PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Critler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spade Tellos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spade Tellos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Critler
vs
Tellos

185 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adolf Critler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spade Tellos!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Critler fails with the takedown.
Tellos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tellos blocks an elbow strike from Critler.
Tellos is trying to force a seperation but Critler has the dominant position.
Tellos prevents Critler from breaking the clinch.
Tellos goes for a takedown attempt but Critler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Critler pushes Tellos up against the cage in a clinch.
Tellos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Critler.
Critler avoiding damage.
Critler tries to land a knee to the head but Tellos blocks with his arms.
Tellos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Critler lands a hook that snaps the head of Tellos backwards.
Critler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Critler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Critler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Critler to work.
Critler gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Critler blocks the elbow strike.
Critler lands a right hand.
Critler slowing the pace effectively.

Critler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Critler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tellos as he avoids it easily.
Tellos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Critler wants to clinch up but Tellos keeps it at a distance.
Critler is looking to clinch but Tellos is avoiding it.
Critler fails in his attempt to clinch.

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.
Tellos misses the shot to the body.
Adolf Critler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Critler rushes Tellos and presses him up against the cage.
Critler has Tellos pushed against the cage.
Critler lands with a short shot to the head.
Tellos takes a shot to the head.

Critler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Critler is looking to clinch.
Critler is looking to clinch.
Tellos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Critler.
Critler is looking to clinch.
Critler tries to close the distance and clinch but Tellos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Critler rushes Tellos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Critler tries to pull guard but Tellos holds him up against the cage and eventually Critler drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adolf Critler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Critler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Critler lands a right hand.
Critler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tellos smiles and moves away.
Critler is looking to clinch but Tellos is avoiding it.

Critler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Critler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Critler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Critler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Critler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Tellos tries to keep at a distance but Critler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Critler just leaning against Tellos, taking a breather.

Critler breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Critler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tellos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Critler stuffs the takedown.
Critler is looking to clinch but Tellos is avoiding it.
Critler moves in looking to clinch but Tellos pushes him off.

Critler rushes Tellos and presses him up against the cage.
Critler leaning against his opponent.

Critler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tellos uses from the top position.

Critler wriggles free and stands up.
Critler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adolf Critler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Critler tries to clinch up.
Critler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tellos throws a left and a right that both miss

and Critler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tellos's guard.
Critler content to stall in guard here.

Critler gets to his feet - Tellos follows without any prompting.

Critler rushes Tellos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tellos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Critler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Critler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Critler wants to clinch up but Tellos keeps it at a distance.
Critler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Critler tries to clinch but Tellos moves out of range.
Critler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Critler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tellos pinned against the cage. Tellos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adolf Critler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Critler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tellos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adolf Critler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Critler misses with a wild combination.
Tellos shoots in for a takedown but Critler shows good takedown defense.

That's two 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.

Critler darts in and clinches Tellos up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Critler tries to score a body lock takedown but Tellos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Critler jumps guard but Tellos stands there with Critler around his waist. Critler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Tellos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Critler tries to clinch up.

Critler clinches up with Tellos and pushes him back against the cage.
Critler lands a shot to the body.

Tellos breaks from the clinch.
Tellos swats away the attempt to clinch by Critler.

Critler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tellos!
Critler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Critler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Critler controlling from mount.
Tellos wants to try and get back to his feet.

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.
Critler controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Critler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Critler'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.

Adolf Critler dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Critler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Critler doesn't manage to clinch there - Tellos circles away.
Critler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tellos swivels and escapes.
Critler lands a two punch combo.
Critler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tellos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Critler doesn't manage to clinch there - Tellos circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tellos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tellos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Critler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Critler trying to pass the guard but Tellos defending well.

Critler decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Critler moves into the clinch.
Critler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tellos backwards.
Critler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Critler stalls.
Critler tries to stall but Tellos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Critler manages to break the clinch.
Critler blocks a head kick by Tellos.
Critler is looking to clinch.

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.
Tellos stuffs the takedown.
Tellos misses with a series of wild punches.
Critler tries to clinch but Tellos is having none of it.
Tellos falls off balance throwing a combination

and Critler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Critler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Critler has gone for a leg lock! Tellos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Critler's guard.

Critler scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Critler wants to clinch.
Critler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Critler misses with a wild combination.
Critler is looking to clinch but Tellos is avoiding it.
Critler misses with a hook.
Tellos misses with a double jab

and Critler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tellos wants to get back to his feet but Critler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spade Tellos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Critler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Adolf Critler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Critler stops Tellos from standing up.
Critler wants to stand but Tellos is controlling his posture from full guard.

Tellos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adolf Critler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Critler 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adolf Critler!