PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Touko Pouko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Tveskabb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sven Tveskabb will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pouko
vs
Tveskabb

165 cm
22
142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

173 cm
22
142 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Sun-Tzu
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Touko Pouko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Tveskabb!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pouko shoots and misses
and Tveskabb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tveskabb gets caught napping as Pouko dives in and scores a takedown. Tveskabb manages to retain guard.
Pouko stays in close to Tveskabb's body and controls the position.
Tveskabb keeping moving, preventing Pouko from controlling successfully.
Pouko tries to free his leg and advance position but Tveskabb is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tveskabb has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pouko wants to pass the guard but Tveskabb is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko is working hard here to advance position.
Pouko trying to control but Tveskabb is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tveskabb can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pouko controls the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pouko tries for a takedown but Tveskabb circles away easily
and Tveskabb counters with an inside leg kick.
Pouko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pouko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Touko Pouko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tveskabb lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tveskabb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tveskabb closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tveskabb swinging wildly here.
Tveskabb cracks Pouko with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tveskabb lands with a shot to the body.
Tveskabb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pouko.
Tveskabb steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pouko.
Tveskabb loads up on a big right hand but Pouko slips the punch.
Pouko tries to counter with a takedown but Tveskabb is quick to defend against it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pouko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tveskabb.
Tveskabb lands with an overhand left.

Pouko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
What's Tveskabb going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Pouko just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tveskabb's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
What's Tveskabb going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Tveskabb tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Tveskabb's face as Pouko controls the position.
Pouko advances to full mount.
Tveskabb tries to hold on but Pouko postures up.
Pouko trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tveskabb regains half guard.
Pouko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tveskabb keeps working.
Pouko not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pouko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tveskabb defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Tveskabb dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tveskabb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pouko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tveskabb sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tveskabb with a hook.
Tveskabb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pouko shoots for a takedown but Tveskabb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Tveskabb drives through and clinches with Pouko against the cage.
Pouko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tveskabb is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Touko Pouko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tveskabb gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pouko.
Tveskabb throws a punch but it's blocked by Pouko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko blocking some punches.
Pouko wants a takedown but no success here.
Tveskabb slows down the pace here.
Pouko tries to pull guard but Tveskabb holds him up against the cage and eventually Pouko drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tveskabb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pouko's elbow.
Tveskabb lands a nice uppercut.
Pouko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tveskabb gets through Pouko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tveskabb misses with a punch on the inside.
Tveskabb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pouko backwards.
Tveskabb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pouko backwards.
Pouko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pouko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tveskabb smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pouko.
Pouko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tveskabb's waist but Tveskabb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pouko off to one side.
Sven Tveskabb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pouko shoots in for a takedown but Tveskabb shows good takedown defense.
Tveskabb is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pouko with a poor takedown
and Tveskabb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tveskabb has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pouko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Touko Pouko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pouko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tveskabb is looking to control Pouko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tveskabb avoid being mounted?
Pouko is trying to control. Tveskabb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tveskabb is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Pouko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tveskabb doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pouko.
Pouko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tveskabb knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pouko prevents Tveskabb from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tveskabb won't allow Pouko to pass to mount.

Tveskabb is defending against the submission attempts here by Pouko.
Tveskabb trying to control but Pouko postures up.
Tveskabb is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tveskabb trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pouko trying to pass the guard but Tveskabb defending well.
Tveskabb is looking for a sweep. Pouko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pouko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pouko trying to mount his opponent but Tveskabb defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pouko sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tveskabb throws a looping overhand right but Pouko ducks down to avoid it.
Pouko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Tveskabb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pouko misses with a right hand
and Tveskabb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pouko doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Tveskabb to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Tveskabb misses.
Pouko shoots in and drives through. Tveskabb sprawls well.
Tveskabb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pouko.
Pouko dives in for a single leg takedown but Tveskabb sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Touko Pouko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pouko shoots in looking for a takedown but Tveskabb manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pouko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tveskabb works the jab nicely.
Pouko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tveskabb as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko tries for a takedown but Tveskabb circles away easily
and Tveskabb counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Tveskabb.
Pouko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tveskabb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tveskabb connects with a right hand. Pouko shakes it off.

Pouko is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Pouko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pouko throws a hook but Tveskabb avoids it easily.

Tveskabb clinches.
Tveskabb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tveskabb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pouko backwards.
Tveskabb lands a shoulder strike.
Tveskabb creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Pouko's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Pouko drops to his knees and Tveskabb pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Tveskabb! Sven Tveskabb retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Sven Tveskabb thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.