PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Teeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dranik Jerhard (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.

Teeto
vs
Jerhard

173 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Teeto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dranik Jerhard!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerhard wants to slow Teeto down by chopping away at his legs.

Jerhard instigates a clinch.
Teeto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jerhard.
Jerhard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Teeto prevents a body shot from Jerhard.
Jerhard taking a breather.
Jerhard blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Teeto fails to land.
Teeto dodges an elbow strike from Jerhard.
Nice elbow from Jerhard.
Jerhard missing with knees to the body.
Teeto gets through Jerhard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jerhard pushes off an throws an elbow but Teeto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jerhard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teeto avoids it.
Teeto managing to block the knees to the body from Jerhard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Teeto throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Teeto.
Teeto letting Jerhard take a breather here.
Teeto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jerhard to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teeto.
Teeto misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jerhard is struggling to control the position.
Jerhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teeto takes an elbow to the temple.
Teeto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jerhard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Teeto tries a knee to the head but Jerhard blocks it.
Teeto presses Jerhard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Teeto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teeto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jerhard avoids it.
Teeto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teeto presses Jerhard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Teeto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jerhard blocks an elbow strike from Teeto.
Teeto throws a punch but it's blocked by Jerhard.
Jerhard lands an elbow just above Teeto 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerhard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Teeto tries a knee to the head but Jerhard blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jerhard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teeto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Teeto fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jerhard.
Teeto takes an elbow to the temple.
Jerhard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Teeto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jerhard backwards.
Jerhard is stalling here.
Jerhard wants to stall.
Jerhard takes a shot to the head.
Teeto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jerhard backwards.
Teeto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Teeto tries to pull guard but Jerhard holds him up against the cage and eventually Teeto drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Jerhard.
Teeto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jerhard looking to stall.
Jerhard throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teeto.
Jerhard lands an elbow inside.
Teeto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Teeto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jerhard tries a body shot but Teeto blocks it.
Teeto gets through Jerhard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jerhard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Teeto's brow.
Teeto swings wildly with an uppercut but Jerhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teeto misses with a body punch.
Jerhard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teeto throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Jerhard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teeto.
Teeto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jerhard avoids a wild elbow strike from Teeto.
Jerhard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jerhard can't find room to land a body shot as Teeto controls the action.
Jerhard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Teeto avoiding damage as Jerhard throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Teeto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Jerhard.
Teeto is working Jerhard over against the cage.
Jerhard tries a body shot but Teeto blocks it.
Teeto blocks an elbow strike.
Teeto dodges an elbow strike from Jerhard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jerhard misses with a punch to the body.
Teeto scores with a shot to the side of Jerhard's head.
Jerhard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teeto.
Teeto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Teeto.
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 Mr Teeto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jerhard drives through and clinches with Teeto against the cage.
Teeto misses with a body punch.
Teeto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jerhard blocks it with crossed arms.
Jerhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Teeto on the inside.
Teeto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teeto working Jerhard over with knees to the body.
Teeto working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teeto.
Jerhard tries to land knees in the clinch but Teeto avoids the damage to the body.
Teeto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Teeto tries a body shot but Jerhard blocks it.
Teeto misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Teeto.
Jerhard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jerhard throws an elbow but misses.
Jerhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teeto's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teeto throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerhard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jerhard throws an elbow that misses.
Teeto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jerhard's elbow.
Teeto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jerhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jerhard tries a body shot but Teeto blocks it.
Teeto managing to block the knees to the body from Jerhard.
Jerhard stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Teeto fails to land.
Jerhard slows down the pace here.
Teeto misses with some punches.
Teeto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jerhard avoids it.
Jerhard misses with an elbow strike.
Teeto tries a body shot but Jerhard blocks it.
Jerhard takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerhard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teeto misses with some punches.
Teeto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Teeto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mr Teeto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jerhard tries to land knees in the clinch but Teeto avoids the damage to the body.
Teeto tries to throw a body punch but Jerhard avoids it by throwing Teeto back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Teeto managing to block the knees to the body from Jerhard.
Jerhard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teeto avoids it.
Teeto avoids a wild elbow strike from Jerhard.
Jerhard blocking some punches.
Teeto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jerhard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Teeto lands a nice elbow.
Jerhard blocks a body shot from Teeto.
Jerhard prevents a body shot from Teeto.
Teeto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerhard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teeto avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jerhard.
Jerhard pushes off an throws an elbow but Teeto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jerhard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jerhard.
Teeto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Teeto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jerhard tries to throw a body punch but Teeto avoids it by throwing Jerhard back against the cage.
Teeto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jerhard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Teeto tries to work over Jerhard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teeto lands with a light punch inside.
Teeto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jerhard.
A nice left hand lands by Teeto.
Jerhard tries to land knees in the clinch but Teeto avoids the damage to the body.
Teeto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Teeto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teeto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jerhard's face.
Jerhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teeto prevents a body shot from Jerhard.
Jerhard blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teeto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teeto with a knee to the head.
Teeto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teeto misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Teeto throws an elbow but misses.
Jerhard pushes off an throws an elbow but Teeto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jerhard prevents a body shot from Teeto.
Teeto blocks a body shot from Jerhard.
Teeto pushes Jerhard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jerhard.
Teeto dodges an elbow strike from Jerhard.
Teeto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jerhard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Teeto is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jerhard blocks an uppercut.
Jerhard managing to block the knees to the body from Teeto.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jerhard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Teeto's brow.
Teeto misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Teeto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jerhard darts in and clinches Teeto up against the cage.
Teeto tries to land a knee to the head but Jerhard blocks with his arms.
Jerhard prevents a body shot from Teeto.
Jerhard trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jerhard.
Teeto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jerhard.
Jerhard lands an elbow inside.
Teeto misses with a punch on the inside.
Teeto tries to stall but Jerhard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Teeto lands with a left to the head.
Jerhard tries to land knees in the clinch but Teeto avoids the damage to the body.
Teeto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Teeto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jerhard.
Jerhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Teeto controls his hands.
Jerhard tries to land knees in the clinch but Teeto avoids the damage to the body.
Jerhard blocks an uppercut.
Teeto scores with a shoulder strike.

Teeto jumps into guard, dragging Jerhard to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teeto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jerhard postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Teeto is looking for a triangle here but Jerhard uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Jerhard stands up and beckons Teeto to his feet.
Jerhard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Teeto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jerhard moves into the clinch successfully.
Teeto avoiding damage as Jerhard throws knees to the body.
Jerhard misses with a punch to the body.
Jerhard missing with knees to the body.
Teeto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teeto throws an elbow but it misses.
Jerhard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Jerhard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Teeto misses with a punch on the inside.
Teeto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Teeto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teeto trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teeto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerhard tries to work over Teeto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Teeto.
Jerhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teeto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Teeto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jerhard trying to land knees to the body.
Jerhard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Teeto avoids a wild elbow strike from Jerhard.
Teeto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teeto takes an elbow to the temple.
Jerhard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jerhard tries to throw a body punch but Teeto avoids it by throwing Jerhard back against the cage.
Mr Teeto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jerhard.
Jerhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jerhard stalling the fight.
Jerhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Teeto controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teeto lands an elbow inside that Jerhard shrugs off.
Jerhard lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Teeto as Jerhard tries to tie him up.
Teeto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jerhard throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teeto struggles to land a body shot inside as Jerhard controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jerhard.
Jerhard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teeto.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jerhard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jerhard blocks a body shot from Teeto.
Jerhard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teeto.
Dranik Jerhard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerhard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teeto avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dranik Jerhard.
I think Teeto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Teeto!
Our winner, Mr Teeto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.