PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winke Tygesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risketo French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tygesen
vs
French

178 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Winke Tygesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Risketo French!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

French shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than French was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tygesen is looking to reverse the position.
French wants to stand but Tygesen has his arm trapped.
Tygesen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tygesen is trying to control French's posture but French avoids it.
French tries to stand but Tygesen is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
French advances to mount.
Tygesen is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tygesen is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
French putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
French punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tygesen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
French tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

French is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
French is thwarting Tygesen's attempts to control the position.
French frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen working to try and regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! French connects with a massive shot to the dome!
French working Tygesen over with strikes here.
Tygesen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
French punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tygesen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tygesen tries to hold on but French postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
French lands a heavy elbow.
Tygesen tries to reverse the position but French maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tygesen is breathing heavily.
Tygesen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tygesen is looking to get to half guard.
Tygesen tries to lock up and control but French gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tygesen is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

French looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
French avoids the attempt from Tygesen to control.
French scores with a couple of good head shots there.
French prevents Tygesen from getting the reversal.
Tygesen tries to hold on but French pushes him away.
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!
French working Tygesen over with strikes here.
Tygesen tries to hold on but French pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tygesen working to try and regain half guard.
French landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Risketo French dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

French looks for the body kick but Tygesen saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for French.

French is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tygesen's half guard.
French trying to pass the guard but Tygesen defending well.
Tygesen tries to roll over but French keeps him under control.
French looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tygesen manages to get to full guard.
French has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tygesen is proving hard to escape from.
French is breathing heavily.

Tygesen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and French defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tygesen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
French working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tygesen trying to control the position.
French wants to stand but Tygesen is controlling his posture from full guard.

French avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
French working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
French must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
French pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tygesen is keeping the position for now.
Tygesen can't keep his opponent in guard - French advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tygesen tries to roll over but French keeps him under control.
Tygesen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tygesen.
French wants to get up but he can't break Tygesen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
French advances position into side control!
Tygesen tries to improve position but can't.
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!
French looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tygesen is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen struggling a bit here.
Tygesen is trying to buck French off.
French blocks the strikes from Tygesen.
Tygesen is looking for a sweep.
Tygesen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tygesen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of French's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take French's back!

French defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tygesen's arms.
French looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Tygesen is looking to control French but French is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tygesen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Risketo French has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
French trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
French is keeping busy.
Tygesen controlling from the back.
Tygesen struggling to land strikes to the head as French covers up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
French turns into Tygesen and is now in his guard.
French is fighting to break Tygesen's control of his arms but Tygesen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Tygesen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winke Tygesen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

French closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tygesen did well to prevent French getting side control.
Tygesen wants to control but French is keeping busy.
French thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tygesen's head.
Tygesen tries to roll over but French keeps him under control.
Tygesen is pressing down on French's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
French has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tygesen is proving hard to escape from.

Tygesen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. French defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tygesen has a closed guard, preventing French from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
French postures up and lands a big shot to Tygesen's brow.
Tygesen is trying to keep French in close.

French thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
French trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
French is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tygesen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

French is sitting in close to Tygesen's body. Tygesen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! French is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, French is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tygesen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Winke Tygesen!