PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siren Tero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tunturi Pony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tero
vs
Pony

225 cm
22
300 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

199 cm
23
300 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Siren Tero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tunturi Pony!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pony ducks right into an uppercut from Tero.
Pony shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tero pinned against the cage. Tero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pony scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tero doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pony fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Pony does it's job there.
Pony scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tero in his tracks.

Pony drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tero keeping full guard, as Pony tries to pass.
Pony trying to control the position from guard on top but Tero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pony is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tero trying to hold on to Pony's head to control him but Pony postures up.

Pony is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tero trying to control but Pony postures up.
Pony sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tero defending well though.
Pony is controlling the pace.

Pony is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tero defends it well.
Pony prevents Tero from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tero holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pony looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Pony seems content to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pony moves into full mount! Tero won't be happy about that!
Pony takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pony has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tero tries to lock up and control but Pony gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pony scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tero?
Tero is working to get back to half guard.
Pony controlling the position easily from mount.
Tero tries to lock up and control but Pony gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tero is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony looking to finish Tero with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tero!
Pony lands a heavy elbow.
Pony looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pony lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pony tries to control but Tero wriggling away.

Pony looking for a guillotine from mount but Tero is having none of it.
Pony tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pony avoids the attempt from Tero to control.
Pony scoring with strikes but Tero is staying in there.
Tero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pony on the ground.
Pony trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tero wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tero is bucking up trying to escape but Pony cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tero is in a horrible position here. Pony smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pony raining down shots from the mount!
Pony dominating with strikes here.

Tero is rocked!
Pony is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Tero goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Pony!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tunturi Pony!