PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Morientes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Tuska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morientes comes to the cage accompanied by Rap Das Armas. Tuska is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Diary Of A Madman by the Gravediggaz. Joonas Tuska will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Morientes
vs
Tuska

185 cm
18
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Morientes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joonas Tuska!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morientes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tuska to the mat! Tuska manages to get full guard.
Morientes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tuska swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Morientes drops back looking for a leg! Tuska is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tuska manages to kick Morientes off! Morientes jumps back into Tuska's guard.

Morientes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tuska is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tuska has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morientes has a closed guard, preventing Tuska from standing up.
Morientes keeping moving, preventing Tuska from controlling successfully.

Tuska drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tuska jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tuska wanted to stand there but Morientes had control of the position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tuska is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuska tries to escape the position.
Tuska rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tuska regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morientes is breathing heavily.

Morientes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tuska lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morientes!
Morientes is squirming around, avoiding Tuska's attempts to control the action.
Tuska controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Tuska connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tuska wants to control the pace but Morientes is squirming around nicely.
Tuska fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tuska working Morientes over with strikes here.
Tuska prevents Morientes from getting the reversal.

Tuska jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morientes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Morientes is looking for a sweep.
Morientes is working hard here to advance position.
Morientes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Morientes is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tuska pulls his head out easily.

Tuska is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morientes works his way to full guard. Good work.

Tuska drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tuska jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Tuska stands up from Morientes's guard - Tuska perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tuska throws a sloppy head kick and Morientes moves out of range easily.
Morientes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Morientes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morientes won't allow Tuska to sweep him here.
Tuska keeping full guard, as Morientes tries to pass.

Morientes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tuska tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuska looking to control.

Morientes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tuska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morientes is one step ahead there.

Morientes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tuska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Morientes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tuska looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Morientes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tuska sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Morientes is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tuska is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Morientes!