PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Free Gves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Tanner
vs
Gves

201 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Free Gves!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tanner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gves did well to prevent Tanner getting side control.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tanner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tanner wants to stand but Gves has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tanner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tanner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gves has hold of Tanner's hands but Tanner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gves is trying to get back to full guard.
Tanner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Tanner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tanner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Gves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gves tries to roll over but Tanner keeps him under control.

Gves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tanner pulls his head out easily.
Gves has a hand on Tanner's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tanner takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gves is trying to escape the mount.
Tanner controlling from the full mount.
Gves tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tanner wants to finish this one by submission but Gves is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tanner.
Gves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tanner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gves is trying to escape the mount.
Tanner controlling the position easily from mount.
Gves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tanner content just to control the position here.
Gves is trying to reverse the position but instead Tanner has taken his back - oops!
Tanner is working the ground and pound. Can Gves escape?
Gves is in bad spot here.
Gves is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Tanner.
Gves tries to escape the position.
Tanner lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gves's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gves is really stuck here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gves is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gves turns into Tanner and is now in his guard.
Tanner controlling Gves's posture.

Andy Tanner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Tanner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gves did well to prevent Tanner getting side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Tanner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gves closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gves misses with a looping right.

Tanner drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tanner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tanner has managed to get both his arms back between Gves's legs - danger averted.
Tanner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gves keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.

Gves working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tanner has passed into half guard!
Gves wants to get back to full guard but Tanner has mounted him!
Tanner controlling from mount.
The referee warns Gves that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner prevents Gves from getting the reversal.
Tanner controlling from the full mount.
Gves tries to reverse the position but Tanner maintains control.
Tanner tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Gves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tanner cracks Gves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tanner working the ground and pound effectively.
Gves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tanner content just to control the position here.
Gves is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gves to take his back!
What can Gves do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner controlling well, preventing Gves from escaping the position.
Gves breaks Tanner's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tanner controlling Gves's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Andy Tanner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gves catches Tanner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tanners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gves with a hook.
Gves throws a hook to the side of Tanner's head but Tanner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Tanner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tanner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tanner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Andy Tanner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gves working for a triangle but Tanner defends it easily.
Gves is breathing heavily.

Gves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gves looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tanner passes into half guard.
Tanner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gves is looking to get back to full guard here but Tanner has managed to pass to side control instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gves is looking to regain half guard here but Tanner keeps moving and retains side control.
Tanner trying to control the position but Gves is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Tanner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tanner drops his hands momentarily and Gves takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Tanner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Gves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tanner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tanner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tanner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gves won't allow Tanner to pass to mount.
Tanner not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Gves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tanner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tanner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tanner winds up and cracks Gves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gves tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
Tanner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Free Gves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Andy Tanner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gves looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Tanner walks into a stiff left hand from Gves.
Tanner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gves misses with an uppercut. Tanner saw that one coming.
Free Gves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner walks into a left hand.
Tanner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gves to score with a decent uppercut.
Gves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tanner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanner.

Tanner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gves is looking for a sweep. Tanner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tanner slows the pace down in half guard.
Gves is looking to improve his position.

Gves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tanner pulls his head out easily.

Gves is defending against the submission attempts here by Tanner.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gves tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andy Tanner.

Tanner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gves's guard.
Gves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tanner controls the pace.
Andy Tanner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner is pushing down on Gves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gves is fighting to maintain full guard but Tanner has managed to sneak the leg through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Tanner!