PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Koltun
vs
Tessin

172 cm
20
152 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
151 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Tessin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.

Koltun closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tessin quickly recovers to half guard.
Koltun prevents Tessin from improving his position.
Koltun thows a huge punch but Tessin dodges it nicely.
Koltun is pressing down on Tessin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tessin is holding on for now.
Koltun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tessin's head.
Tessin won't allow Koltun to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun is looking to take a break and control but Tessin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koltun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tessin's head.
Koltun stalling.
Koltun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tessin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koltun is trying to control. Tessin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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.
Koltun is pressing down on Tessin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tessin is holding on for now.
Koltun is stalling here. Tessin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Koltun seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tessin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun is looking to regain half guard here but Tessin keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun can't do much from the bottom here.
Tessin tries to stand but Koltun is controlling his head.
Koltun looks to move to half guard but instead Tessin has passed into mount! Damn!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koltun is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tessin controlling his opponent.
Koltun tries to hold on but Tessin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Koltun dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Koltun throws a looping overhand right but Tessin ducks down to avoid it.
Tessin lands with a cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tessin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tessin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koltun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tessin misses with a shot to the body
and Koltun counters with a left and a right that stings Tessin.
Koltun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koltun throws an off balance right hand
and Tessin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tessin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koltun rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a right hand
and Tessin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tessin misses with an uppercut
and Koltun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randy Tessin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tessin swings widly with a right hand

and Koltun counters with a single leg into guard. Tessin didn't expect that.
Koltun throws and elbow that misses. Tessin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koltun's guard. Nice move by Tessin!
Koltun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Koltun has his hands on Tessin's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tessin's guard.
Koltun postures up in Tessin's guard and throws a big left but Tessin blocks it.
Tessin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koltun looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Koltun throws a strike but Tessin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tessin preventing the sweep.

That's four 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Koltun has a closed guard, preventing Tessin from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Konrad Koltun.
Tessin just misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun throws a hook but Tessin blocks it.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tessin.
Tessin misses with an uppercut.
Tessin misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Randy Tessin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Koltun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tessin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koltun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koltun is looking to clinch but Tessin is avoiding it.
Tessin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koltun throws a right hand that misses
and Tessin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tessin throws a poor cross that misses

and Koltun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Koltun throwing strikes but missing.
Koltun trying to control but Tessin is working from the bottom.
Koltun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tessin wants to stand and escape but Koltun is having none of it.
Tessin controlling Koltun's posture.
Koltun tries to free his leg and advance position but Tessin is retaining full guard.
Koltun forces his way into half guard.
Koltun thows a huge punch but Tessin dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koltun trying to control the action but Tessin is working from the bottom.
Koltun stops Tessin from getting back to his feet.
Tessin is refusing to be controlled, as Koltun sits in half guard.
Tessin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tessin.
Koltun has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koltun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin keeping full guard, as Koltun tries to pass.
Koltun is working hard here to advance position.
Tessin wants to stand up but Koltun is controlling him.
Koltun slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four 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.

We're going to have a standup here because Konrad Koltun wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tessin scores with a jab to the body.
Koltun lands an overhand right.
Tessin takes a swing at Koltun's ribcage but misses.
Tessin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Koltun clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tessin ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Tessin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
Koltun looks to score with a jab to the body but Tessin is just out of range.
Koltun misses with a left hand
and Tessin counters with a right hand to the body.
Tessin thows a body shot but no joy.
Koltun throws a lazy uppercut
and Tessin counters with a right hand to the body.
Tessin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Koltun jabs Tessin to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koltun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koltun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tessin pinned against the cage. Tessin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koltun cracks Tessin with an open hand slap.
Koltun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tessin counters with a nice uppercut.
Koltun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a hook
and Tessin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koltun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tessin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Tessin misses with a looping left.
Koltun misses with a lunging right hand
and Tessin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tessin throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Koltun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koltun swings widly with a right hand
and Koltun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tessin.
Tessin thows a body shot but no joy.
Koltun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koltun misses with a right hand
and Koltun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koltun misses with a right hand
and Tessin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun connects with a body shot.
Koltun throws a lazy uppercut
and Tessin counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Koltun misses.

Koltun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tessin because Koltun loaded up on that one.
Koltun throws a strike there. Tessin manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koltun throwing shots but Tessin is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Tessin dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tessin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tessin.
Koltun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koltun lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Koltun.
Tessin swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tessin counters with a straight right hand.
Koltun misses with a hook
and Tessin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koltun misses with a hook
and Tessin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tessin scores with a punch to the head.
Koltun misses with a hook

and Tessin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Koltun! Tessin lets Koltun back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Koltun is rocked!
Koltun misses with a combination
and Tessin counters with a left to the body.
Oh Koltun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tessin just misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun seems to have got his legs back now.
Koltun swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tessin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tessin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koltun counters with a straight right hand.
Tessin misses with a shot to the body

and Koltun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tessin won't be happy with that.
Koltun throws an elbow but Tessin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Koltun misses with the ground and pound.
Koltun with the ground and pound but Tessin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun trying to mount his opponent but Tessin defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Koltun in particular looking to stall.
Koltun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

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.
Koltun is looking to stall here but Tessin recovers full guard.
Tessin keeping full guard, as Koltun tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Tessin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tessin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Konrad Koltun retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!