PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Jukola (ranked 1931 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Sergey Telegin (ranked 218 p4p, 276 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jukola
vs
Telegin

198 cm
22
255
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
250
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Telegin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Telegin.
Telegin feints the counter takedown.
Jukola looks to score with a jab to the body but Telegin is just out of range.
Telegin darts in looking for a takedown but Jukola gets double underhooks and turns Telegin into the cage.
Jukola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jukola lands the left hand.

It looks like Sergey Telegin has been cut.
Jukola looks to score with a jab to the body but Telegin is just out of range.
Jukola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Telegin.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola delivers a nice body kick.
Jukola misses with a left hand

and Telegin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jukola won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukola tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Telegin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Telegin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Telegin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jukola is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Jukola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Telegin on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telegin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Telegin controls the position.
Telegin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Telegin in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jukola is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergey Telegin!
A relieved looking Sergey Telegin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.