PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stedman Tinsdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tinsdale
vs
Master

199 cm
20
273 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

190 cm
20
242 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stedman Tinsdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thai Master!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Master keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Master turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Master with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Master is looking to clinch but Tinsdale is avoiding it.
Tinsdale throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tinsdale. That's going to slow Master down.
Tinsdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Master thows a leg kick but Tinsdale checks it
and Tinsdale counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Thai Master has been cut.
Master throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Master takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tinsdale scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tinsdale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tinsdale counters with a one-two to the body.
Tinsdale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Master looks gassed!
Master has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tinsdale checks a leg kick.
Tinsdale tests Master's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tinsdale cracks a nice hook into Master's ribs.
Nice body punch from Tinsdale.
Master tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tinsdale punishes Master's body with a nice straight punch.
Tinsdale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Master at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsdale lands a body shot.
Tinsdale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tinsdale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Master takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tinsdale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tinsdale misses with a wild combination.
Master swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tinsdale lands with a good body shot.
Tinsdale misses with the combination.
Tinsdale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Master should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tinsdale scores with a three punch combo!

That has opened up Thai Master's cut even more.
Tinsdale lands a right hook to the body.
Master dodges the punch combination from Tinsdale.
Tinsdale throws a low kick, looking for Master's leg but Master calmly moves out of range.
Tinsdale scores with a one two! Master had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tinsdale throws a right and a left that Master avoids nicely.
Tinsdale lands a jab to Master's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tinsdale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

The cut above Thai Master's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tinsdale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tinsdale tries to bum rush Master with a series of wild strikes but Master uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tinsdale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tinsdale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tinsdale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tinsdale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tinsdale lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Master backs up against the cage.
Tinsdale moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Thai Master's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tinsdale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tinsdale lands a jab to Master's midsection.
Tinsdale lands with a shot to the body.
Tinsdale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tinsdale is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tinsdale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tinsdale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thai Master's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stedman Tinsdale!