PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moises Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Tamminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Long
vs
Tamminen

187 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moises Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Tamminen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamminen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tamminen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Moises Long has been cut.
Tamminen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Tamminen misses with a series of wild punches.
Long tries to counter with a takedown but Tamminen is quick to defend against it.
Long checks the leg kick nicely there.
Long is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tamminen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tamminen misses with a combination

and Long counters by clinching up.
Long keeps control of Tamminen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tamminen is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Tamminen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tamminen is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamminen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Long has time to react.
Tamminen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Long throws a leg kick which misses Tamminen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tamminen tries to avoid it.
Tamminen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Long moves into the clinch.
Tamminen wants to break free but Long has control.
Knees to the body from Tamminen.
Long prevents Tamminen from breaking the clinch.
Long is trying to pull guard but Tamminen has him pressed against the cage.
Tamminen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long has Tamminen pressed against the cage, preventing Tamminen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamminen is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
Tamminen can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
Long keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tamminen's efforts to push away.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tamminen drops Long with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tamminen 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 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Tamminen!