PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kari Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dos Tomppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kimura
vs
Tomppa

185 cm
21
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dos Tomppa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Tomppa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Tomppa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tomppa wants to control the pace but Kimura is squirming around nicely.
Kimura wants to control but Tomppa is having none of it.
Tomppa throws some wild stikes that Kimura manages to avoid easily.
Kimura tries to reverse the position but Tomppa maintains control.
Tomppa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kimura is looking to escape.
Kimura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tomppa looking to control but Kimura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura wants to control but Tomppa is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomppa tries to control but Kimura wriggling away.
Tomppa avoids the attempt from Kimura to control.
Kimura throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kimura tries to hold on but Tomppa postures up.
Kimura is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kimura wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tomppa.
Tomppa trying to control but Kimura is having none of it.
Tomppa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kimura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kimura wants to hold on but Tomppa pushes him away.
Kimura is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tomppa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tomppa tries to control but Kimura wriggling away.
Kimura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kimura is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomppa misses with a head shot.
Tomppa looking to control but Kimura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kimura is trying desperately to improve position.
Kimura is controlling an arm, preventing Tomppa from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kimura wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tomppa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kimura tries to hold on but Tomppa postures up.
Tomppa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kimura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kimura is trying to escape the mount.
Kimura wants to hold on but Tomppa pushes him away.
Tomppa wants to take Kimura's back here but Kimura is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Tomppa trying to control but Kimura is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomppa blocks Kimura's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dos Tomppa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomppa throws a series of punches but Kimura avoids them all with ease.

Tomppa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kimura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tomppa.
Tomppa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kimura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kimura is looking to control Tomppa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kimura avoid being mounted?
Tomppa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kimura is looking to control Tomppa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kimura avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tomppa is breathing heavily.

Kimura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tomppa is aware though and is defending well.
Tomppa wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Tomppa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kimura kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tomppa looking to pass the guard.
Tomppa won't allow Kimura to get back to his feet.
Kimura is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kimura had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tomppa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kimura Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tomppa's back instead.

Tomppa is having to fend off submission attempts from Kimura, who is looking to sink in the choke. Kimura doesn't have the hooks in though and Tomppa manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.

Tomppa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tomppa has managed to get both his arms back between Kimura's legs - danger averted.
Tomppa trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Kimura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tomppa is defending against the submission attempts here by Kimura.
Tomppa is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tomppa is looking to improve his position.
Tomppa is refusing to be controlled, as Kimura sits in half guard.
Tomppa trying to hold on to Kimura's head to control him but Kimura postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Kimura looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Tomppa working for a triangle but Kimura defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kari Kimura dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tomppa circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kimura drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tomppa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kimura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kimura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tomppa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kimura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kimura cracks Tomppa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tomppa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tomppa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tomppa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tomppa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kimura scoring with punches from side control.

Kimura stands up and beckons Tomppa to his feet.
Dos Tomppa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomppa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kimura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tomppa won't be happy with that.

Kimura decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Kimura clinches up with Tomppa and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Tomppa manages to break the clinch.
Kimura fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tomppa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kimura sprawls well initially but Tomppa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimura is looking to control Tomppa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kimura avoid being mounted?
Tomppa is keen to just control but Kimura is a slippery customer.
Kimura regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tomppa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tomppa wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kimura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tomppa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Kimura has his feet on Tomppa's thighs here. He's pushed Tomppa off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Tomppa screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kari Kimura!