PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Turmiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turmiola comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica: Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Wayne Hanson
vs
Turmiola

196 cm
22
267 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

206 cm
22
262 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Wayne Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Turmiola!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson is looking to clinch.
Hanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Turmiola tries a head kick but it misses.
John Wayne Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Turmiola moved out of range.
Hanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson is looking to clinch.
Hanson shoots in and drives through. Turmiola sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hanson.
Hanson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turmiola tries to avoid it but Hanson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turmiola to the ground. Turmiola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson tries to clinch there but Turmiola circles away.
Turmiola circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Turmiola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hanson instigates a clinch.

Hanson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Hanson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turmiola connects with a couple of short punches.
Hanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanson, not yet.
Hanson is breathing heavily.
Turmiola is looking to stand up but Hanson won't let him.

Turmiola gets to his feet - Hanson follows without any prompting.
Turmiola circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turmiola can pounce on him.
Hanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Turmiola circles away.
Hanson misses with a double jab
and Turmiola counters with a low kick, right behind Hanson 's knee.
Turmiola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turmiola with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanson to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turmiola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turmiola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turmiola keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turmiola blocks a head kick by Hanson.

Hanson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Hanson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Turmiola trying to keep a closed guard but Hanson is proving a slippery customer.

Hanson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hanson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Turmiola wants to get back to his feet but Hanson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hanson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hanson prevents Turmiola from getting back to his feet.
Hanson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Hanson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turmiola wants to get back to his feet but Hanson drags him back down.

Hanson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turmiola keeps working.

Hanson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turmiola gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hanson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Turmiola can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Turmiola wants to try and get back to his feet.

Hanson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Turmiola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Hanson working for a guillotine from mount but Turmiola is in no mood to give up.

Turmiola is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hanson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Turmiola is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Wayne Hanson!