PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Linic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Kommunistin tappaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kommunistin tappaja has chosen Green Jelly- three litle pigs as his entrance music. Teppo Kommunistin tappaja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Linic
vs
Kommunistin tappaja

191 cm
23
262 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TAKEDOWN ©

Takomo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Linic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Kommunistin tappaja!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kommunistin tappaja tries to clinch up.
Kommunistin tappaja tries to clinch up.

Kommunistin tappaja clinches up with Linic and pushes him back against the cage.
Linic is trying to stall.
Linic can't get the takedown.
A short uppercut from Kommunistin tappaja.

It looks like Mario Linic has been cut.
Linic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kommunistin tappaja smiles and moves away.

Linic closes the distance and clinches.
Linic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kommunistin tappaja. Linic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kommunistin tappaja throws a series of punches but Linic avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Kommunistin tappaja misses.
Linic lands with a straight right. Kommunistin tappaja didn't see that one coming.
Kommunistin tappaja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kommunistin tappaja moves into the clinch.
Kommunistin tappaja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Linic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kommunistin tappaja prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Linic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linic blocks an uppercut.
Linic misses with a punch on the inside.
Kommunistin tappaja has a couple of punches blocked by Linic.
Linic fails to pull guard.

Linic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Linic moves forwards but Kommunistin tappaja connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kommunistin tappaja cracks Linic with a big right hand and Linic goes down!

Linic is rocked!
Kommunistin tappaja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kommunistin tappaja wants to get up but he can't break Linic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kommunistin tappaja throwing strikes but missing.

Linic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kommunistin tappaja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Linic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kommunistin tappaja is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kommunistin tappaja is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kommunistin tappaja flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Linic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kommunistin tappaja can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Linic blocks Kommunistin tappaja's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kommunistin tappaja can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kommunistin tappaja is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linic working Kommunistin tappaja over with strikes here.
Kommunistin tappaja is wriggling around trying to escape.

Kommunistin tappaja tries to land a strike from the bottom but Linic has taken his back! He's got the choke... big trouble for Kommunistin tappaja here! Kommunistin tappaja is tapping! Great work there by Linic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mario Linic!
Mario Linic retains his heavyweight title!