PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Eldorado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tahkojuusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tahkojuusto has chosen AC/DC : T.N.T as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Teppo Tahkojuusto enters the cage!

Eldorado
vs
Tahkojuusto

185 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
30
186 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Eldorado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teppo Tahkojuusto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldorado scores with a shot to the body.
Tahkojuusto misses with a jab to the body
and Eldorado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tahkojuusto has his takedown stuffed
and Eldorado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tahkojuusto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eldorado counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Teppo Tahkojuusto has been cut.
Eldorado loads up on a big right hand but Tahkojuusto slips the punch.
Tahkojuusto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eldorado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eric Eldorado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teppo Tahkojuusto.
Tahkojuusto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eldorado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tahkojuusto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eldorado.
Tahkojuusto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eldorado counters with a three punch combo that has Tahkojuusto backing up. Tahkojuusto nods at Eldorado to acknowledge the strikes.
Eldorado works Tahkojuusto's body with a nice hook.
Eldorado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldorado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tahkojuusto momentarily.
Tahkojuusto darts in trying to clinch
and Eldorado counters with a nice uppercut.
Tahkojuusto tries to clinch up
and Eldorado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eldorado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eldorado throws a nice looking combination but Tahkojuusto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tahkojuusto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Tahkojuusto is rocked!
Tahkojuusto wants to clinch
and Eldorado counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Tahkojuusto to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Eldorado!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Eldorado!