PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jabuba Mbele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Tuska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuska has chosen Diary Of A Madman by the Gravediggaz as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mbele
vs
Tuska

200 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Plays chess

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jabuba Mbele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joonas Tuska!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tuska throws a sloppy head kick and Mbele moves out of range easily.
Tuska blocks a head kick by Mbele.
Mbele throws a push kick but Tuska slaps the foot to one side.
Mbele throws a sloppy head kick and Tuska moves out of range easily.
Mbele looks for a takedown but Tuska sprawls well.
Tuska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mbele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuska. Tuska obviously looking to wear him down.
Mbele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Mbele takes the fight into the clinch.
Mbele has Tuska pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tuska manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Mbele breaks from the clinch.
Mbele doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuska circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mbele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tuska throws a front kick aimed at Mbele's knee but Mbele avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Tuska.
Mbele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mbele misses with a head kick.
Tuska throws a combination that misses
and Mbele counters with a low kick, right behind Tuska 's knee.
Tuska throws a series of punches but Mbele moves out of range.
Mbele really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tuska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mbele is breathing heavily.
Tuska scores with a nice right hand.
Mbele shoots for a double leg takedown but Tuska sprawls well. He's pushed Mbele's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jabuba Mbele. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuska feints and then cracks Mbele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mbele down.
The fighters circling - Tuska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mbele ducks straight into an uppercut from Tuska and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mbele maanges to regain guard straight away.

Mbele is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuska sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oh Mbele is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mbele wants to stand up but Tuska is controlling him.
Mbele seems to have got his legs back now.
Mbele controls Tuska momentarily but Tuska frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuska trying to control the position from guard on top but Mbele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mbele is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mbele is tying to control. Tuska wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tuska wants to get back to full guard.

That's four 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.
Mbele will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mbele is tying to control. Tuska wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mbele sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tuska defending well though.
Mbele tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mbele not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mbele sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joonas Tuska dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tuska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mbele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuska lands a jab to Mbele's midsection.
Tuska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mbele throws a head kick that misses
and Tuska makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tuska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tuska avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tuska looks to land a right hand but Mbele moved out of range.
Tuska misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Tuska misses.
Joonas Tuska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuska lands with a right hand.
Tuska has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick by Mbele misses
and Tuska counters with a thumping low kick.
Tuska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mbele throws a head kick that misses.
Mbele moves out of range of the body kick from Tuska.
Mbele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mbele shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuska tries a head kick but it misses.
Mbele misses with a takedown attempt
and Tuska counters with an inside leg kick.
Tuska throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tuska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mbele at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuska buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mbele. That's going to slow Tuska down.
Mbele lands a head kick that stumbles Tuska and the fighters go to the mat.

Tuska is rocked!

It looks like Joonas Tuska has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mbele passes Tuska's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tuska is still in real trouble! Can Mbele finish him?
Tuska on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mbele is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tuska is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mbele fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tuska from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mbele! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jabuba Mbele!