PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tingeling Tingeling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lala Paluza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lala Paluza has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tingeling
vs
Paluza

195 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tingeling Tingeling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lala Paluza!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paluza misses with a double jab.
Tingeling tries for a takedown but Paluza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paluza throws a series of punches but Tingeling avoids them all with ease.
Paluza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Tingeling shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Paluza is trying to defend but Tingeling finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Paluza is trying to stand back up but Tingeling is controlling him
Paluza is looking for a sweep. Tingeling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Tingeling is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Paluza tries to get to full guard but Tingeling has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tingeling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paluza defending well though.
Paluza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tingeling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tingeling is thwarting Paluza's attempts to control the position.
Paluza desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paluza wants to improve his position but Tingeling is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Lala Paluza has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Paluza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lala Paluza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paluza misses with a double jab.
Paluza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tingeling counters by clinching up.
Paluza 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.
Paluza tries to circle away but Tingeling has him pinned against the cage.

Tingeling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paluza falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tingeling counters by moving into the clinch.
Tingeling goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paluza prevents it.
Paluza wants to get back to striking at distance but Tingeling won't allow it.

Tingeling manages to pull guard.
Paluza trying to control the position from guard on top but Tingeling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paluza looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paluza sitting in guard here, content to control.

Lala Paluza has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Paluza misses with a few strikes there.
Tingeling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paluza pinned against the cage. Paluza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tingeling Tingeling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tingeling tries for a takedown but Paluza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paluza falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tingeling counters with a shoot takedown. Paluza fights it but they end up in guard.
Paluza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paluza wants to get back to his feet but Tingeling is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tingeling is breathing heavily.
Paluza wants to improve his position but instead Tingeling has moved into half guard.
Paluza is trying is best to control the position here.
Paluza is refusing to be controlled, as Tingeling sits in half guard.
Tingeling is thwarting Paluza's attempts to control the position.
Tingeling stops Paluza from getting back to his feet.
Paluza is controlling Tingeling's trapped leg to prevent Tingeling from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tingeling Tingeling dominated that round.
That's time! Tingeling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tingeling misses with a low kick.
Tingeling tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paluza swivels and escapes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tingeling here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Paluza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paluza tries to bum rush Tingeling with a series of wild strikes but Tingeling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paluza stuffs the takedown attempt from Tingeling. Tingeling gets slowly back to his feet.
Tingeling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paluza misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tingeling takes one to the chin there.
Paluza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Tingeling.
Paluza is breathing heavily.
Paluza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tingeling counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tingeling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paluza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paluza is controlling Tingeling's posture.
Paluza wants to stand up but Tingeling is controlling him.
Paluza wants to sweep here but Tingeling controlling him for the moment.

Tingeling drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Tingeling seems to have locked his on tight now - Paluza screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Tingeling, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tingeling Tingeling!