PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marat Tandelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takashi Yamamoto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tandelov
vs
Yamamoto

160 cm
22
138 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

170 cm
36
140 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marat Tandelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takashi Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tandelov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yamamoto is looking to sweep but instead, Tandelov has passed into half guard.
Tandelov lands strikes from half guard.
Tandelov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tandelov is looking to take a break and control but Yamamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tandelov stalling.
Yamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tandelov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tandelov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tandelov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tandelov in particular looking to stall.
Yamamoto is not content to let Tandelov control the position.
Tandelov passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tandelov landing strikes from the mount.
Tandelov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tandelov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yamamoto?
Tandelov drops a big elbow. That's hurt Yamamoto! More shots from Tandelov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marat Tandelov!
During a confident post fight interview, Marat Tandelov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.