PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fortran Prestwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Tiirismaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Prestwick
vs
Tiirismaa

177 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fortran Prestwick!
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, Riku Tiirismaa!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prestwick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Prestwick gets a clinch.
Prestwick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiirismaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiirismaa has had enough of the clinch but Prestwick keeps him there for the moment.
Prestwick lands a left hand.
Tiirismaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiirismaa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Prestwick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tiirismaa takes an elbow to the temple.
Prestwick tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiirismaa avoids the damage to the body.
Tiirismaa takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Riku Tiirismaa has been cut.
Tiirismaa managing to block the knees to the body from Prestwick.
Tiirismaa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Prestwick throws a knee to the head but misses.

Tiirismaa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tiirismaa manages to end up in side control.

Tiirismaa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Prestwick, who protects the arm well.
Tiirismaa trying to control the position but Prestwick is working away.
Prestwick sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tiirismaa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prestwick works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiirismaa looks gassed!
Prestwick doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Prestwick is trying to keep Tiirismaa in close.
Tiirismaa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Prestwick's guard.
Tiirismaa lands a couple of elbows.
Tiirismaa wants to control from the top but Prestwick keeps moving.
Prestwick is trying to keep Tiirismaa in close.

Tiirismaa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiirismaa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Tiirismaa has gone for a leg lock! Prestwick slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tiirismaa's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Prestwick wants to control from the top but Tiirismaa keeps moving.
Prestwick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Prestwick trying to control but Tiirismaa is working from the bottom.
Prestwick with a nice head shot there.
Tiirismaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Prestwick chips away with some ground and pound.

Prestwick drops back looking for a leg! Tiirismaa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tiirismaa manages to kick Prestwick off! Prestwick jumps back into Tiirismaa's guard.

Tiirismaa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Prestwick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Prestwick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prestwick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Prestwick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Prestwick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tiirismaa wants to sweep here but Prestwick controlling him for the moment.
Prestwick lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Tiirismaa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Prestwick uses it to pass to side control.
Tiirismaa is trying to improve his position.
Prestwick lands an elbow.
Tiirismaa tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Prestwick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tiirismaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Prestwick wants to finish this one by submission but Tiirismaa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Prestwick.
Tiirismaa is squirming around, avoiding Prestwick's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fortran Prestwick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riku Tiirismaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Prestwick tries to clinch but Tiirismaa moves out of range.
Prestwick closes the distance and clinches up with Tiirismaa, looking for a takedown. Prestwick pushes Tiirismaa against the cage but Tiirismaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiirismaa shoots in and drives through. Prestwick sprawls well.
Prestwick doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiirismaa circles away.

Tiirismaa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Prestwick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiirismaa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Tiirismaa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Prestwick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prestwick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prestwick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Prestwick connects with a knee to the head.
Tiirismaa managing to block the knees to the body from Prestwick.
Prestwick landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiirismaa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prestwick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Prestwick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tiirismaa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prestwick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tiirismaa takes an elbow to the temple.
Prestwick landing knees to the head.
A short right from Prestwick.
Prestwick lands a knee to the body.
Tiirismaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiirismaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prestwick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Prestwick trying to land knees to the body.
Tiirismaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiirismaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prestwick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Prestwick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiirismaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiirismaa blocks the elbow strike.
Tiirismaa missing with knees to the body.

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.
Tiirismaa is trying to break free.
Prestwick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tiirismaa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tiirismaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Prestwick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Prestwick lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Prestwick.
Prestwick lands a nice elbow.
Tiirismaa managing to block the knees to the body from Prestwick.
Prestwick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tiirismaa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prestwick.
Tiirismaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiirismaa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fortran Prestwick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Tiirismaa.
Prestwick lands a knee to the body.
Tiirismaa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Prestwick avoiding damage as Tiirismaa throws knees to the body.
Prestwick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Prestwick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiirismaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prestwick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiirismaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prestwick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tiirismaa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prestwick landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiirismaa missing with knees to the body.
Tiirismaa is looking to break free of the clinch but Prestwick has double underhooks.
Tiirismaa tries a knee to the head but Prestwick blocks it.
Prestwick lands a nice elbow.
Tiirismaa is trying to break free.
Prestwick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tiirismaa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prestwick walks away with a smile on his face. Tiirismaa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fortran Prestwick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prestwick wants to clinch up but Tiirismaa keeps it at a distance.

Prestwick takes the fight into the clinch.
Prestwick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiirismaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiirismaa avoiding damage as Prestwick throws knees to the body.
Prestwick keeps control of Tiirismaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prestwick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prestwick tries a knee to the head but Tiirismaa blocks it.
Prestwick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiirismaa.
Prestwick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prestwick tries a knee to the head but Tiirismaa blocks it.
Prestwick prevents Tiirismaa from breaking the clinch.

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.
Prestwick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Prestwick tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiirismaa avoids the damage to the body.
Prestwick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tiirismaa.
Prestwick tries a knee to the head but Tiirismaa blocks it.
Tiirismaa dodges an elbow strike from Prestwick.
Prestwick with a knee to the head.
Prestwick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tiirismaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prestwick tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiirismaa avoids the damage to the body.
Prestwick landing knees to the body.
Tiirismaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prestwick has him pressed against the cage.
Prestwick missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prestwick misses with a knee to the head.
Tiirismaa tries to pull guard but Prestwick holds him up against the cage and eventually Tiirismaa drops back down to his feet.
Prestwick missing with knees to the body.
Prestwick is working Tiirismaa over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fortran Prestwick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riku Tiirismaa's cut.
That's time! Prestwick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Prestwick tries to clinch up.
Prestwick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiirismaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Tiirismaa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Prestwick sprawls well initially but Tiirismaa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Prestwick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Tiirismaa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Prestwick is just riding it out for now. Tiirismaa eventually gives up the hold.
Tiirismaa thows a huge punch but Prestwick dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prestwick wants to control but Tiirismaa is keeping busy.
Prestwick is refusing to be controlled, as Tiirismaa sits in half guard.
Prestwick is looking to control Tiirismaa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Prestwick avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prestwick gets full guard.
Prestwick trying to keep a closed guard but Tiirismaa is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prestwick shoots in but Tiirismaa avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Prestwick clinches up with Tiirismaa and pushes him back against the cage.
Prestwick lands a knee to the body.
Tiirismaa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Prestwick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Prestwick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiirismaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prestwick missing with knees to the body.
Prestwick misses with a knee to the head.
Tiirismaa managing to block the knees to the body from Prestwick.
Prestwick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prestwick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiirismaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prestwick has him pressed against the cage.
Prestwick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Prestwick lands an elbow that stopped Tiirismaa in his tracks for a moment.
Prestwick connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Prestwick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiirismaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Prestwick landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Prestwick.

Tiirismaa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Prestwick regains guard immediately.
Tiirismaa trying to control but Prestwick is working from the bottom.
Tiirismaa preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiirismaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Tiirismaa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Prestwick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tiirismaa, into his guard.
Prestwick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tiirismaa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Prestwick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Tiirismaa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Prestwick is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tiirismaa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Prestwick's back instead.

Tiirismaa working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Tiirismaa working for the choke.

Tiirismaa tightening his grip on Prestwick, looking for the choke.
Prestwick trying to control but not successfully.
Riku Tiirismaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortran Prestwick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Riku Tiirismaa.
I think Prestwick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fortran Prestwick!