PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between German Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Tuolminnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Valdez
vs
Tuolminnen

182 cm
28
166 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

172 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, German Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Tuolminnen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuolminnen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tuolminnen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valdez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valdez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tuolminnen counters with a body kick that stops Valdez in his tracks momentarily.
Tuolminnen fails to land with a series of punches.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuolminnen but Tuolminnen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuolminnen misses with a head kick.
Valdez misses with the body kick
and Tuolminnen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Valdez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Valdez misses with a takedown
and Tuolminnen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez throws a hook but Tuolminnen blocks it.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuolminnen but Tuolminnen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valdez swings for the body but Tuolminnen moves out of range.
Valdez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valdez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valdez moves to clinch but Tuolminnen breaks away
and Tuolminnen counters with a head kick. That will keep Valdez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Valdez tests Tuolminnen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tuolminnen as he avoids it easily.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches up with Tuolminnen, looking for a takedown. Valdez pushes Tuolminnen against the cage but Tuolminnen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valdez throws a series of strikes that have Tuolminnen backpedaling.
Tuolminnen throws a hook but Valdez avoids it easily.
Valdez wants to clinch
and Tuolminnen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuolminnen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tuolminnen throws a right hand that Valdez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valdez also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez looks for a takedown but Tuolminnen sprawls well.
German Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez closes the distance but Tuolminnen moves to the side
and Tuolminnen counters with an inside leg kick.
Valdez tries to clinch up
and Tuolminnen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Tuolminnen.
Tuolminnen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tuolminnen sprawls well. Tuolminnen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez looks to clinch
and Tuolminnen counters with a nice body kick.
Valdez darts in trying to clinch
and Tuolminnen counters with a low kick, right behind Valdez 's knee.
A head kick by Valdez misses
and Tuolminnen counters with a body kick.
Jan Tuolminnen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Tuolminnen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valdez throws a leg kick
and Tuolminnen counters with a head kick. That will keep Valdez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuolminnen. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuolminnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valdez shoots for a double leg takedown but Tuolminnen sprawls well. He's pushed Valdez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tuolminnen. Valdez shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Tuolminnen dominated that round.
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.

Tuolminnen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valdez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Valdez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tuolminnen's waist but Tuolminnen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valdez off to one side.
Valdez tries to clinch
and Tuolminnen counters with a good, hard body kick but Valdez shrugs it off.
Valdez throws a leg kick
and Tuolminnen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valdez looks to land a combination but Tuolminnen avoids it well.
Valdez has a takedown stuffed.
Tuolminnen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Tuolminnen misses.
Tuolminnen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Valdez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tuolminnen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez throws a head kick but Tuolminnen moves out of range.
Valdez tries to clinch but Tuolminnen moves away
and Tuolminnen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tuolminnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
German Valdez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valdez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tuolminnen counters with a three punch combo that has Valdez backing up. Valdez nods at Tuolminnen to acknowledge the strikes.
Valdez has his takedown stuffed
and Tuolminnen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valdez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tuolminnen counters with a body kick that stops Valdez in his tracks momentarily.
Tuolminnen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valdez lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuolminnen throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Tuolminnen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valdez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Valdez misses
and Tuolminnen counters with a left and a right that stings Valdez.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt - Tuolminnen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crunch! Tuolminnen slams his shin into Valdez's torso.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tuolminnen sprawls well. Tuolminnen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.
Tuolminnen throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tuolminnen throws a head kick that misses.
Valdez shoots in but Tuolminnen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valdez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tuolminnen counters with a good low kick that Valdez was not able to check.
Crunch! Tuolminnen slams his shin into Valdez's torso.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches up with Tuolminnen, looking for a takedown. Valdez pushes Tuolminnen against the cage but Tuolminnen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valdez misses with a takedown
and Tuolminnen counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Tuolminnen. No joy for Valdez on that attempt.
Tuolminnen thumps Valdez with a low kick.
Tuolminnen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valdez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valdez tries to clinch
and Tuolminnen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tuolminnen. Valdez shrugs it off though.
Tuolminnen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valdez blocks a head kick by Tuolminnen.
Valdez looks to clinch
and Tuolminnen counters with a left and a right that stings Valdez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuolminnen thuds his shin into the meat of Valdez's side.
Tuolminnen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valdez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tuolminnen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tuolminnen counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Tuolminnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tuolminnen throws a nice looking combination but Valdez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valdez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Valdez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Valdez avoids a kick to the body.
Tuolminnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez fails to land the takedown.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tuolminnen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Valdez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valdez throws a right and a left that Tuolminnen avoids nicely.
Valdez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez looks to land a right hand but Tuolminnen moved out of range.
Valdez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tuolminnen circles away quickly and effectively.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt - Tuolminnen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valdez tries to clinch but Tuolminnen moves away
enabling Tuolminnen to counter with a crisp jab.
Valdez fails with the takedown
and Tuolminnen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuolminnen but Tuolminnen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Tuolminnen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuolminnen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

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.
Tuolminnen slaps away a takedown attempt from Valdez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tuolminnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tuolminnen moves away from the strike by Valdez.
Jan Tuolminnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuolminnen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Valdez if he has to take too many more of those.
Tuolminnen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tuolminnen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tuolminnen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Valdez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Valdez darts in trying to clinch
and Tuolminnen counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuolminnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valdez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tuolminnen throws a head kick that Valdez semi-blocks.
A head kick from Valdez lands but Tuolminnen takes it in his stride.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Tuolminnen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valdez moves to clinch but Tuolminnen breaks away
and Tuolminnen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Valdez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tuolminnen throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.
Tuolminnen misses with a body kick.
Valdez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Tuolminnen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valdez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tuolminnen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tuolminnen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tuolminnen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Valdez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuolminnen.
Valdez looks to clinch
and Tuolminnen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valdez shoots for a double leg takedown but Tuolminnen sprawls well. He's pushed Valdez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valdez tries to clinch up
and Tuolminnen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Tuolminnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tuolminnen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Tuolminnen!