PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jari Teleporttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burton's choice of entrance music: Crying Game - Professor Green. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Teleporttila
vs
Burton

170 cm
22
147 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

175 cm
22
147 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Teleporttila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton tries to clinch up
and Teleporttila counters with a straight right hand.
Teleporttila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burton moves in looking to clinch but Teleporttila pushes him off.
Jab, jab by Teleporttila - just one landing.
Burton tries to score with a low kick but Teleporttila moves his leg out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Teleporttila lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Teleporttila misses.
Teleporttila throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burton tries to clinch but Teleporttila moves away
enabling Teleporttila to counter with a crisp jab.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teleporttila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Teleporttila circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teleporttila rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Teleporttila lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teleporttila is looking to slow Burton down with leg kicks.
Teleporttila avoids the body shot from Burton.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Teleporttila, as that shot connected.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Teleporttila circles away.
Teleporttila looks for a takedown but Burton sprawls well.
Burton tries to clinch but Teleporttila moves away

so Teleporttila counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Teleporttila accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Teleporttila wants to pass the guard but Burton is keeping the position.
Burton is pulling down on Teleporttila's head. It's preventing any offense from Teleporttila, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton wants to sweep here but Teleporttila controlling him for the moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Teleporttila loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burton is looking to stand up but Teleporttila isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton controls Teleporttila momentarily but Teleporttila frees himself.
Teleporttila has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Teleporttila seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Colin Burton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Teleporttila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teleporttila can pounce on him.
Teleporttila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burton doesn't seem bothered though.

Burton clinches with his opponent.
Burton tries a knee to the head but Teleporttila blocks it.
Burton stalling in the clinch but Teleporttila improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burton wants to stall.
Teleporttila scores with a shot to the side of Burton's head.
Burton trying to control the position but instead, Teleporttila has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burton into the cage.
Teleporttila blocks an uppercut.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Teleporttila lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teleporttila has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Teleporttila misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Teleporttila.
Teleporttila wants to stall.
Burton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Teleporttila is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Teleporttila lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Teleporttila trying to land knees to the body.
Teleporttila is working Burton over against the cage.
Burton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teleporttila.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton misses with an elbow strike.
Teleporttila can't find room to land a body shot as Burton controls the action.
Teleporttila wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burton throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jari Teleporttila will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Teleporttila throws a body punch but Burton moves out of range.
Teleporttila tries to land a front kick but Burton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burton tries to clinch up but Teleporttila circles away and keeps his distance.
Teleporttila takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Teleporttila misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Burton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Teleporttila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burton moves away.
Burton moves in looking to clinch but Teleporttila pushes him off.
Burton tries to clinch but Teleporttila moves away
and Teleporttila counters with a nice uppercut.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Teleporttila circles away.
Teleporttila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teleporttila swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burton counters with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Burton blocks the low kick.
Burton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Teleporttila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Burton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burton trying to control the position but instead, Teleporttila has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burton into the cage.

Teleporttila breaks from the clinch.
Burton tries to clinch up.
Burton throws the kick towards the body but Teleporttila avoids it.
Teleporttila swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Teleporttila counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burton closes the distance but Teleporttila moves to the side
and Teleporttila counters with a nice uppercut.
Teleporttila lands with a nice body punch.
Burton tries to clinch there but Teleporttila circles away.
Good leg kick by Teleporttila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teleporttila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jari Teleporttila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teleporttila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Teleporttila misses
and Burton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton wants to clinch.
Teleporttila scoring well with a low kick there.
Teleporttila dips to his left and cracks Burton with an uppercut!
Teleporttila scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Teleporttila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Teleporttila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Teleporttila misses
and Burton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burton lands a lovely overhand right.
Burton misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Teleporttila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burton misses the jab.
Teleporttila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Teleporttila.
Burton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Teleporttila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jari Teleporttila is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Teleporttila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton tries to clinch but Teleporttila moves out of range.
Burton takes one on the button.
Burton tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jari Teleporttila will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Teleporttila swats away the attempt to clinch by Burton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teleporttila throws out a loose jab but Burton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teleporttila lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Teleporttila.
Teleporttila keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton throws a sloppy head kick and Teleporttila moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teleporttila. Burton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Teleporttila.
Burton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Teleporttila avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Teleporttila.
Burton thows a body shot but no joy.
Burton digs a good body shot into Teleporttila's ribs.
Teleporttila with a nice cross.
Teleporttila misses with a low kick.
Burton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Teleporttila rather than just go for the knockout.
Burton is looking to clinch.
Burton tries a low kick but Teleporttila avoids it.
Burton wants to clinch
and Teleporttila counters with a big head kick but Burton shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teleporttila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teleporttila misses with a right hand
letting Burton counter with a right hand.
Teleporttila throws a series of punches but Burton moves out of range.
Burton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Teleporttila.
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teleporttila was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Teleporttila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burton in his tracks.
Burton scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teleporttila keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton scores with a jab. Teleporttila acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Teleporttila lands with a cross.
A jab from Teleporttila misses.
Teleporttila blocks a head kick by Burton.
Teleporttila swats away the attempt to clinch by Burton.
Teleporttila throws a hook but Burton blocks it.
Jari Teleporttila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Teleporttila missing with a left hand there. Burton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teleporttila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burton.
Teleporttila lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
Burton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teleporttila.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton tries to clinch there but Teleporttila circles away.
Teleporttila misses with a low kick.
Burton is looking to clinch but Teleporttila is avoiding it.
Burton moves in looking to clinch but Teleporttila pushes him off.
Teleporttila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Teleporttila swats away the attempt to clinch by Burton.
Colin Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burton is looking to clinch but Teleporttila is avoiding it.
Teleporttila feints and then cracks Burton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burton down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teleporttila cracks Burton with a good jab.
Teleporttila scoring well with a low kick there.
Teleporttila scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jari Teleporttila.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teleporttila, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Burton!