PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repa Tiitti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiitti has chosen AC/DC Back in Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morrow
vs
Tiitti

185 cm
40
162 lbs
21 - 26 - 0

182 cm
24
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jax Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repa Tiitti!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tiitti pushes Morrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiitti lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Morrow breaks from the clinch.
Tiitti throws a shot to the body.

Tiitti moves into range and clinches up with Morrow.

Tiitti decides to pull guard.
Morrow won't allow Tiitti to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tiitti is on top in guard.

Morrow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Morrow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrow is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Sanitarium that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Tiitti sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiitti throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tiitti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morrow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiitti has managed to get both his arms back between Morrow's legs - danger averted.

Morrow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiitti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morrow is breathing heavily.
Tiitti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tiitti postures up in Morrow's guard and throws a big left but Morrow blocks it.
Tiitti sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tiitti looking to sit in guard and control but Morrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Tiitti manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Tiitti jumps guard but Morrow stands there with Tiitti around his waist. Tiitti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morrow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tiitti looking for a takedown.
Morrow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiitti is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Tiitti breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Tiitti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Jax Morrow has been cut.
Tiitti has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Morrow is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tiitti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tiitti misses with the combination.
Tiitti fails to land the takedown.
Morrow went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jax Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Repa Tiitti.
Tiitti moves in looking to clinch but Morrow pushes him off.
Morrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tiitti.
Tiitti lands a high kick!

Morrow closes the distance and clinches.
Tiitti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrow avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tiitti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morrow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tiitti has Morrow pushed against the cage.

Tiitti manages to break the clinch.
Tiitti misses with the combination.
Jax Morrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiitti.
Tiitti lands an overhand right.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Tiitti moves out of range.

Tiitti moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Repa Tiitti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Morrow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tiitti lands with a nice body punch.
Jax Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow throws an off balance right hand
and Tiitti counters with a left to the body.
Tiitti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tiitti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiitti sizes up Morrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Morrow is rocked!
Tiitti drops Morrow with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tiitti follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Repa Tiitti!
After winning the bout, Repa Tiitti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.