PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sky Scrape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Scrape might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jark Prongo - Movin through your system. Teppo has chosen Jaakko Teppo - Hilma ja Onni as his entrance music. Jaakko Teppo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Scrape
vs
Teppo

202 cm
27
217 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

185 cm
30
199 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Katukauppa.com

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sky Scrape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teppo misses with a body kick.
Teppo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scrape. That's going to slow Teppo down.
Scrape is looking to clinch but Teppo is avoiding it.
Teppo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scrape moves away.
Scrape blocks a head kick by Teppo.
Teppo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Teppo staying out of range there.
Teppo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scrape connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Teppo's hands.
Scrape throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teppo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scrape is looking to clinch.
Scrape misses with a looping right.
Teppo looks to land a body kick but Scrape moved away.
A big left from Scrape misses.
Scrape wants to clinch up but Teppo keeps it at a distance.
Scrape throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scrape shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Scrape showed some decent athleticism there.
Teppo tries to roll over but Scrape keeps him under control.
Scrape throwing shots but Teppo is blocking nicely.
Scrape stops Teppo from getting back to his feet.
Teppo taking some punishment here, with Scrape in his half guard.
Scrape trying to control the action but Teppo is working from the bottom.
Scrape is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Teppo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scrape controlling the action here.

Teppo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teppo throws a series of punches but Scrape avoids them all with ease.
Teppo misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrape lands a nice looking body kick.
Teppo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scrape.
Scrape buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Teppo throws a head kick but Scrape moves out of range.
Scrape throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Teppo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scrape.
Teppo tries to land a front kick but Scrape steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scrape throws a poor cross that misses
and Teppo counters with a nice uppercut.
Scrape shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teppo defends it nicely.
Scrape wants to clinch up but Teppo keeps it at a distance.
Scrape takes one to the side of the head.

Scrape pushes Teppo up against the cage in a clinch.
Scrape tries a knee to the head but Teppo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scrape trying to control the position but instead, Teppo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scrape into the cage.
Teppo tries a body shot but Scrape blocks it.

Teppo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scrape takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Teppo throws a right and a left that Scrape avoids nicely.
Teppo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Teppo throws a sloppy head kick and Scrape moves out of range easily.
Scrape bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teppo throws a sloppy head kick and Scrape moves out of range easily.
Teppo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scrape feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teppo's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scrape tries to clinch up but Teppo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scrape instigates a clinch.
Scrape blocks a body shot from Teppo.
Teppo lands an uppercut.
Scrape is looking to control Teppo's arms but Teppo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Scrape has his back to the cage.
Scrape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teppo.
Scrape softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scrape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teppo avoiding damage as Scrape throws knees to the body.
Teppo tries to work over Scrape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Scrape.
A short uppercut from Scrape.
Teppo stalling in the clinch but Scrape improves position.
Teppo throws a punch but it's blocked by Scrape.
Teppo can't find room to land a body shot as Scrape controls the action.
Scrape slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teppo is trying to break the clinch but Scrape has him pressed against the cage.
Teppo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scrape lands a hook that snaps the head of Teppo backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sky Scrape dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Scrape looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scrape not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Teppo is looking for a sweep. Scrape is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scrape wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teppo keeps working.
Scrape thows a huge punch but Teppo dodges it nicely.
Scrape 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.
Scrape not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Teppo is defending against the submission attempts here by Scrape.
Scrape works his foot free and advances to mount.
Scrape lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Teppo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Teppo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Scrape is staying active.
Scrape tries to control but Teppo wriggling away.
Scrape content just to control the position here.
Scrape scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Teppo?
Teppo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Scrape trying to mount his opponent but Teppo defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo is trying to stand.
Scrape wants to pass to mount but Teppo is defending the position.
Scrape stops Teppo from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scrape thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scrape lands a nice short elbow.
Teppo tries to get to full guard but Scrape has control of the leg.
Scrape trying to control the pace.
Scrape seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Teppo is rocked!

Scrape is looking for a kimura but Teppo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Scrape to get the leverage.
Teppo is looking to improve his position.
Scrape wants to free his trapped foot but Teppo is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scrape is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Scrape will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scrape passes the guard and advances to mount!
Teppo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scrape connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Teppo is still in real trouble! Can Scrape finish him?
Teppo wants to control but Scrape is having none of it.
Scrape connects with a bit shot that sees Teppo covering up! More strikes from Scrape and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Scrape is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sky Scrape!
Sky Scrape managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Katukauppa.com, into his post fight interview.