PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Tetsuo (ranked 468 p4p, 69 weight class) and Aito Lager (ranked 1065 p4p, 146 weight class). Lager has chosen Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tetsuo
vs
Lager

178 cm
33
190 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

178 cm
30
199 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jurgen Tetsuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aito Lager!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tetsuo.
Lager misses with a hook. Tetsuo ducked under it nicely.
Tetsuo attempts a counter takedown but Lager avoids it well and moves away.
Tetsuo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lager.
Lager keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tetsuo.
Lager throws a shot from downtown. Tetsuo moves away and avoids it.
Tetsuo walks into a straight right hand from Lager.
Lager throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lager misses with an uppercut. Tetsuo saw that one coming.

Lager shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tetsuo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lager throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tetsuo dodges the ground and pound from Lager.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tetsuo is looking to reverse the position.
Lager looks up at the clock and then as Tetsuo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lager smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lager misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lager throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lager sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tetsuo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lager in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lager is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager throws an elbow but Tetsuo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lager misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tetsuo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lager lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lager thows a huge punch but Tetsuo dodges it nicely.
Lager throwing shots but Tetsuo is blocking nicely.

Lager looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lager.
Lager winds up and cracks Tetsuo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lager wants to take a breather but Tetsuo is having none of it.
Tetsuo moves into full guard.
Lager wants to control from the top but Tetsuo keeps moving.
Tetsuo being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager cracks Tetsuo with a solid left hand.
Lager has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lager trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lager with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lager postures up in Tetsuo's guard and throws a big left but Tetsuo blocks it.
Tetsuo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lager postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lager preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lager won't allow Tetsuo to get back to his feet.
Tetsuo wants to sweep here but Lager controlling him for the moment.
Lager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tetsuo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lager in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lager slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lager throws a low kick but Tetsuo avoids it.
Tetsuo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big left from Lager misses.
Lager thows a left - swing and a miss!

Lager feints and as Tetsuo raises his hands in defense, Lager changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tetsuo is on top in guard.

Tetsuo wants to control from the top but Lager keeps moving.
Lager wants to sweep here but Tetsuo controlling him for the moment.
Lager is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tetsuo scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aito Lager dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lager ducks under a wild hook from Tetsuo.
Lager throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lager checks a low kick from Tetsuo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lager throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lager throws a lazy right hand but Tetsuo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tetsuo tries to counter with a takedown but Lager is quick to defend against it.
Tetsuo throws a lazy right hand but Lager sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tetsuo missing with a left hand there. Lager was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tetsuo ducks under a wild hook from Lager.
Tetsuo defending well as Lager loads up on a big left hand.
Lager throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Lager.
Nice uppercut there from Tetsuo.
Tetsuo misses with a left hand
and Lager counters with a nice uppercut.
Lager scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetsuo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lager jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lager. Tetsuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lager scores with a jab. Tetsuo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tetsuo clobbers Lager with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lager connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tetsuo.
Lager misses with a hook.
Tetsuo throws a right hand that Lager ducks under and follows up with a left that Lager also avoids with ease.
Tetsuo fails with the takedown
and Lager counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tetsuo lands with a hook. Lager tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tetsuo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lager tries to avoid it but Tetsuo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lager to the ground. Lager escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice jab there from Lager.
Lager staying out of range there.
Jurgen Tetsuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lager checks a low kick from Tetsuo.
Tetsuo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tetsuo blocks a jab.
Lager comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lager throws a body punch but Tetsuo moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Tetsuo blocks the low kick.
Tetsuo looks to land a combination but Lager avoids it well.
Tetsuo connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tetsuo tried to score with a low kick but Lager checks it.
Lager is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tetsuo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lager.
Jab, jab by Lager - just one landing.
Lager lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tetsuo throws a hook to the side of Lager's head but Lager sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tetsuo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lager misses with a straight right.
Tetsuo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Lager misses.
Lager waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tetsuo.
Tetsuo blocks a jab.
Tetsuo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lager throws a lazy right hand but Tetsuo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lager throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tetsuo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tetsuo. Lager does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lager throws a lazy right hand but Tetsuo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lager moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lager is fending him off so far but Tetsuo persists. Nope, Lager circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lager! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jurgen Tetsuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tetsuo lands with a hook. Lager tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tetsuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lager.
Tetsuo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tetsuo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tetsuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lager.
Lager throws a jab but it's blocked by Tetsuo.
Lager loads up on a big right hand but Tetsuo slips the punch.
Lager walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tetsuo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lager sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lager.
Tetsuo misses with a double jab.
Lager throws a jab but it's blocked by Tetsuo.
Lager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tetsuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lager.
Lager lands a jab to Tetsuo's midsection.

Tetsuo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lager tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tetsuo is in Lager's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Lager pushes a forearm under Tetsuo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Tetsuo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aito Lager!
A relieved looking Aito Lager thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.