PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musta Surma had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Surma
vs
Tessin

167 cm
22
152 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

172 cm
26
151 lbs
12 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Surma ducks under a wild hook from Tessin.
Surma thows a body shot but no joy.

Surma closes the distance and pushes Tessin back into the cage.

Tessin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tessin. Surma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tessin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Surma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tessin.
Tessin thows a body shot but no joy.
Tessin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Musta Surma has been cut.
Surma slips a straight right by Tessin.
Good shot there by Tessin.

Surma closes the distance and clinches.
Tessin taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tessin digs a right hand underneath Surma's ribcage. Surma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tessin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Surma keeps control of Tessin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Tessin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tessin lands a body punch.
Tessin lands a right hand.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tessin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Surma misses with the head strike.
Surma lands a right hand.
Tessin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tessin avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Tessin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tessin breaks the clinch.
Tessin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Surma manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tessin, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tessin lands with a hook. Surma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tessin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Tessin. Beautiful body shot.
Tessin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tessin lands a nice shot to the body.
Tessin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tessin.
Tessin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Surma sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Surma moves into the clinch.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tessin avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Tessin blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin lands a shot to the body.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tessin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tessin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tessin.
Surma looking to throw knees to the head but Tessin is blocking nicely.
Surma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tessin backwards.
Tessin avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Surma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tessin pushes Surma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tessin lands a body punch.
Tessin avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Tessin.
Tessin gets through Surma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tessin misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tessin is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tessin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tessin stalling in the clinch.
Tessin tries to stall but Surma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tessin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tessin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Surma as Tessin tries to tie him up.
Tessin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Tessin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Surma is keeping busy.
Tessin slows down the pace here.
A short right from Tessin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Tessin in his tracks for a moment.
Tessin gets through Surma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Surma pushes off an throws an elbow but Tessin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tessin misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Tessin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Musta Surma's cut.
That's time! Surma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tessin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tessin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Surma's head.
Tessin takes a swing at Surma's ribcage but misses.
Randy Tessin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tessin keeps the fight on the outside.
Tessin misses with a wild body shot.
Tessin misses the jab.
Tessin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Surma.
Tessin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Surma rather than just go for the knockout.
Surma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tessin manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tessin. Surma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tessin just misses with a punch to the body.
Surma moves in looking to clinch but Tessin pushes him off.
Tessin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tessin blocks a head kick by Surma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tessin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tessin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tessin throws a shot from downtown. Surma moves away and avoids it.
Surma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tessin throws out the jab.
Tessin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Surma.
Tessin just misses with a punch to the body.
Tessin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tessin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Surma throws a jab when Tessin was well out of range.
Surma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tessin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tessin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tessin throws a looping overhand right but Surma ducks down to avoid it.
Tessin throws a sloppy body shot
and Surma counters with a left to the body.
Surma avoids the body shot from Tessin.
Tessin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Surma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tessin.
Surma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tessin throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tessin throws a jab but it's blocked by Surma.
Tessin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Surma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Surma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin lands with an uppercut that bounces Surma off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Tessin misses its intended target.

Surma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Surma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tessin looking to slow down the pace here.
Tessin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tessin throws a head punch that misses.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tessin's defenses.
Tessin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tessin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Surma's elbow.
Tessin takes a shot to the head.
Tessin avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Tessin misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Tessin fails to land.
Tessin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Tessin shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Tessin avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tessin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tessin stalling the fight.
Surma gets through Tessin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tessin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Tessin manages to break the clinch.
Surma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tessin.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tessin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surma wants to clinch but Tessin slips to the side
and Surma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tessin scores with a sloppy right hand. Surma should have avoided that one.
Tessin lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Tessin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Musta Surma's cut.
That's time! Surma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tessin drops Surma with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Surma looks back up at him and smiles so Tessin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Surma is rocked!
Tessin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tessin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Surma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Surma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Surma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Surma.
Tessin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tessin gets through Surma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tessin lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Tessin.
Tessin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tessin lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Surma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tessin's brow.
Tessin taking a breather.

Tessin manages to break the clinch.
Tessin pounces like a tiger and cracks Surma with a vicious hook! Surma is down but not out! Tessin follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randy Tessin!