PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hella Alapaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Christiansands by Tricky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alapaa
vs
Loman

186 cm
26
195 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

181 cm
22
192 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hella Alapaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Loman closes the distance and clinches.
Loman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loman misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loman.

It looks like Hella Alapaa has been cut.
Loman lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Loman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Loman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alapaa is looking to improve his position.
Loman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Loman winds up and cracks Alapaa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Loman moves nicely into side control.

Loman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alapaa is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alapaa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Loman controls the position.
Alapaa dodges the ground and pound from Loman.
Loman tries to score with some ground and pound. Alapaa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Loman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alapaa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Loman.
Loman is looking to take a break and control but Alapaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alapaa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Loman is controlling him well.
Loman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loman in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Loman crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alapaa dodges the ground and pound from Loman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alapaa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Loman.
Loman working the ground and pound.
Loman with the ground and pound but Alapaa regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Loman trying to control the action but Alapaa is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a strike but Alapaa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Loman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Loman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loman trying to control the position from guard on top but Alapaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loman postures up in Alapaa's guard and throws a big left but Alapaa blocks it.
Loman is looking to work some ground and pound but Alapaa has wrist control.
Loman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Loman slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Loman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alapaa tries to hold on but Loman pushes him away.
Alapaa is desperately trying to improve his position but Loman has a good base and remains in mount.
Loman misses with a head shot.
Alapaa is squirming around, avoiding Loman's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teuvo Loman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hella Alapaa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Loman dives in and grabs Alapaa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alapaa pushes down on Loman's head and hops out.
Alapaa tries to land a leg kick but Loman saw it coming and moves away.
Loman lands with an overhand left.
Alapaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hella Alapaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Loman has managed to clinch.
Loman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alapaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alapaa.
Loman digs a right hand into Alapaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alapaa's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loman.

Loman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Loman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Loman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alapaa keeping moving, preventing Loman from controlling successfully.
Loman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman throws a strike but Alapaa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alapaa is fighting to break Loman's control of his arms but Loman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alapaa stopping the sweep attempt from Loman.
Alapaa wants to control from the top but Loman keeps moving.

That's two 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.
Loman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Loman seems content to control.
Loman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alapaa keeps working.
Loman moves into full mount! Alapaa won't be happy about that!
Loman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alapaa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Loman looking to ground and pound but Alapaa is blocking nicely.
Loman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Hella Alapaa's cut is getting worse.
Loman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Jeez, Hella Alapaa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hella Alapaa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Teuvo Loman!