PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Joonatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Kango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kango's choice of entrance music: Everyone Nose. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joonatan
vs
Kango

190 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
213 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Teppo Joonatan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhammad Kango!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Joonatan coming out on top.

Joonatan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Joonatan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Joonatan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Joonatan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Joonatan working the ground and pound.
Kango gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kango wants to improve his position but Joonatan is controlling well.
Kango wants to control but Joonatan is keeping busy.
Joonatan slips a nice elbow through Kango's hands, connecting with Kango's forehead.
Kango taking some punishment here, with Joonatan in his half guard.
Kango slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joonatan is working Kango over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joonatan chips away with some ground and pound.
Kango manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joonatan is trying desperately to improve position.
Kango throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kango is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Joonatan working to try and regain half guard.
Joonatan taking shots to the head.
Joonatan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kango goes for an armbar but Joonatan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Joonatan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Joonatan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kango is looking to improve his position.
Joonatan working over Kango with some ground and pound. Kango looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Kango looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kango looks gassed!
Nice strikes from Joonatan there.
Joonatan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joonatan lands strikes from half guard.
Joonatan working over Kango with some ground and pound. Kango looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kango moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Kango is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Joonatan defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joonatan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joonatan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kango's head.

Kango escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joonatan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Joonatan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joonatan lands a couple of elbows.
Joonatan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joonatan working some strikes from top position.
Kango controls Joonatan momentarily but Joonatan frees himself.
Joonatan lands a couple of digs.
Joonatan distracts Kango with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Kango throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joonatan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kango on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kango is trying to control Joonatan's posture but Joonatan avoids it.
Kango manages to get back to half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan slips a nice elbow through Kango's hands, connecting with Kango's forehead.
Kango is in trouble now - Joonatan has advanced to mount!
Joonatan breaks from Kango's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kango tries to reverse the position but Joonatan maintains control.
Joonatan raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A nice elbow there by Joonatan.
Joonatan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joonatan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kango takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Kango is rocked!
Joonatan loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kango scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Joonatan land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Joonatan stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teppo Joonatan!