PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Teravainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Judah
vs
Teravainen

170 cm
25
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
148 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teuvo Teravainen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing.
Teravainen throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Teravainen lands a right hook to the body.
Judah misses with the combination.
Judah shoots in but Teravainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Judah.
Judah misses with a hook.
Teravainen lands a jab.
Teravainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Judah on the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Judah has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Judah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Teravainen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Judah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Teravainen counters with a straight right hand.
David Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teravainen with a jab.
Judah throws a poor cross that misses
and Teravainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah slips a straight right by Teravainen.
Judah wants to clinch but Teravainen slips to the side
and Teravainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Judah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Teravainen backs up against the cage.

Judah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Teravainen, pushing him back against the cage.
Judah jumps guard but Teravainen stands there with Judah around his waist. Judah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Judah tries to pull guard but Teravainen holds him up against the cage and eventually Judah drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Judah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teravainen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Teravainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Teravainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teravainen is working Judah over against the cage.
Teravainen's coach down at Basics -LOD- was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Teravainen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Judah jumps guard but Teravainen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Judah tries to pull guard but Teravainen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Judah is trying to pull guard but Teravainen has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teravainen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Teravainen walks away with a smile on his face. Judah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Teravainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Teuvo Teravainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teravainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teravainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Judah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Judah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judah misses with a double jab
and Teravainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Judah throws a right hand that Teravainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Teravainen also avoids with ease.
Teravainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Teravainen.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teravainen manages to avoid it.
Teravainen needs to keep his hands up - Judah had a free shot at his head there.
Teravainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teravainen thuds his right hand into Judah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Teravainen catches Judah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Teravainen lands with a cross.

Teravainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Teravainen digs a right hand underneath Judah's ribcage. Judah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teravainen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Judah jumps guard but Teravainen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Teravainen lands with a light punch inside.
Judah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Teravainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.

Judah pulls guard successfully.
Teravainen controls from within his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Judah is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Teravainen rolls with it to try and escape but Judah cranks on the arm and Teravainen is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Judah!
David Judah thanked the fans post fight for their support.