve his position.
Tummutti 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti trying to control the pace.
Tummutti misses with a head shot. Stern uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tummutti stopping the sweep attempt from Stern.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tummutti is looking to work some ground and pound but Stern has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommi Tummutti dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stern gets the takedown into side control.
Tummutti is trying to improve his position.
Tummutti is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stern is thwarting Tummutti's attempts to control the position.
Tummutti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tummutti is trying to maintain the position but Stern is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tummutti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stern not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tummutti connects with a body shot.
Tummutti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stern ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tummutti defending well as Stern loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Tummutti misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stern shoots and misses
and Tummutti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tummutti tries to bum rush Stern with a series of wild strikes but Stern uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tummutti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tummutti misses with a body shot.
Stern might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tummutti checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Stern.
Tummutti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice straight punches there by Tummutti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tummutti.
Stern misses with a hook. Tummutti ducked under it nicely.
Stern motions for Tummutti to come forward. Stern throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tummutti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tummutti throws a jab but it's blocked by Stern.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti throws out a loose jab but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilhelm Louis Stern seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tummutti cracks Stern with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Stern.
Tummutti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Tummutti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Tummutti scores with a takedown into Stern's guard.
Tummutti trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
Tummutti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tommi Tummutti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tummutti lands a couple of digs.
Stern is looking to sweep but instead, Tummutti has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stern keeps working.
Tummutti is stalling here. Stern is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tummutti seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stern has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tummutti is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Stern seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stern fails to land a wild elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Tummutti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tummutti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Tommi Tummutti!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Tommi Tummutti!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Tommi Tummutti!

Tommi Tummutti wins by unanimous decision!