PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hois Kreisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Turma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreisi's entrance music is Ella ja Aleksi - Kakkaa lumella. A fine choice. Turma is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slipknot - Psychosocial. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kreisi
vs
Turma

182 cm
25
178 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
30
182 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hois Kreisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Turma!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreisi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kreisi throws a head kick that misses.
Turma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turma misses with a wild body shot.
Turma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kreisi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kreisi.
Turma throws a leg kick that misses.
Kreisi lands with a shot to the body.

Turma clinches.
Kreisi is trying to pull guard but Turma has him pressed against the cage.
Kreisi jumps guard but Turma turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hois Kreisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kreisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Turma to keep the fight standing.
Kreisi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Turma smiles and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Turma.
Turma throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreisi looks to land a right hand but Turma moved out of range.
Kreisi is looking to score with low kicks.
Turma throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turma cracks Kreisi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Turma.
Turma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kreisi is out of range and Turma settles back down.

Kreisi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turma quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Turma tries to get to full guard but Kreisi has control of the leg.
Turma is trying to maintain the position but Kreisi is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Kreisi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi thows a huge punch but Turma dodges it nicely.
Turma is trying to get back to full guard.
Kreisi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turma keeps working.
Kreisi prevents Turma from improving his position.
Kreisi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kreisi wants to take a breather but Turma is having none of it.
Turma gets full guard.
Turma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Turma is trying to work for a kimura but Kreisi is defending well.
Kreisi tries to get to full guard but Turma has control of the leg.
Kreisi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turma's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turma's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turma breaks Kreisi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Kreisi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kreisi looking to control.
Kreisi wants to sweep here but Turma controlling him for the moment.
Turma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kreisi has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Turma should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kreisi has tightened it up now! Turma should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hois Kreisi!
Hois Kreisi took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Ispa Murska! How about giving me the winner of Bruce Becker vs Nick Jay Hansen? '.