PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daaniel Teteny (ranked 2705 p4p, 3162 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 432 p4p, 491 weight class). Daaniel Teteny looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Teteny
vs
Immanuel

191 cm
34
190
17 - 21 - 0

181 cm
45
190
25 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Daaniel Teteny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teteny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Immanuel can pounce on him.
Teteny has his takedown stuffed
letting Immanuel counter with a right hand.
Immanuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Immanuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been hearing reports that Teteny has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Immanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teteny steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Immanuel. That one must have hurt.
Teteny blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
Teteny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Immanuel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Immanuel leaves Teteny with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daaniel Teteny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel throws a head kick but Teteny moves out of range.
Teteny seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Immanuel pushes Teteny away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Immanuel.
Immanuel's corner calls for a 1-2. Immanuel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Immanuel.
Immanuel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Teteny shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Teteny looks to score with a jab to the body but Immanuel is just out of range.
Immanuel throws a right hand that Teteny ducks under and follows up with a left that Teteny also avoids with ease.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teteny tries to counter by clinching up but Immanuel breaks away and moves out of range.

Teteny scores with a takedown into Immanuel's guard.
Teteny won't allow Immanuel to sweep him here.
Teteny wants to control from the top but Immanuel keeps moving.

Teteny drops back looking for a leg! Immanuel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Immanuel manages to kick Teteny off! Teteny jumps back into Immanuel's guard.
Immanuel controls Teteny momentarily but Teteny frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teteny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Immanuel keeping moving, preventing Teteny from controlling successfully.
Immanuel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teteny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Teteny is fighting to break Immanuel's control of his arms but Immanuel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Immanuel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teteny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good exchange - Immanuel coming out on top.
Teteny misses with a takedown
and Immanuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Immanuel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teteny darts in looking for a takedown but Immanuel gets double underhooks and turns Teteny into the cage.
Teteny is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Immanuel.
Teteny has Immanuel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Immanuel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Immanuel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Teteny or not.
Immanuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Teteny backwards.
A short right from Immanuel.
Teteny has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Immanuel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel pushes Teteny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Immanuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Immanuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teteny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teteny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel digs a right hand into Teteny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teteny's gas tank.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Teteny is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice right hand lands inside from Immanuel.
Teteny tries for a takedown. No joy.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teteny has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Immanuel after a bit of a struggle.
Immanuel trying to land knees to the body.
Immanuel works on Teteny's body with a couple of short punches.
Immanuel works on Teteny's body with a couple of short punches.
Immanuel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teteny backwards.

Teteny is rocked!
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Teteny.
Oh Teteny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Immanuel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Teteny seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Immanuel can turn it around.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Teteny is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Teteny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yeshua Immanuel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Immanuel throws a front kick that sends Teteny stumbling back into the cage.
Teteny seems to have got his legs back now.
Teteny avoids the head kick by Immanuel.
Teteny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Teteny looks up at the clock. Bad move! Immanuel lands a right hand from hell, dropping Teteny. Immanuel pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yeshua Immanuel!
Yeshua Immanuel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.