PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pallas Anttonen (ranked 5281 p4p, 4280 weight class) and Tomas Tetrev (ranked 606 p4p, 556 weight class). Tomas Tetrev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Anttonen
vs
Tetrev

192 cm
20
209
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
213
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pallas Anttonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Tetrev!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tetrev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tetrev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Tetrev crashes against the mat.
Tetrev misses with the ground and pound.
Anttonen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tetrev.
Tetrev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tetrev working the head with strikes.
Tetrev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tetrev wants to control but Anttonen is keeping him busy.
Tetrev looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Anttonen is avoiding damage well.
Anttonen defending against the ground and pound.
Tetrev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Anttonen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tetrev.
Tetrev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tetrev wants to control but Anttonen is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Tetrev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tetrev misses with the ground and pound.
Tetrev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tetrev throws an elbow but Anttonen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tetrev cracks Anttonen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Anttonen can't do much from the bottom here.
Tetrev working the ground and pound but Anttonen is defending the strikes.
Anttonen defending against the ground and pound.
Tetrev is looking to take a break and control but Anttonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tetrev scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tetrev throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Anttonen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tetrev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tetrev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Anttonen is staying active underneath Tetrev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tetrev throws a strike but Anttonen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tetrev throws a big right hand that misses.
Tetrev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tetrev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tetrev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tetrev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tetrev throws an elbow that misses. Anttonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tetrev's guard. Nice move by Anttonen!

Tetrev is pulling down on Anttonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Anttonen, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen stopping the sweep attempt from Tetrev.
Tetrev managing to control the position.
Anttonen preventing the sweep.
Tetrev controlling Anttonen's posture.
Tetrev working a defensive guard here.
Tetrev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anttonen wants to pass the guard but Tetrev is keeping the position.
Tetrev looking to control.
Tetrev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anttonen's guard.

Tetrev chips away with some ground and pound.
Anttonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tetrev throwing strikes from guard but Anttonen blocks nicely.
Anttonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tetrev.
Tetrev with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tetrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tetrev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tetrev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tetrev throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Tetrev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Tetrev. Beautiful body shot.
Anttonen thumps Tetrev with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Anttonen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anttonen. That's going to slow Tetrev down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anttonen.
A big right from Tetrev misses.
A slow jab from Anttonen misses its intended target.
Tetrev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anttonen sprawls well. Anttonen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tetrev gets slowly back to his feet.
Anttonen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Tetrev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anttonen sprawls well initially but Tetrev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tetrev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tetrev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anttonen's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tetrev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tetrev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev working Anttonen over with strikes.
Anttonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tetrev.
Tetrev wants to control but Anttonen is keeping him busy.
Tetrev working the head and body with strikes.
Tetrev winds up and cracks Anttonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anttonen is not content to let Tetrev control the position.
Tetrev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tetrev throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anttonen to regain full guard.
Tetrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tetrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anttonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tetrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tetrev throwing strikes from guard but Anttonen blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anttonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tetrev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tetrev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tetrev working some strikes from top position.
Tetrev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tetrev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tetrev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tetrev is looking to work some ground and pound but Anttonen has wrist control.
Tetrev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tetrev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tetrev throws a big right hand that misses.
Tetrev trying to control the position from guard on top but Anttonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tetrev landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tetrev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tetrev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anttonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tetrev throws an elbow that misses. Anttonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tetrev's guard. Nice move by Anttonen!

Tetrev is controlling Anttonen's posture.
Tetrev is continuing to stall.
Tetrev is striking off his back. Anttonen thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Anttonen prevents Tetrev from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev is trying to control but can't.
Tetrev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tetrev looking for a sweep. Not yet Tetrev, not yet.
Tetrev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anttonen's guard.

Tetrev throws a strike but Anttonen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Tetrev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tetrev working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Tetrev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Anttonen misses with a head kick.
Pallas Anttonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Tetrev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tetrev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tetrev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tetrev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tetrev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tetrev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tetrev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anttonen's head.
Tetrev cracks Anttonen with a solid left hand.
Tetrev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetrev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tetrev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tetrev throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tetrev lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anttonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tetrev.
Tetrev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tetrev lands a couple of digs.
Tetrev postures up and lands a big shot to Anttonen's brow.
Tetrev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tetrev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tetrev is looking to work some ground and pound but Anttonen has wrist control.
Tetrev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tetrev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Tetrev misses the target.

Anttonen gets caught flat footed, as Tetrev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tetrev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tetrev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tetrev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anttonen's head.
Tetrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anttonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tetrev works over Anttonen with some ground and pound from guard.
Tetrev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anttonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tomas Tetrev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tetrev pushes down on Anttonen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tetrev drops an elbow to the side of Anttonen's head.

Anttonen is rocked!
Tetrev is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Anttonen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Tetrev fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Anttonen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Tetrev! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Tetrev!