PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Tessin (ranked 1624 p4p, 182 weight class) and Fellipe De Grozo (ranked 4422 p4p, 425 weight class). Fellipe De Grozo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Tessin
vs
De Grozo

185 cm
26
178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Tessin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fellipe De Grozo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tessin gets the takedown into side control.

Tessin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Tessin tries for a kimura but De Grozo is defending well.

Tessin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Tessin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tessin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tessin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Tessin swings around for an armbar but De Grozo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tessin's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Grozo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tessin's guard.
De Grozo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Randy Tessin!
After winning the bout, Randy Tessin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.