PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yaz Rosha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Taquses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosha comes to the cage accompanied by Savages by Theory of a Deadman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rosha
vs
Taquses

173 cm
31
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yaz Rosha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Taquses!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rosha closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Taquses quickly recovers to half guard.

Rosha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taquses has managed to free his arm - good work.

Rosha is looking for a kimura here.

Rosha is working for a submission of some sort.
Taquses is pressing down on Rosha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rosha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taquses's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rosha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rosha preventing the sweep.
Taquses is still trying to improve position.

Taquses throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taquses is keeping the position for now.
Taquses working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosha.

Taquses is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rosha is aware though and is defending well.
Rosha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rosha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rosha preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taquses is on top in guard.

Rosha working for a triangle but Taquses defends it easily.

Rosha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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

Rosha is looking for a triangle but Taquses pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rosha is looking for a triangle but Taquses pushes his legs off easily.

Taquses drops back looking for a leg! Rosha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rosha manages to kick Taquses off! Taquses jumps back into Rosha's guard.

Rosha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taquses wants to pass the guard but Rosha is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rosha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taquses defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taquses looking to pass the guard.
Taquses wants to control from the top but Rosha keeps moving.

Rosha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taquses wants to control from the top but Rosha keeps moving.
Taquses not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Rosha working for a triangle but Taquses defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Rosha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Rosha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taquses trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taquses 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.

Rosha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taquses defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Rosha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taquses doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taquses manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaz Rosha dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Taquses looks to land a body kick but Rosha moved away.

Rosha scores with a takedown into Taquses's guard.
Rosha lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Taquses working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rosha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rosha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rosha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taquses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rosha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rosha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rosha cracks Taquses with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosha scoring with some ground and pound.
Taquses trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rosha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yaz Rosha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rosha landing with the ground and pound.
Taquses looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosha is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Taquses is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rosha is aware though and is defending well.
Rosha with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rosha is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rosha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taquses is keeping the position for now.
Rosha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Taquses has his foot on Rosha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rosha works his way back into a safe position though.
Taquses wants to sweep here but Rosha controlling him for the moment.
Rosha postures up in Taquses's guard and throws a big left but Taquses blocks it.

Taquses looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taquses has momentary wrist control but Rosha slips an elbow through the middle.
Taquses preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taquses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taquses looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosha with a flurry of punches that miss.

Taquses has his foot on Rosha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rosha works his way back into a safe position though.
Rosha pushes down on Taquses's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rosha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Taquses tries to get to full guard but Rosha has control of the leg.
Rosha is nestled in close to Taquses, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rosha thows a huge punch but Taquses dodges it nicely.
Rosha prevents Taquses from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taquses is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rosha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rosha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taquses can do to turn this around?
Rosha drops an elbow to the side of Taquses's head.
Taquses tries to roll over but Rosha keeps him under control.
Rosha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rosha wants to pass the guard but Taquses is defending well.
Rosha frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taquses is looking to improve his position but Rosha isn't that keen on the idea.
Taquses bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Rosha is looking for a triangle but Taquses pushes his legs off easily.

Rosha looking for a guillotine here but Taquses defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rosha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taquses is aware though and is defending well.

Rosha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taquses doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taquses manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taquses trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taquses not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Taquses trying to control but Rosha is working from the bottom.

Rosha has his feet on Taquses's thighs here. He's pushed Taquses off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Taquses screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yaz Rosha!
Yaz Rosha really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Machiavelli Boutique logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.