PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ebon Tenebris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeo Toast Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tenebris
vs
Toast Saunders

196 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ebon Tenebris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takeo Toast Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenebris misses with a body kick.
Saunders throws a hook but Tenebris blocks it.
Saunders avoids the head kick by Tenebris.
Saunders takes a kick to the side of the head.

Tenebris lands a big head kick that sends Saunders tumbling to the mat! Tenebris takes a step backwards and waves Saunders back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Tenebris looks for the body kick but Saunders saw that one coming.

Saunders shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tenebris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saunders tries to free his leg and advance position but Tenebris is retaining full guard.
Tenebris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saunders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tenebris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saunders looking to pass the guard.
Saunders should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Saunders's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders advances position into side control!
Tenebris managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Saunders.
Saunders is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tenebris will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Saunders is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tenebris has escaped the position, nice work there.
Saunders is trying to ground and pound but Tenebris uses the momentary lack of control by Saunders to regain half guard.
Saunders passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tenebris keeps working.
Saunders in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Saunders goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tenebris rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Saunders's guard! Nice work there by Tenebris!
Saunders keeping full guard, as Tenebris tries to pass.
Saunders controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders keeping moving, preventing Tenebris from controlling successfully.

Tenebris is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Saunders is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Saunders has escaped and now he's on top!
Saunders must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saunders passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders stalling.
Saunders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tenebris defending well though.
Saunders is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Saunders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saunders wants to pass the guard but Tenebris is defending well.
Saunders stalling away here and it's allowed Tenebris to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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 Ebon Tenebris will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tenebris scores with a spinning back kick!
Good exchange - Saunders coming out on top.
Tenebris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ebon Tenebris is winning the standup battle so far.
Saunders takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Tenebris lands a big head kick that sends Saunders tumbling to the mat! Tenebris takes a step backwards and waves Saunders back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Saunders is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Saunders has managed to clinch.
Saunders is pushing Tenebris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saunders tries a knee to the head but Tenebris blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Saunders lands a body punch in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saunders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saunders slowing the pace effectively.
Saunders pushes off an throws an elbow but Tenebris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saunders misses with a body punch.

Saunders has Tenebris pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Saunders pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tenebris tumbling to the mat - Saunders dives into Tenebris's guard.
Saunders looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Saunders sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Tenebris doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Saunders paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Tenebris - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ebon Tenebris!
Ebon Tenebris spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.