PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Couture
vs
Tessin

175 cm
32
156 lbs
32 - 10 - 2

172 cm
29
151 lbs
18 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin throws a poor cross that misses
and Couture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Couture takes a swing at Tessin's ribcage but misses.
Tessin scores with a nice strike.
Tessin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tessin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big left from Tessin misses.
Tessin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture slips a jab from Tessin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tessin.
Tessin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Couture counters with a body kick.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tessin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tessin just misses with a punch to the body.
Tessin throws an overhand right that lands on Couture's shoulder, as Couture tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Tessin looks to land a right hand but Couture moved out of range.
Tessin staying out of range there.
Tessin swings widly with a right hand
letting Couture counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Couture misses its intended target.
Couture jabs Tessin right on the nose. Tessin blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Tessin does it's job there.
Randy Tessin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tessin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Couture connects with a looping right hand.
Couture scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tessin.
Tessin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Couture works Tessin's body with a nice hook.
Tessin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Couture has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Couture closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tessin throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
Tessin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Couture uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tessin.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tessin was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.

Tessin has closed the distance and engaged Couture in a clinch.
Couture tries for a takedown but Tessin manages to get underhooks.

Couture gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tessin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Tessin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tessin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tessin 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.
Tessin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tessin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tessin wants to sweep here but Couture controlling him for the moment.
Couture 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin swings widly with a right hand
and Couture counters with an inside leg kick.
Tessin punishes Couture's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Tessin.
Tessin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tessin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tessin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tessin lands a nice hook to Couture's body. Couture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tessin loads up on a big right hand but Couture slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tessin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tessin throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
Tessin lands a nice shot that snaps Couture's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Couture lands a nice hook to Tessin's body. Tessin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tessin cracks Couture with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tessin misses with a hook
and Couture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tessin misses with a body shot.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tessin.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Tessin.
Tessin throws an overhand right that lands on Couture's shoulder, as Couture tries to avoid the shot.
Couture tries to land a leg kick but Tessin saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Tessin.
Tessin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Tessin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tessin.
Tessin misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tessin.
Tessin misses with a combination
and Couture counters with a good low kick that Tessin was not able to check.
Tessin misses with a hook
and Tessin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Tessin clinches up with Couture and pushes him back against the cage.
Tessin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Couture.
Tessin tries a knee to the head but Couture blocks it.
Couture fails to pull guard.
Tessin tries a knee to the head but Couture blocks it.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Tessin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Couture.
Tessin is pressed up against the cage. Couture has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tessin down to the mat. Tessin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tessin throws an off balance right hand
and Couture counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin misses with a hook
and Couture counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Tessin misses the target.
Tessin throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
Tessin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Tessin clinches.
Couture looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Couture jumps guard.
Tessin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tessin looking to sit in guard and control but Couture gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Couture looking to pass the guard.
Tessin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Couture is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin controlling Couture's posture.

Tessin pushes Couture off and gets back to his feet.
Couture looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Couture lands with a right hand.
Couture blocks a jab.
Tessin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin scores with a nice strike.
Tessin connects with a looping right hand.
Tessin scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Tessin misses the target.
Tessin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Couture at a distance.
Couture throws the left hand but Tessin avoids the punch easily.
Tessin just misses with a punch to the body.
Tessin slips a jab from Couture.
Tessin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tessin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tessin throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Tessin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Couture walks into a left hand.
Couture just misses with a punch to the body.
Randy Tessin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tessin misses with a right hand
and Couture counters with a nice body kick.
Tessin misses with a left hand
and Couture counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tessin's knee momentarily.
Tessin misses with a wild combination.
Tessin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Couture lands a right hook to the body.
Couture swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tessin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Couture throws a body punch but Tessin moves out of range.
Couture steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tessin.
Tessin is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
Tessin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tessin takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Tessin tries to clinch up.
Tessin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Couture counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tessin throws a nice looking combination but Couture bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Couture thows a left - swing and a miss!
Couture avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tessin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Couture lunges at Tessin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tessin's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tessin takes the fight into the clinch.
Couture jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tessin walks away with a smile on his face. Couture gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheers as Tessin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Couture doesn't seem phased though.
Tessin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Tessin.
Tessin tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Tessin lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tessin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Tessin misses the target.
Couture takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Couture misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tessin closes the distance and clinches.
Tessin tries a knee to the head but Couture blocks it.
Couture is trying to break free.
Tessin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Couture blocks it with crossed arms.
Couture takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tessin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tessin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tessin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tessin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Tessin.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tessin's elbow.
Tessin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tessin tries to land a knee to the head but Couture blocks with his arms.
Tessin throws a punch but it's blocked by Couture.
Couture is looking for a takedown.
Tessin misses with a knee to the head.
Couture tries to circle away but Tessin has him pinned against the cage.
Tessin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Couture blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couture.

Couture breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Couture scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tessin jabs Couture right on the nose. Couture blinks but takes it well.
Tessin misses with a body shot.
Tessin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Couture looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tessin.
Couture fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tessin on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Tessin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Tessin really dominated that round.
That's time! Couture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Tessin.
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
Couture defending well as Tessin loads up on a big left hand.
Tessin moves out of range of the body kick.
Tessin misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tessin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tessin misses with a body shot.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Tessin.
Sloppy strikes from Tessin. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Tessin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tessin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tessin throws a poor cross that misses
and Couture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Couture throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Tessin misses its intended target.
Couture uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tessin.
Couture uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tessin.
Couture walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tessin digs a good body shot into Couture's ribs.
Tessin misses with a hook
and Couture makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tessin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Couture on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Couture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Couture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Couture turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Couture shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Couture connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Couture lands a right hook to the body.
Tessin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tessin jabs Couture to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tessin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tessin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tessin looks to land a right hand but Couture moved out of range.
Couture with a jab.
Tessin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin connects with a body shot.
Tessin throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Couture to counter with a crisp jab.

Tessin is rocked!
Tessin misses with a left hand
and Couture counters with an outside leg kick.
Tessin throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
Couture connects with a single shot there.
Tessin is still on wobbly legs! Can Couture finish him?
Tessin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tessin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tessin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tessin lands with an overhand left.
Couture defending well as Tessin loads up on a big left hand.
Couture drops Tessin with a huge uppercut! Tessin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Couture is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Couture!
Brandon Couture retains his featherweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brandon Couture waved his t-shirt featuring Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75's logo in front of the cameras.