PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dolores Doremus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Vesala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vesala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Doremus
vs
Vesala

165 cm
29
144 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

160 cm
35
140 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolores Doremus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timo Vesala!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesala throws a big shot that misses.
Doremus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vesala.
Doremus tries for a takedown but Vesala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Doremus or perhaps it was just good defense by Vesala, which made it look bad.

Doremus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vesala keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Doremus wants to take a breather but Vesala is having none of it.
Vesala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doremus scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Doremus connects with a nice short shot to Vesala's temple.
Vesala tries to get to full guard but Doremus has control of the leg.
Vesala trying to control here.
Doremus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesala slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vesala has control of Doremus's left arm, preventing Doremus from doing any damage.
Doremus trying to control but Vesala is working from the bottom.
Doremus is fighting to break Vesala's control of his arms but Vesala is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Doremus has gone for a leg lock! Vesala slips out almost immediately though and dives into Doremus's guard.

Vesala not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Doremus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vesala can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vesala trying to control the position from guard on top but Doremus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Vesala has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Doremus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doremus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vesala puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Doremus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vesala pulls his head out easily.
Doremus tries to roll over but Vesala keeps him under control.

Doremus has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Vesala escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Vesala!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doremus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Doremus looks to move to half guard but instead Vesala has passed into mount! Damn!
Doremus is trying to escape the mount.
Doremus is working hard here to advance position.
Vesala looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doremus is trying desperately to improve position.
Doremus tries to improve his position but instead Vesala has taken his back!
Doremus is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Vesala.
Vesala has the hooks in. Doremus is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vesala keeps control of the position easily here as Doremus tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Doremus's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Vesala dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vesala lands with a shot to the body.
Doremus shoots for a double leg takedown but Vesala sprawls well. He's pushed Doremus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doremus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vesala circles away.
Vesala cracks Doremus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vesala lands a slapping body shot.
Vesala lands with a right hand.
Vesala scores with a one two! Doremus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vesala lands a right hook to the body.
Vesala closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vesala connects with a crisp jab.
Doremus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Timo Vesala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doremus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vesala as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolores Doremus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doremus shoots for a double leg takedown but Vesala sprawls well. He's pushed Doremus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vesala's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vesala duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vesala sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doremus somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Doremus looking to score a takedown here. Vesala is defending well but Doremus drives through and ends up in Vesala's guard.
Dolores Doremus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vesala seems keen to control Doremus's posture.
Doremus passes Vesala's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vesala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doremus is working away from the top position though.
Vesala has his hands clasped together around Doremus's back. He's all about the action.
Vesala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vesala moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Doremus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vesala is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Doremus, into his guard.

Vesala controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Doremus isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Vesala stacks Doremus on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Vesala!
Doremus is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Vesala stalls from top position.
Doremus tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Vesala presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doremus wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
I really don't envy Doremus right now.
Good control from Vesala.
Doremus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Doremus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vesala with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doremus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Doremus actively working from the bottom here.

Doremus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vesala pulls his head out easily.
Doremus wants to improve his position but Vesala is controlling well.
Vesala tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doremus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Doremus looking for submissions off his back.

Doremus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Vesala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Doremus misses with a hook.
Vesala lands a right hook to the body.
Vesala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vesala scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Timo Vesala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesala misses with a wild combination.
Doremus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vesala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doremus.
Vesala lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vesala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Doremus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vesala has his hands on Doremus's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doremus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vesala controls Doremus momentarily but Doremus frees himself.
Vesala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doremus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doremus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vesala's head.
Doremus postures up.
Vesala is adopting a defensive guard.
Doremus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doremus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doremus is in close to Vesala's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Doremus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doremus looking to pass the guard.
Vesala has his hands on Doremus's head, controlling the position.
Doremus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesala pulls Doremus in to control the position.
Vesala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doremus.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vesala holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doremus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vesala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vesala is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Doremus throwing strikes from guard but Vesala blocks nicely.
Doremus throwing strikes from guard but Vesala blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doremus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vesala wants to sweep here but Doremus controlling him for the moment.
Vesala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vesala is controlling Doremus's posture.
Dolores Doremus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doremus postures up in Vesala's guard and throws a big left but Vesala blocks it.
Vesala is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vesala misses with a hook. Doremus ducked under it nicely.
Doremus takes one on the button.

Doremus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Doremus lands in his opponent's guard.
Vesala has his hands on Doremus's head, controlling the position.
Doremus with a nice head shot there.
Vesala looking for a sweep. Not yet Vesala, not yet.
Vesala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vesala controlling Doremus's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vesala is on top in guard.

Vesala not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Timo Vesala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Doremus looking for a triangle here. Vesala is fighting it but it looks tight! Doremus pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Vesala is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dolores Doremus!