PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liha Tuukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Anianov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Tuukka
vs
Anianov

170 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liha Tuukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drago Anianov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuukka scores with a body shot.
Tuukka lands with an uppercut that bounces Anianov off the cage and back into range.
Tuukka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anianov.
Anianov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tuukka.

Tuukka catches Anianov napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Anianov to the canvas!

Anianov is rocked!

It looks like Drago Anianov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tuukka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anianov is still in real trouble! Can Tuukka finish him?
Anianov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tuukka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anianov seems to have recovered his senses.
Tuukkais looking to pass into half guard but Anianov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Anianov is in guard.
Tuukka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tuukka controls Anianov momentarily but Anianov frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuukka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Anianov has one foot on Tuukka's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Anianov doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tuukka counters with a single leg into guard. Anianov didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuukka trying to control but Anianov is working from the bottom.
Anianov working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuukka stays in close to Anianov's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Anianov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tuukka lands with an overhand left.

Tuukka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Anianov!
Tuukka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anianov on the ground.
Anianov looks gassed!
Anianov is squirming around, avoiding Tuukka's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuukka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anianov hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuukka with shots to the head and body - Anianov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tuukka content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Tuukka.
Tuukka is landing with some decent strikes but Anianov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tuukka loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Anianov scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tuukka land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tuukka stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liha Tuukka!