PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Tiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Bear Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear Shield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sleep Now In The Fire By Rage Against The Machine . Tarmo Tiili could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomas Bear Shield's chin.

Tiili
vs
Bear Shield

193 cm
21
220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Tiili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Bear Shield!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear Shield misses with a straight left.
Tiili misses with a hook.
Tiili misses with a two punch combination.
Tiili looks to land a left hand but Bear Shield moved out of range nicely.
Bear Shield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiili misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiili lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bear Shield will feel that in the morning.
Tiili throws a right hand that misses
and Bear Shield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tiili throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bear Shield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili lands a head shot.
Bear Shield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bear Shield throws a hook but Tiili avoids it easily.
Tarmo Tiili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiili tests Bear Shield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiili looks to land a left hand but Bear Shield moved out of range nicely.
Tiili swings for the body but Bear Shield moves out of range.
Bear Shield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiili counters with a series of strikes. Bear Shield will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiili tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiili explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiili connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bear Shield changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tiili tries to avoid it but Bear Shield manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tiili to the ground. Tiili escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bear Shield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tiili misses with a low kick as Bear Shield jumps back.
Tarmo Tiili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili throws a right hand that misses
and Bear Shield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiili throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bear Shield throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiili makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tiili darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tiili works Bear Shield's body with a nice hook.
Bear Shield misses with an uppercut
and Tiili counters with a head kick.
A slow jab from Tiili misses its intended target.
Bear Shield misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield misses with an uppercut
and Tiili counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiili lands a jab to the head.
Bear Shield misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiili counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bear Shield's knee momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tiili.
Bear Shield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiili counters with a nice body kick.
Bear Shield looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear Shield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiili, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Tiili dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tiili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tarmo Tiili is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiili throws a hook to the side of Bear Shield's head but Bear Shield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiili misses with an uppercut.
Tiili is looking to chop away at Bear Shield's legs.
Tiili paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bear Shield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiili, right into the meat.
Tiili loads up on a big right hand but Bear Shield slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Bear Shield.
Bear Shield needs to keep his hands up - Tiili had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Tiili.
Tiili connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tiili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiili throws a leg kick which misses Bear Shield's front leg but catches the back leg as Bear Shield tries to avoid it.
Bear Shield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiili cracks the inside of Bear Shield's front leg.
Tiili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear Shield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiili swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bear Shield counters with a left to the body.
Tiili punishes Bear Shield's body with a nice straight punch.
Bear Shield is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear Shield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiili sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bear Shield somewhat.
Tiili connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiili counters with a straight right hand.
Tiili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear Shield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiili swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bear Shield counters with a single leg into guard. Tiili didn't expect that.
Tiili pulls Bear Shield in close to his closed guard and prevents Bear Shield from doing any damage or advancing position.
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.
Tiili manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bear Shield avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tiili.
Bear Shield is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear Shield is squirming around, avoiding Tiili's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Tiili dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tiili just misses with a punch to the body.
Bear Shield blocks the body kick.
Bear Shield swings widly with a right hand
and Tiili counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tiili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear Shield moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear Shield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiili.
Bear Shield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tiili dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiili misses the body punch
and Bear Shield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Shield defending well as Tiili loads up on a big left hand.
Bear Shield misses with a left hand
and Tiili makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tiili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiili throws an off balance right hand
and Bear Shield counters with a straight right hand.
Bear Shield misses with a right hand
and Tiili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bear Shield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bear Shield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Tiili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiili.
Tiili misses with a head kick.
Tiili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear Shield can do to turn this around?
Bear Shield moves out of range of the body kick from Tiili.
Bear Shield closes the distance and clinches up with Tiili, looking for a takedown. Bear Shield pushes Tiili against the cage but Tiili circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiili tried to score with a low kick but Bear Shield checks it.
Bear Shield is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tiili misses with the combination.
Tiili slips a straight right by Bear Shield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili misses with an uppercut. Bear Shield saw that one coming.
Tiili lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bear Shield's sensitive parts.
Tiili misses with a lunging right hand
and Bear Shield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiili jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiili missing with a left hand there. Bear Shield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bear Shield avoids the body shot from Tiili.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiili tests Bear Shield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bear Shield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bear Shield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tiili swings for the body but Bear Shield moves out of range.
Tiili throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bear Shield to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomas Bear Shield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiili lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Tiili showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiili, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Tiili!