PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Szalony Adi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Turin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adi
vs
Turin

185 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Szalony Adi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Turin!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Adi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Adi is trying to get back to half guard.

Turin tries for a kimura but Adi is defending well.
Adi is looking to reverse the position.
Turin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Adi is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Turin stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adi is trying to control Turin's posture but Turin avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Turin off and has taken his back!

Adi looking to break Turin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Turin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Adi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Adi tightening his grip on Turin, looking for the choke.
Turin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Adi controlling well, preventing Turin from escaping the position.

Adi working for the choke.
Even with his hooks in, Adi manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Turin tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Turin is defending well though. Adi let's go of the attempt for now.
Turin tries to roll but Adi sticks to his back.

Adi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Turin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turin rolls, trying to escape but Adi keeps control of the position.
Adi wants to control but Turin manages to buck him off and is now in Adi's guard! Nice work there by Turin!
Turin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adi trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Adi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turin defends well.
Adi controls Turin momentarily but Turin frees himself.
Turin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Adi wants to sweep here but Turin controlling him for the moment.
Adi pulls Turin in close to prevent any damage.

That's four 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.
Turin tries to free his leg and advance position but Adi is retaining full guard.
Turin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Adi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turin controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Szalony Adi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Adi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adi lands in his opponent's guard.
Adi throws a big right hand that misses.
Adi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Adi wants to control from the top but Turin keeps moving.
Turin trying to keep a closed guard but Adi is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adi trying to control the position from guard on top but Turin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adi wants to control from the top but Turin keeps moving.
Adi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turin can do to turn this around?
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Turin holds on and takes a little breather.
Szalony Adi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Adi drops back looking for a leg! Turin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turin manages to kick Adi off! Adi jumps back into Turin's guard.
Turin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Adi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Turin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Turin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Turin!

Turin controlling from side mount.
Adi gets back to half guard.
Adi wants to control but Turin is keeping busy.
Adi is refusing to be controlled, as Turin sits in half guard.
Turin tries to pass to full mount but Adi defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adi gets full guard.
Adi working a defensive guard here.

Adi looking for a guillotine here but Turin defends easily.

Turin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Adi working for submissions but it's allowed Turin to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adi is staying active underneath Turin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Adi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Turin frees his head nicely. Oh but Adi has switched to an armbar! Turin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Szalony Adi!
Szalony Adi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.