PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helmuth Tuminen (ranked 4259 p4p, 537 weight class) and Dan Trumpsfeld (ranked 3681 p4p, 476 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tuminen
vs
Trumpsfeld

199 cm
24
212 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helmuth Tuminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Trumpsfeld!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuminen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Tuminen closes the distance and pushes Trumpsfeld back into the cage.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trumpsfeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Trumpsfeld.
Tuminen working aggressively here.
Trumpsfeld scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tuminen lands a body punch.
Tuminen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trumpsfeld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trumpsfeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuminen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld looks winded!
Tuminen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trumpsfeld backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuminen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuminen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch on the inside from Trumpsfeld fails to land.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tuminen lands a left hand.
Tuminen misses with a punch to the body.
Trumpsfeld throws a head punch that misses.
Trumpsfeld managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
A knee to the head by Tuminen.
Tuminen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trumpsfeld in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trumpsfeld swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuminen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trumpsfeld is defending well for now.
Trumpsfeld avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld throws a head punch that misses.
Trumpsfeld has a couple of punches blocked by Tuminen.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trumpsfeld lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trumpsfeld avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Trumpsfeld lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tuminen lands a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trumpsfeld avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Trumpsfeld avoids the damage to the body.
Trumpsfeld lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tuminen lands a knee to the body.
Trumpsfeld has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Tuminen working Trumpsfeld over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trumpsfeld.
Trumpsfeld managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tuminen as the two fighters clinch.
Tuminen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trumpsfeld on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuminen working Trumpsfeld over with knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Trumpsfeld.
Tuminen can't find room to land a body shot as Trumpsfeld controls the action.
Trumpsfeld misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trumpsfeld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trumpsfeld misses with some punches.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld misses with a punch to the body.
Trumpsfeld lands a hook that snaps the head of Tuminen backwards.
Trumpsfeld misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuminen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trumpsfeld misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the head but Trumpsfeld blocks with his arms.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Tuminen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trumpsfeld avoids it.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Trumpsfeld avoids the damage to the body.
Trumpsfeld throws a head punch that misses.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trumpsfeld is defending well for now.
Tuminen crunches a lovely knee into Trumpsfeld's ribcage.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trumpsfeld lands a nice shot to the body.
Trumpsfeld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Tuminen.
Tuminen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Tuminen lands a shot to the body.
Trumpsfeld lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trumpsfeld lands a hook that snaps the head of Tuminen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuminen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trumpsfeld avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumpsfeld prevents a body shot from Tuminen.
Trumpsfeld managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Trumpsfeld avoids the damage to the body.
Trumpsfeld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trumpsfeld lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tuminen backwards.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trumpsfeld.
Trumpsfeld avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Trumpsfeld.
Trumpsfeld gets through Tuminen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trumpsfeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trumpsfeld working aggressively here.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trumpsfeld.
Tuminen prevents a body shot from Trumpsfeld.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trumpsfeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuminen.
Tuminen pushes off an throws an elbow but Trumpsfeld leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trumpsfeld working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trumpsfeld.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helmuth Tuminen 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.

Trumpsfeld will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Tuminen has Trumpsfeld up against the cage in a clinch.
Trumpsfeld managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Trumpsfeld tries a body shot but Tuminen blocks it.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trumpsfeld.
Tuminen lands an uppercut.
Trumpsfeld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trumpsfeld creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuminen blocks an uppercut.
Trumpsfeld avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trumpsfeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuminen.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Trumpsfeld avoids the damage to the body.
Tuminen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trumpsfeld pushes Tuminen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuminen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Trumpsfeld avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuminen blocks a body shot from Trumpsfeld.
Trumpsfeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trumpsfeld working aggressively here.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trumpsfeld avoids it.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trumpsfeld.
A hook to the body from Trumpsfeld.
Trumpsfeld lands with a light punch inside.
Tuminen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trumpsfeld is breathing heavily.
Trumpsfeld managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
A short uppercut from Trumpsfeld.
Trumpsfeld lands a body shot.
Trumpsfeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tuminen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trumpsfeld presses Tuminen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trumpsfeld working aggressively here.
Tuminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trumpsfeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trumpsfeld cracks Tuminen with a nice body shot.
Trumpsfeld has a couple of punches blocked by Tuminen.
Tuminen misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumpsfeld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trumpsfeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trumpsfeld misses with some punches.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trumpsfeld.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Trumpsfeld.
Trumpsfeld lands a hook that snaps the head of Tuminen backwards.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trumpsfeld is defending well for now.
Trumpsfeld misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuminen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trumpsfeld can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuminen.
Trumpsfeld blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Trumpsfeld avoids the damage to the body.
Trumpsfeld blocking some punches.
Trumpsfeld managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Trumpsfeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trumpsfeld lands with a light punch inside.
Trumpsfeld lands with a short shot to the head.
Trumpsfeld misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trumpsfeld works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trumpsfeld managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumpsfeld avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Trumpsfeld - that landed with a thud.
Trumpsfeld scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trumpsfeld lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tuminen backwards.

Trumpsfeld breaks from the clinch.

Trumpsfeld instigates a clinch.
Trumpsfeld on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld lands with a left to the head.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trumpsfeld is defending well for now.
Trumpsfeld throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trumpsfeld.
Trumpsfeld scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tuminen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld misses with the head strike.
Helmuth Tuminen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trumpsfeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuminen blocks a body shot from Trumpsfeld.
Still in the clinch, Trumpsfeld scores with a nice short uppercut.

Tuminen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trumpsfeld lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Tuminen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trumpsfeld lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trumpsfeld avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Trumpsfeld unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tuminen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Trumpsfeld is unloading with more strikes now! Tuminen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Trumpsfeld!
After winning the bout, Dan Trumpsfeld thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.