PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dupree Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taikina comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cookie song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tero Taikina enters the cage!

Owens
vs
Taikina

181 cm
27
179 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

166 cm
32
179 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Perkele!

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dupree Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taikina looks to score with a jab to the body but Owens is just out of range.
Taikina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Owens.
Owens lands with a shot to the body.
Owens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owens moves out of range of the strikes.
Taikina misses with an uppercut. Owens saw that one coming.
Owens defending well as Taikina loads up on a big left hand.
Owens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taikina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Owens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Owens swats away the attempt to clinch by Taikina.

Owens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taikina, pushing him back against the cage.
Taikina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Owens has had enough of the clinch but Taikina keeps him there for the moment.

Owens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina ducks under a wild hook from Owens.
Taikina lands a nice shot to the body.
Taikina lands a slapping body shot.
Owens cracks Taikina with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taikina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taikina works over Owens's head and body with a nice combination.
Taikina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taikina tries to clinch but Owens moves out of range.
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Taikina.
Taikina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taikina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taikina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Owens thows a body shot but no joy.
Taikina is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Owens takes a swing at Taikina's ribcage but misses.
Taikina throws a good cross that connects.
Tero Taikina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taikina tries to clinch but Owens moves out of range.
Taikina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taikina tries to clinch
letting Owens counter with a right hand.
Owens lands an overhand right.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taikina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Owens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taikina defends it nicely.
A shot to the body from Taikina misses
and Taikina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina misses with a two punch combination.

Owens gets tackled into the cage by Taikina. Taikina maintains the clinch.
Taikina is pushing Owens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taikina misses with a body punch.
Taikina missing with knees to the body.
Taikina misses with an elbow over the top.
Owens blocks an elbow strike.
Taikina tries to land knees in the clinch but Owens avoids the damage to the body.
Taikina misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owens's brow.
Owens takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina struggles to land a body shot inside as Owens controls his hands.
Taikina lands an elbow inside.
Taikina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
Owens wants to get back to striking at distance but Taikina won't allow it.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taikina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Owens is defending well for now.
Taikina lands with a left to the head.
Owens is trying to break the clinch but Taikina has him pressed against the cage.
Taikina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taikina has Owens pressed against the cage, preventing Owens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taikina takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Owens blocks an elbow strike from Taikina.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dupree Owens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Owens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taikina.
Taikina fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Owens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taikina tries to clinch but Owens moves out of range.
Dupree Owens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taikina misses with a hook. Owens ducked under it nicely.

Taikina closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taikina lands in his opponent's guard.
Owens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Owens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taikina.
Owens is looking to stand up but Taikina isn't so interested in that idea.
Taikina being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taikina's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taikina trying to control but Owens is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taikina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Owens wants to stand and escape but Taikina is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina trying to control but Owens is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot by Owens.

Taikina darts in and clinches Owens up against the cage.
Taikina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Dupree Owens has been cut.
Owens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taikina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taikina stalling.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Owens avoids it.
Taikina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owens's brow.
Owens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owens being controlled against the cage.
Taikina missing with knees to the body.
Owens takes an elbow to the temple.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taikina lands an elbow inside.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Owens avoids it.
Owens blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taikina.
Owens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Owens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Owens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taikina is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Taikina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taikina lands an elbow just above Owens 's eye.
Owens wants to get back to striking at distance but Taikina won't allow it.
Taikina misses with an elbow strike.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tero Taikina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taikina working aggressively here.
Owens is trying to push Taikina away but Taikina has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taikina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taikina.
Owens blocks the elbow strike.
Taikina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Taikina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dupree Owens's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Taikina misses with a looping left.
Taikina misses with a double jab.
Owens swings for the body but Taikina moves out of range.
Taikina cracks Owens with an open hand slap.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Owens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taikina thuds a left hand into Owens's body.
Owens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taikina throws a lazy uppercut
and Owens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taikina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taikina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taikina takes a swing at Owens's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens moves out of range as Taikina strikes.
Taikina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taikina jabs at Owens's body.
Taikina throws a right hand that misses
and Owens counters with a straight right hand.
Owens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Owens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Owens misses with a straight right.
Taikina looks to clinch
and Owens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Owens thuds a left hand into Taikina's body.
Taikina moves in looking to clinch but Owens pushes him off.
Owens is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Taikina jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dupree Owens is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taikina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Owens manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Owens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taikina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Owens on the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Owens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taikina gets through Owens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taikina lands with a left to the head.
Taikina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Owens.
Owens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Owens blocks the elbow strike.
Owens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taikina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
Taikina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Owens dodges an elbow strike from Taikina.
Owens looking for a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taikina lands an uppercut.
Owens is trying to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling him.
Owens blocks an uppercut.
Taikina just leaning against Owens, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taikina.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owens's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina tries to throw a body punch but Owens avoids it by throwing Taikina back against the cage.
Taikina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taikina looking to slow down the pace here.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Owens manages to break the clinch.
Taikina throws a hook to the side of Owens's head but Owens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Owens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Taikina clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Owens is trying to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling him.
Owens takes a shot to the head.
Taikina looking to slow down the pace here.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Taikina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taikina has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Taikina!
Tero Taikina made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Just an another cookie for Taikina, no big deal!'.