PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Flinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flinta has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Teppo
vs
Eddie Flinta

185 cm
20
199 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
187 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

muscle health

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaakko Teppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Flinta!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flinta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Teppo circles away.
Flinta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Eddie Flinta has been cut.
Nice shot by Teppo.
Flinta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Teppo but Teppo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Teppo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Teppo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaakko Teppo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Flinta.
Flinta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flinta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teppo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Flinta is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flinta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flinta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flinta is still on wobbly legs! Can Teppo finish him?

Flinta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flinta showed some decent athleticism there.
Flinta looks gassed!
Flinta tries to pass to full mount but Teppo defends it.
Teppo wants to get back to his feet.
Flinta seems to have recovered his senses.
Flinta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Teppo defending well though.
Teppo tries to kick Flinta off but Flinta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Flinta lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo gets back to full guard.
Flinta throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teppo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horrible takedown by Flinta or perhaps it was just good defense by Teppo which made him look bad.
Flinta ducks right into an uppercut from Teppo.
Flinta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teppo throws the left hand but Flinta avoids the punch easily.
Teppo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teppo swinging wilding here.
Teppo connects with the punch.
Flinta shoots in looking for a takedown. Teppo tries to sprawl out of it but Flinta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Teppo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flinta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flinta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Flinta shoots in for a takedown but Teppo shows good takedown defense.
Flinta shoots in for a takedown but Teppo shows good takedown defense.
Flinta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Teppo lands with an uppercut that bounces Flinta off the cage and back into rage.
Flinta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Teppo lands a right hook to the body.
Teppo throws out a powerful jab.
Flinta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flinta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teppo throws a hook but Flinta blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Teppo as he connects with a hook.
Flinta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Teppo as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Flinta shoots for a double leg takedown but Teppo sprawls well. He's pushed Flinta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Teppo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Teppo with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Teppo.
Flinta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Teppo as he jumps to the side.
Teppo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Teppo stuffs the takedown.
Teppo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good exchange - Teppo coming out on top.
Teppo stuffs the takedown.
Teppo lands a lovely overhand right.

Flinta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Flinta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Flinta breaks from Teppo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Flinta dominating with strikes here.

Teppo is rocked!
Flinta postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Teppo badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Flinta around the waist but Flinta pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Flinta is the winner by TKO! Flinta jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Flinta!