PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teemu Tinninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halo Shono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tinninen
vs
Shono

185 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teemu Tinninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Halo Shono!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tinninen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tinninen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shono keeping moving, preventing Tinninen from controlling successfully.
Tinninen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tinninen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tinninen trying to control but Shono is working from the bottom.
Tinninen is looking to work some ground and pound but Shono has wrist control.
Tinninen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tinninen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tinninen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tinninen tries to clinch but Shono is having none of it.

Shono takes the fight into the clinch.

Tinninen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Shono regains guard immediately.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinninen cracks Shono with a solid left hand.
Tinninen being controlled here momentarily.
Tinninen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tinninen is stalling in the full guard.
Shono pulls Tinninen in to control the position.
Tinninen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tinninen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tinninen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tinninen trying to control the position from guard on top but Shono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shono seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tinninen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shono moves in looking to clinch but Tinninen pushes him off.
Tinninen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shono wants to clinch.
Shono slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shono tries to close the distance and clinch but Tinninen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shono tries to clinch there but Tinninen circles away.
Shono shoots in but Tinninen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tinninen tries for a takedown but Shono sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Teemu Tinninen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tinninen is breathing heavily.

Tinninen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shono wants to control but Tinninen is keeping busy.
Tinninen is tying to control. Shono wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shono tries to roll over but Tinninen keeps him under control.
Shono has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tinninen is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinninen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Shono is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shono avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tinninen.
Shono trying to control from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Tinninen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Tinninen jumps guard.
Tinninen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tinninen is trying to control the position but Shono postures up.
Shono trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinninen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shono is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teemu Tinninen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tinninen lands a with a good body shot.
Shono takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tinninen keeps the fight on the outside.

Tinninen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shono sprawls well initially but Tinninen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tinninen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tinninen thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shono to regain full guard.
Shono is trying to keep Tinninen in close.
Tinninen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shono's guard.
Tinninen is tying to control. Shono wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tinninen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tinninen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shono is trying to maintain the position but Tinninen is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinninen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tinninen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tinninen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tinninen misses with a takedown attempt - Shono sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shono closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tinninen circles away.
Shono tries to clinch up but Tinninen circles away and keeps his distance.
Shono wants to clinch up but Tinninen keeps it at a distance.
Tinninen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teemu Tinninen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shono clinches up with Tinninen and pushes him back against the cage.

Tinninen breaks from the clinch.
Shono tries to clinch there but Tinninen circles away.

Tinninen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shono to the mat! Shono manages to get full guard.
Tinninen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shono utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Shono throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tinninen throwing strikes from guard but Shono blocks nicely.
Tinninen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shono keeping moving, preventing Tinninen from controlling successfully.
Tinninen throwing strikes from guard but Shono blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shono working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tinninen misses with a takedown

and Shono counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shono.
Tinninen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Shono pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tinninen is keeping the position for now.
Shono missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shono trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinninen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tinninen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Teemu Tinninen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shono won't allow Tinninen to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shono throws a big right hand that misses.
Tinninen keeping moving, preventing Shono from controlling successfully.
Shono wants to get up but he can't break Tinninen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tinninen holds on and takes a little breather.
Shono wants to control from the top but Tinninen keeps moving.
Tinninen controls Shono momentarily but Shono frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Teemu Tinninen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shono stuffs the takedown.
Shono is looking to clinch but Tinninen is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Tinninen scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Shono.
Shono fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shono tries to close the distance and clinch but Tinninen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shono keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Shono has Tinninen up against the cage in a clinch.

Tinninen wants the takedown. Shono is fighting it off but Tinninen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shono's guard against the cage.
Tinninen wants to stand but Shono is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tinninen is looking to work some ground and pound but Shono has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinninen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tinninen trying to control the position from guard on top but Shono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tinninen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tinninen is fighting to break Shono's control of his arms but Shono is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shono working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tinninen.
Tinninen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Tinninen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shono sprawls well initially but Tinninen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shono keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shono has his hands clasped together around Tinninen's back. He's all about the action.
Tinninen with the ground and pound but Shono uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinninen trying to control the position from guard on top but Shono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shono avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Shono is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tinninen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shono pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tinninen gets a takedown into half guard.
Tinninen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shono's head.
Tinninen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tinninen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tinninen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tinninen is pressing down on Shono's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shono is holding on for now.

Tinninen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shono is looking to control Tinninen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shono avoid being mounted?
Tinninen is tying to control. Shono wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shono lands a head kick!

Tinninen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tinninen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tinninen is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Shono manages to get to full guard.
Shono looking to control.
Halo Shono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teemu Tinninen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teemu Tinninen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tinninen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teemu Tinninen!