PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toni Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Ferreira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tynkkynen
vs
Ferreira

183 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Tynkkynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thiago Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynkkynen shoots for a double leg takedown but Ferreira sprawls well. He's pushed Tynkkynen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ferreira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tynkkynen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Ferreira as Tynkkynen shoots in.
Ferreira misses with a hook

and Tynkkynen counters with a takedown into side control.

Tynkkynen stands up and beckons Ferreira to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tynkkynen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Tynkkynen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira fails with the takedown.
Tynkkynen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ferreira defends it nicely.
Ferreira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tynkkynen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tynkkynen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tynkkynen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Tynkkynen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferreira, pushing him back against the cage.
Tynkkynen presses Ferreira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tynkkynen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Tynkkynen manages to pull guard.

Tynkkynen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ferreira off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tynkkynen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tynkkynen!

Tynkkynen gets a takedown into half guard.
Ferreira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tynkkynen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ferreira is looking to control Tynkkynen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ferreira avoid being mounted?
Tynkkynen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tynkkynen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferreira's head.
Ferreira wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tynkkynen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ferreira sees it coming and defends easily.
Tynkkynen controlling the action here.
Tynkkynen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferreira defending well though.
Ferreira wants to improve his position but Tynkkynen is controlling well.
Tynkkynen stalling.
Ferreira tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to escape.
Tynkkynen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tynkkynen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Toni Tynkkynen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Tynkkynen has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira is pressed up against the cage. Tynkkynen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ferreira down to the mat. Ferreira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tynkkynen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tynkkynen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Tynkkynen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tynkkynen has a takedown stuffed.
Tynkkynen is looking to score with low kicks.

Ferreira gets tackled into the cage by Tynkkynen. Tynkkynen maintains the clinch.
Tynkkynen controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Tynkkynen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tynkkynen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ferreira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferreira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tynkkynen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tynkkynen wants to break free but Ferreira has control.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tynkkynen is trying to push Ferreira away but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tynkkynen tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.

Tynkkynen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ferreira uses from the top position.
Tynkkynen controlling Ferreira's posture.
Tynkkynen controls Ferreira momentarily but Ferreira frees himself.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Tynkkynen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tynkkynen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Tynkkynen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ferreira is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ferreira and Tynkkynen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Tynkkynen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ferreira's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Tynkkynen controlling his opponent.
Tynkkynen punching from mount but Ferreira doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tynkkynen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tynkkynen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ferreira because Tynkkynen loaded up on that one.
Tynkkynen content just to control the position here.
Tynkkynen working Ferreira over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tynkkynen controlling the pace for now.
Tynkkynen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ferreira for as long as he can get away with.
Tynkkynen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferreira is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Tynkkynen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tynkkynen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferreira avoids it really well and circles away.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Tynkkynen moves out of range.

Tynkkynen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tynkkynen looking for a takedown.

Tynkkynen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Tynkkynen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira tries to clinch up but Tynkkynen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tynkkynen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferreira pinned against the cage. Ferreira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tynkkynen misses with a takedown attempt - Ferreira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thiago Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira slaps away a takedown attempt from Tynkkynen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferreira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferreira is looking to clinch but Tynkkynen is avoiding it.

Ferreira gets tackled into the cage by Tynkkynen. Tynkkynen maintains the clinch.
Tynkkynen looking for a takedown.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
Ferreira working hard to break the clinch.

Tynkkynen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Tynkkynen stands up and beckons Ferreira to join him on the feet.
Ferreira leaves Tynkkynen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ferreira does no damage.
Ferreira dives in and grabs Tynkkynen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tynkkynen pushes down on Ferreira's head and hops out.
Tynkkynen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferreira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tynkkynen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ferreira under the eye.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira swings for the body but Tynkkynen moves out of range.

Tynkkynen closes the distance and clinches.
Ferreira prevents the takedown attempt.

Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Ferreira. No joy for Tynkkynen on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tynkkynen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferreira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tynkkynen to keep the fight standing.

Tynkkynen breaks the clinch.
Tynkkynen looks for a takedown but Ferreira sprawls well.
Tynkkynen shoots in but Ferreira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tynkkynen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ferreira as he avoids it easily.
Tynkkynen shoots in but Ferreira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferreira is defended easily by Tynkkynen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tynkkynen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira is looking to clinch but Tynkkynen is avoiding it.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Tynkkynen avoids them all with ease.

Ferreira tries to keep at a distance but Tynkkynen has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ferreira jumps guard and drags Tynkkynen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tynkkynen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferreira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tynkkynen is one step ahead there.
Thiago Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toni Tynkkynen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Ferreira working for a triangle but Tynkkynen defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Tynkkynen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tynkkynen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toni Tynkkynen!