PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tahkojuusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by No shelter - Rage against the machine. Tahkojuusto has chosen AC/DC : T.N.T as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hero
vs
Tahkojuusto

177 cm
29
180 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

185 cm
34
186 lbs
13 - 17 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christopher Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teppo Tahkojuusto!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tahkojuusto clinches with his opponent.

Tahkojuusto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hero lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Teppo Tahkojuusto has been cut.
Tahkojuusto looks to land a combination but Hero avoids it well.
Tahkojuusto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tahkojuusto misses with a low kick.
Tahkojuusto shoots in but no luck this time.
Hero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Hero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tahkojuusto, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hero's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hero has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tahkojuusto regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahkojuusto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hero wants to control from the top but Tahkojuusto keeps moving.
Hero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tahkojuusto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tahkojuusto keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.

Tahkojuusto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hero trying to control but Tahkojuusto is working from the bottom.
Tahkojuusto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hero is one step ahead there.
Hero throwing strikes from guard but Tahkojuusto blocks nicely.

Tahkojuusto looking for a guillotine here but Hero defends easily.
Hero wants to control from the top but Tahkojuusto keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto is trying to keep Hero in close.
Hero trying to control the position from guard on top but Tahkojuusto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tahkojuusto working a defensive guard here.

Tahkojuusto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hero is aware though and is defending well.
Tahkojuusto pulls Hero in close to his closed guard and prevents Hero from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hero wants to stand but Tahkojuusto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hero trying to control but Tahkojuusto is working from the bottom.
Tahkojuusto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hero's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tahkojuusto has passed into side control.
The ground and pound from Tahkojuusto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tahkojuusto is looking to take a break and control but Hero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hero is trying to get back to half guard.
Hero is letting Tahkojuusto control him for a moment.
Hero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hero tries to escape but Tahkojuusto is in control.
Hero is trying to work for a sweep but Tahkojuusto has mounted him!
Tahkojuusto working Hero over with strikes here.
Tahkojuusto landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tahkojuusto landing strikes from the mount and Hero is in trouble!
Hero is trying desperately to improve position.
Tahkojuusto scoring with strikes but Hero is staying in there.
Hero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tahkojuusto cracks Hero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Tahkojuusto.
Tahkojuusto tries to control but Hero wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hero is in a horrible position here. Tahkojuusto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Tahkojuusto is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teppo Tahkojuusto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teppo Tahkojuusto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hero scores with a body shot.
Tahkojuusto misses with a two punch combination.

Hero has managed to clinch.
Hero is trying to break the clinch but Tahkojuusto has him pressed against the cage.

Hero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tahkojuusto!

Hero shoots in and bounces Tahkojuusto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tahkojuusto is trying to control the position but Hero postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tahkojuusto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hero trying to control the position from guard on top but Tahkojuusto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto looking for a sweep. Not yet Tahkojuusto, not yet.
Teppo Tahkojuusto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hero trying to control but Tahkojuusto is working from the bottom.
Tahkojuusto working a defensive guard here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tahkojuusto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hero.
Tahkojuusto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hero checks it well.

Hero closes the distance and clinches.

Tahkojuusto jumps into guard, dragging Hero to the mat.
Hero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tahkojuusto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tahkojuusto scores with a couple of nice shots.

Tahkojuusto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero is trying to stand back up but Tahkojuusto is controlling him
Hero wants to get back to full guard.
Hero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hero.
Tahkojuusto is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tahkojuusto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hero is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hero taking a bit of punishment here - Tahkojuusto scoring with strikes.
Tahkojuusto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hero!
Hero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tahkojuusto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto raining down shots from the mount!
Hero is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hero is looking to improve his position but Tahkojuusto isn't that keen on the idea.
Tahkojuusto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tahkojuusto tries to control but Hero wriggling away.
Tahkojuusto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tahkojuusto prevents Hero from getting the reversal.

Tahkojuusto working for a guillotine from mount but Hero is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tahkojuusto looking to secure an arm triangle but Hero defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tahkojuusto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hero tries to hold on but Tahkojuusto pushes him away.
Hero is looking to improve his position but Tahkojuusto isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tahkojuusto controlling the position easily from mount.
Hero is looking to improve his position but Tahkojuusto isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teppo Tahkojuusto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teppo Tahkojuusto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tahkojuusto circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Hero.

Hero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Hero is working for a kimura but Tahkojuusto is defending it quite comfortably.
Tahkojuusto gets full guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Teppo Tahkojuusto!
Teppo Tahkojuusto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.