PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Joonatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eisenstein Priestley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joonatan
vs
Priestley

190 cm
28
218 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

185 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Joonatan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eisenstein Priestley!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priestley swinging wildly here.
Joonatan throws a hook but Priestley blocks it.
Joonatan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Priestley swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joonatan. Priestley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joonatan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joonatan lands a really nice looking cross but Priestley seems unphased.
Priestley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joonatan moves away.
Joonatan staying out of range there.
Priestley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joonatan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Priestley swivels and escapes.
Priestley scores with a nice strike.
Joonatan missing with a left hand there. Priestley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Priestley misses with a head kick.
Joonatan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Priestley throws a hook but Joonatan avoids it easily.
Priestley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joonatan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Joonatan scores with a takedown into Priestley's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priestley keeping moving, preventing Joonatan from controlling successfully.
Joonatan prevents Priestley from getting back to his feet.
Joonatan trying to control but Priestley is working from the bottom.
Joonatan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Priestley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Priestley wants to stand but Joonatan is controlling the position.
Priestley keeping moving, preventing Joonatan from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Teppo Joonatan.
Joonatan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joonatan avoids the head kick by Priestley.
Priestley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joonatan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Priestley circles away quickly and effectively.
Joonatan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joonatan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joonatan scores with a one two! Priestley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Eisenstein Priestley has been cut.
Priestley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priestley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Priestley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joonatan misses the shot to the body.
Joonatan sizes up Priestley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Priestley looks to land a right hand but Joonatan moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priestley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joonatan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joonatan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joonatan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Priestley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joonatan misses with a few strikes there.
Joonatan thuds his right hand into Priestley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joonatan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joonatan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Priestley.
Priestley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joonatan lands a jab to the head.
Priestley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eisenstein Priestley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joonatan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joonatan throws a body punch but Priestley moves out of range.
Priestley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joonatan.
Joonatan throws a jab but it's blocked by Priestley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Priestley misses.
The fighters circling - Priestley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joonatan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Priestley.
Joonatan checks a leg kick nicely.
Priestley blocks a jab.
Priestley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Priestley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Priestley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joonatan swings for the body but Priestley moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Priestley.
Joonatan misses with a body shot.
Priestley blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Joonatan.
Priestley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Priestley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teppo Joonatan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eisenstein Priestley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Priestley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joonatan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joonatan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priestley moves away.
Priestley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joonatan.
Priestley throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Joonatan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joonatan dodges the punch combination from Priestley.
Joonatan scores with a nice right hand.
Priestley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joonatan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Priestley thinking.
Priestley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice straight punches there by Joonatan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joonatan.

Joonatan shoots in and gets a takedown into Priestley's guard.
Joonatan trying to control but Priestley is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joonatan thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priestley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joonatan tries to free his leg and advance position but Priestley is retaining full guard.
Joonatan trying to control but Priestley is working from the bottom.
Joonatan thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joonatan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Joonatan throwing strikes but missing.
Joonatan postures up in Priestley's guard and throws a big left but Priestley blocks it.
Priestley wants to get back to his feet but Joonatan passes into half guard.
Joonatan controlling the pace.
Joonatan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Joonatan with the ground and pound but Priestley uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan trying to control but Priestley is working from the bottom.
Priestley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Joonatan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joonatan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joonatan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four 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.

Priestley kicks Joonatan off and gets to his feet.
Priestley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joonatan moves away.
Priestley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joonatan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice straight punches there by Priestley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Priestley.
Joonatan throws a good cross that connects.
Joonatan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Priestley throws out the jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Joonatan.
Priestley is not content to let Joonatan control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teppo Joonatan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eisenstein Priestley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Joonatan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Priestley back to the cage. Joonatan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice uppercut lands for Joonatan. That snapped Priestley's head back.
Joonatan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Priestley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joonatan ducks under a wild hook from Priestley.
Joonatan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Joonatan misses
and Priestley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Priestley throws a low kick but Joonatan avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Joonatan.
Priestley looks to land a right hand but Joonatan moved out of range.
Priestley moves forwards but Joonatan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joonatan misses with the combination.
Joonatan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Priestley.
Teppo Joonatan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priestley thows a leg kick but Joonatan checks it
and Joonatan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Joonatan. Beautiful body shot.
Joonatan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Priestley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joonatan throws a combination. Priestley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Priestley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joonatan counters with a nice body shot.
Priestley thows a body shot but no joy.
Priestley throws an overhand right that lands on Joonatan's shoulder, as Joonatan tries to avoid the shot.
Joonatan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Joonatan shoots in and gets a takedown into Priestley's guard.
Joonatan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Joonatan wants to control from the top but Priestley keeps moving.
Eisenstein Priestley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan won't allow Priestley to sweep him here.
Joonatan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joonatan wants to control from the top but Priestley keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Priestley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Priestley wants to stand and escape but Joonatan is having none of it.
Joonatan trying to control but Priestley is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Teppo Joonatan.
Joonatan checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priestley throws a wild body kick that Joonatan sees coming a mile off.
Teppo Joonatan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joonatan is defended easily by Priestley.
Priestley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joonatan. That did some damage!
A combination from Priestley does no damage.
Priestley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Priestley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joonatan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joonatan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Priestley has time to react.
Priestley misses with a leg kick.
Joonatan misses the shot to the body.

Joonatan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Priestley's half guard.
Joonatan thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Priestley to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Priestley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Joonatan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Priestley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Priestley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joonatan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Priestley misses with a looping left.
Joonatan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Priestley throws a combination that misses
and Joonatan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priestley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Joonatan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joonatan lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teppo Joonatan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joonatan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Joonatan!