PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robero Tejada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman The Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman The Bull looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Tejada
vs
The Bull

175 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robero Tejada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman The Bull!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bull tries for a takedown but Tejada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Bull looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Tejada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Tejada breaks from the clinch.
The Bull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tejada really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Tejada fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Bull sprawls well initially but Tejada persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tejada looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tejada frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tejada controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bull takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Tejada is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but The Bull is surviving well by controlling Tejada's body position as best he can.

Tejada is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. The Bull can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tejada working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tejada takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tejada lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tejada punishing his opponent with strikes.

Tejada stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Tejada closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Bull to the mat! The Bull manages to get full guard.
Tejada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tejada looking to pass the guard.

The Bull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tejada is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tejada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tejada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tejada looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Tejada drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Bull looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Bull looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Bull!
Tejada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tejada can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The Bull is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tejada knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tejada wants to control but The Bull postures up.
Tejada tries to improve position but can't.
Tejada wants to get back to his feet but The Bull drags him back down.

The Bull looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Bull doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tejada counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Bull's guard now.
Tejada controlling from the top position.
Tejada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Bull on the ground.
Tejada'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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bull is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tejada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Bull is keeping the position for now.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roman The Bull!