PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Dodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helmuth Tuminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dodd
vs
Tuminen

192 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

199 cm
23
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

King of Clothes

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Dodd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helmuth Tuminen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuminen throws a head kick that misses.

Tuminen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dodd managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Dodd managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen leaning against his opponent.
Dodd managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
A short right from Dodd.
Tuminen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dodd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Dodd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dodd is leaning against Tuminen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dodd avoids the damage to the body.
Dodd gets through Tuminen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuminen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dodd taking a breather.
Dodd effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Dodd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dodd managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Dodd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tuminen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dodd controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tuminen stalling in the clinch but Dodd improves position.
Dodd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dodd lands a nice elbow.
Tuminen landing knees to the body.
Dodd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tuminen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuminen.
Dodd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tuminen tries to throw a body punch but Dodd avoids it by throwing Tuminen back against the cage.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Dodd prevents a body shot from Tuminen.
Dodd prevents a body shot from Tuminen.
Tuminen takes a shot to the head.
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!
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Tuminen looking to slow down the pace here.
Tuminen stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dodd just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tuminen's brow.
Dodd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dodd.

Tuminen is rocked!
Dodd lands with a light punch inside.
Tuminen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dodd finish him?
Dodd has Tuminen pressed against the cage. He pushes Tuminen back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Dodd throws a beautiful elbow that sends Tuminen crashing to the floor! Dodd piles on the pressure with more strikes! Tuminen is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Dodd!