PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nin Ja Tendo (ranked 5599 p4p, 0 weight class) and Try New (ranked 5845 p4p, 0 weight class). Try New will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ja Tendo
vs
New

196 cm
23
290 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nin Ja Tendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Try New!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

New closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tendo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tendo blocks the elbow strike.
Tendo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tendo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by New as Tendo tries to tie him up.
Tendo dodges an elbow strike from New.
New throws an elbow that misses.
Tendo blocks the elbow strike.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
New comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Tendo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tendo avoids the elbow strike from New, against the cage.
New misses with an elbow strike.
Tendo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tendo avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
A nice glancing elbow lands by New.

It looks like Nin Ja Tendo has been cut.
New gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tendo.
A short body shot lands from Tendo as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
New lands an elbow that stopped Tendo in his tracks for a moment.
Tendo dodges an elbow strike from New.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tendo's brow.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Tendo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tendo controlling the action here for a moment.
New lands an elbow inside.
Tendo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tendo working New over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tendo's brow.
Tendo avoids the elbow strike from New, against the cage.
Tendo slowing the pace effectively.
Tendo throws a punch but it's blocked by New.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tendo obliges.
Tendo blocks the elbow strike.
Tendo controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
New throws an elbow that misses.
New lands a damaging elbow.
Tendo tries to circle away but New has him pinned against the cage.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
New creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tendo is looking to control New's arms but New gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tendo has his back to the cage.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike from New.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tendo's brow.
Tendo blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, New throws an elbow but misses.
New creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tendo avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
A nice glancing elbow lands by New.
Tendo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but New is keeping busy.
Tendo lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Tendo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tendo's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tendo's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tendo's brow.
Tendo taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Tendo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

New moves into the clinch.
Tendo avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
Tendo lands an uppercut.
New lands a nice elbow.
Tendo trying to stall but New improves his position.
Tendo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Tendo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tendo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tendo avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
Tendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
New misses with an elbow strike.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tendo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
New lands an elbow inside.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike.
New lands an elbow inside that Tendo shrugs off.
New misses with an elbow strike.
Tendo dodges an elbow strike from New.
Tendo wants to stall.
New misses with an elbow over the top.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
New misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Try New dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nin Ja Tendo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tendo misses with a head kick.
Nin Ja Tendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
New fails in his attempt to clinch.
New tries to clinch
and Tendo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - New looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
New tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tendo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
New fails with an attempt to clinch.
Try New seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

New closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Tendo.
New comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
New's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike.
New creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
New gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tendo taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tendo avoids the elbow strike from New, against the cage.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike.
Tendo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tendo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but New has him pressed against the cage.
Tendo looking to stall.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Tendo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics New uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
New won't allow Tendo to sweep him here.
Tendo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

New manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tendo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
New lands an elbow inside.
Tendo has a couple of punches blocked by New.
New lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tendo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from New.
Tendo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from New.
New dodges an elbow strike from Tendo.
Tendo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. New is defending well for now.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from New.
Tendo misses with some punches.
New lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tendo is trying to break the clinch but New is controlling him.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
New creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tendo's defenses.
Tendo avoids the elbow strike from New, against the cage.
Try New seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, New throws an elbow but misses.
Tendo avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
A nice glancing elbow lands by New.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike from New.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by New.

Nin Ja Tendo's cut is getting worse.
Tendo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
New has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
Tendo dodges an elbow strike from New.
Tendo tries to stall but New uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tendo blocks the elbow strike.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
New lands an elbow that stopped Tendo in his tracks for a moment.
Tendo lands a nice uppercut.
New throws an elbow that misses.
New creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Tendo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tendo lands a knee to the body.

Tendo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

New clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from New.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
New misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tendo's brow.
New throws an elbow that misses.
Tendo lands with a short shot to the head.
Tendo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
New creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tendo's defenses.
Tendo avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
New misses with an elbow strike.
New lands an elbow just above Tendo 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tendo's brow.
Tendo blocks the elbow strike.
Tendo wants to break free but New has control.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tendo lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Try New has been cut.
New comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Try New showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

New tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tendo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tendo throws a body punch but New moves out of range.
New wants to counter with a clinch but Tendo pushes him away.

New moves into the clinch successfully.
New lands an elbow inside.
New throws an elbow that misses.
New gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tendo is rocked!
Tendo blocks an elbow strike.
Oh Tendo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
New throws an elbow that misses.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike.
New throws an elbow that misses.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike.
Tendo dodges an elbow strike from New.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tendo seems to have got his legs back now.
Tendo throws a head punch that misses.
Tendo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
New blocks an uppercut.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tendo's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by New as Tendo tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
New comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Nin Ja Tendo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Tendo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
New takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tendo.
A short right from Tendo on the inside.

Tendo breaks the clinch.
New fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tendo swats away the attempt to clinch by New.
The fight stays on the outside here - New looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
New tries to clinch up.

New drives through and clinches with Tendo against the cage.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike from New.
Tendo dodges an elbow strike from New.

Tendo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

New closes the distance and clinches.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
Tendo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tendo scores with a nice short uppercut.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
Tendo scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tendo avoids the elbow strike from New, against the cage.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tendo looking to stall.
Nice elbow from New.
Tendo blocks an elbow strike from New.
New throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Tendo.
A frustrated look appears on Tendo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tendo blocks the elbow strike.
New creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
New lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Tendo on the inside.
Nice elbow from New.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tendo taking a breather.
New misses with an elbow strike.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tendo blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, New throws an elbow but misses.
New throws an elbow that misses.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
New lands an elbow inside.
New has Tendo pressed against the cage. He pushes Tendo back and as he springs towards him off the cage, New throws a beautiful elbow that sends Tendo crashing to the floor! New piles on the pressure with more strikes! Tendo is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Try New!