PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bell
vs
Potku

180 cm
24
203 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

185 cm
26
201 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Potku!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Potku clinches up against the cage.
Potku misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Potku as Bell tries to tie him up.
Bell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Potku fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Potku. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Potku is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Potku is just out of range.
Potku tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Bell tries to clinch up.
Potku is looking to clinch.

Potku darts in and clinches Bell up against the cage.
Bell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stringer Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potku is looking to control Bell's arms but Bell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Potku has his back to the cage.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
Bell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potku throws a head punch that misses.
Bell jumps guard but Potku stands there with Bell around his waist. Bell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Potku has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Potku.
Potku pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bell tries a body shot but Potku blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Potku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Potku fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Potku avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Potku throws out the jab.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but Potku shows good takedown defense.
Potku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Potku forces Bell back against the cage and clinches.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bell tries to work over Potku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bell.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Potku controls his hands.
Bell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Potku.
Potku swings wildly with an uppercut but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bell tries to pull guard but Potku won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Potku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potku misses with some punches.
Bell controlling the action here for a moment.
Potku pressing his opponent against the cage.
Potku throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bell as Potku tries to tie him up.
Potku misses with some punches.
Potku gets through Bell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Potku as Bell tries to tie him up.
Potku misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bell gets control of Potku's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Potku won't allow Bell to sweep him here.
Potku tries to stand but Bell is controlling from the bottom.

Potku is sitting in close to Bell's body. Bell has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Potku is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Potku is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bell.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stringer Bell!