PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Tammipuomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tammipuomi comes to the cage accompanied by Marco Marfè Parodia, Marco è Dens! Pubblicità Divertente Napoletano.... Ripper has chosen The Odorants - This Night as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tammipuomi
vs
Ripper

190 cm
22
219 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

210 cm
25
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Control Nutrition
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Tammipuomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tammipuomi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tammipuomi.

It looks like Jack Ripper has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Ripper misses the target.
Ripper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ripper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tammipuomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ripper.
Ripper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ripper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tammipuomi. That did some damage!
Ripper scores with a jab. Tammipuomi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tammipuomi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ripper to score with a decent uppercut.
Ripper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ripper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ripper scores with a nice body kick.
Jack Ripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripper looks to land a right hand but Tammipuomi moved out of range.
Tammipuomi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tammipuomi moves away from the strike by Ripper.
Ripper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripper throws a hook but Tammipuomi blocks it.
Ripper misses with a head kick.
Tammipuomi looks to land a combination but Ripper avoids it well.
Ripper tries to bum rush Tammipuomi with a series of wild strikes but Tammipuomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tammipuomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tammipuomi avoids the head kick by Ripper.
Nice defenses there by Tammipuomi.
Tammipuomi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ripper circles away quickly and effectively.
Ripper misses with a head kick.
Ripper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ripper avoids the head kick by Tammipuomi.
Ripper swings for the body but Tammipuomi moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ripper.
Tammipuomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tammipuomi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jack Ripper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tammipuomi throws a series of punches but Ripper avoids them all with ease.
Ripper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tammipuomi misses with a hook.
Ripper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No joy there for Tammipuomi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ripper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tammipuomi misses the jab.
Tammipuomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ripper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tammipuomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Tammipuomi.
Ripper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ripper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ripper feints and then cracks Tammipuomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tammipuomi down.
Tammipuomi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ripper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripper misses the shot to the body.
Ripper thumps Tammipuomi with a low kick.
Ripper dodges the punch combination from Tammipuomi.
Ripper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tammipuomi.
Tammipuomi misses the jab.

Tammipuomi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ripper, pushing him back against the cage.
Ripper stalling in the clinch but Tammipuomi improves position.
Ripper lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Marco Tammipuomi has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ripper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ripper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tammipuomi dodges an elbow strike from Ripper.

Ripper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Ripper misses
letting Tammipuomi counter with a right hand.
Ripper thumps Tammipuomi with a low kick.

Tammipuomi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ripper is trying to defend but Tammipuomi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ripper is looking to improve his position.
Ripper is not content to let Tammipuomi control the position.
Ripper is controlling Tammipuomi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tammipuomi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ripper wants to control but Tammipuomi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tammipuomi.
Ripper preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tammipuomi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ripper defending well though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ripper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ripper.
Ripper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ripper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tammipuomi.
Ripper misses the body punch

and Tammipuomi counters with a takedown into side control.
Tammipuomi working away.
Ripper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Tammipuomi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ripper rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tammipuomi's guard! Nice work there by Ripper!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ripper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tammipuomi, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ripper dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Tammipuomi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ripper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ripper tries to land a front kick but Tammipuomi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tammipuomi ducks right into an uppercut from Ripper.
Ripper lands with a slapping head kick.
Ripper connects with a looping right hand.
Tammipuomi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ripper.
Tammipuomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ripper.
Tammipuomi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ripper throws a head kick that misses.
Ripper throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tammipuomi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ripper as he avoids it easily.
Ripper misses with a looping right.
Tammipuomi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tammipuomi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tammipuomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ripper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ripper throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tammipuomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ripper can pounce on him.
Ripper scores with a spinning back kick!
Ripper throws a nice head kick!
Tammipuomi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ripper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tammipuomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ripper works the jab nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ripper.
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!
Ripper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ripper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ripper scores with a decent looking hook.

Marco Tammipuomi's cut is getting worse.
Ripper looks to score with a jab to the body but Tammipuomi is just out of range.
Ripper scores with a nice head shot.
Ripper misses with a looping right.
Ripper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ripper misses with an uppercut. Tammipuomi saw that one coming.
Tammipuomi drops his hands momentarily and Ripper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marco Tammipuomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ripper lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ripper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper jabs at Tammipuomi's body.
Ripper connects with a high kick.
Tammipuomi moves away from the strike by Ripper.
Tammipuomi needs to keep his hands up - Ripper had a free shot at his head there.

Marco Tammipuomi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ripper throws a leg kick

and Tammipuomi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ripper lands a damaging elbow.

Ripper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ripper scores with a decent looking hook.
Tammipuomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ripper lands with a kick to the temple. Tammipuomi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Jeez, Marco Tammipuomi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ripper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tammipuomi.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Tammipuomi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Ripper!