PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dream Maker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robero Tejada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Maker
vs
Tejada

167 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dream Maker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robero Tejada!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tejada looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Maker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tejada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tejada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maker fails with the takedown

and Tejada counters with a shoot takedown. Maker fights it but they end up in guard.
Tejada must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maker keeping moving, preventing Tejada from controlling successfully.
Maker controls Tejada momentarily but Tejada frees himself.

Maker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tejada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tejada trying to control the position from guard on top but Maker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tejada drops back looking for a leg! Maker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maker manages to kick Tejada off! Tejada jumps back into Maker's guard.
Maker is controlling Tejada's posture.
Tejada throws and elbow that misses. Maker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tejada's guard. Nice move by Maker!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tejada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maker trying to control but Tejada is working from the bottom.
Maker preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Tejada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tejada looking for subs off his back but Maker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tejada looks gassed!
Tejada is looking for a sweep. Maker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maker trying to mount his opponent but Tejada defends it.
Maker has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maker looking to finish Tejada with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tejada!
Tejada tries to hold on but Maker postures up.
Maker trying to control but Tejada is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maker with good strikes from the mount here!
Maker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Maker trying to control but Tejada is having none of it.
Maker controlling from mount.
Maker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dream Maker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tejada has his takedown stuffed

and Maker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tejada!
Tejada tries to reverse the position but Maker maintains control.
Maker looking to control but Tejada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tejada is squirming around, avoiding Maker's attempts to control the action.
Tejada is breathing heavily.
Maker lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tejada is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maker trying to control but Tejada is having none of it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dream Maker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Maker fails with a takedown attempt.
Tejada fails with the takedown

so Maker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maker scoring with some ground and pound.
Maker trying to control but Tejada is working from the bottom.

Maker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tejada is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Maker instigates a clinch.
Tejada jumps guard but Maker stands there with Tejada around his waist. Tejada gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dream Maker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robero Tejada.

Maker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tejada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Maker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tejada!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tejada is squirming around, avoiding Maker's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maker content just to control the position here.
Tejada is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maker landing punches.
Maker landing punches.
BOOM! Maker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maker controlling from the full mount.
Maker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tejada is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maker with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maker fails to move to back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dream Maker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tejada slips a jab from Maker.

Maker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maker tries to control but Tejada wriggling away.
Tejada tries to hold on but Maker postures up.
Maker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tejada is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maker unloading with bombs!
Maker lands a big shot there that rocks Tejada but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Maker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Maker trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two 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.

Maker working for a submission but Tejada is keeping him at bay.
Tejada doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Tejada is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tejada wants to hold on but Maker pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maker working the ground and pound effectively.
Maker controlling from the full mount.
Maker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maker wants to control the pace but Tejada is squirming around nicely.
Maker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maker lands with some strikes.
Maker lands with some strikes.
Maker is landing with some decent strikes but Tejada is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maker controlling from mount.

Maker wants to finish this one by submission but Tejada is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Maker.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maker landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dream Maker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dream Maker!