PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Turma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo has chosen ISIS - Grinning Mouths as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Turma
vs
Plo

190 cm
22
157 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

173 cm
24
150 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Turma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Plo circles away.
Turma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plo.
Turma moves out of range as Plo strikes.

Turma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Turma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Plo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turma is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Plo reverses the position - he's now on top in Turma's guard.
Turma wants to get back to his feet but Plo passes into half guard.
Plo stops Turma from getting back to his feet.
Plo lands strikes from half guard.
Plo working over Turma with some ground and pound. Turma looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turma wants to get back to his feet.
Plo drops an elbow to the side of Turma's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turma pushes Plo off looking to stand but Plo dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Plo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plo wants to free his trapped foot but Turma is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Plo throwing shots but Turma is blocking nicely.
Turma is not content to let Plo control the position.
Plo winds up and cracks Turma with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turma is trying to stand up here but Plo is controlling him well.
Plo is trying to control the action in half guard but Turma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turma is looking to get back to is feet but Plo passes into side control.

That's two 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.
Plo working the body and head with strikes.
Turma is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turma is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Turma tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Turma is trying to stand back up.
Turma is breathing heavily.
Plo lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Plo.
Plo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee is taking a good look at Turma as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Plo!
Plo scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Turma is trying to stand back up.
Well, with Plo on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Turma is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Plo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Turma has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turma looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Plo controls the action.
Turma has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Turma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Plo.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Plo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Plo lands with a hammerfist to the side of Turma's head.
Turma is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Turma wants to get back to his feet.
Plo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Plo trying to control.
Turma looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Plo lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Plo lands with a hammerfist to the side of Turma's head.
Plo lands a shot to the body.
Plo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Plo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Turma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Plo pinned against the cage. Plo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Plo lands an overhand right.
Plo connects with a right hand. Turma shakes it off.
Turma moves out of range of the strikes.
Turma throws out a loose jab but Plo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Plo fails with a takedown attempt.
Turma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plo throws the left hand but Turma avoids the punch easily.
Plo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plo.
Turma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plo.
Turma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Plo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turma doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Plo counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turma with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plo counters with a three punch combo that has Turma backing up. Turma nods at Plo to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Turma. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Plo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Plo won't allow Turma to get back to his feet.
Plo wants to control from the top but Turma keeps moving.
Plo stands up over Turma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turma being controlled here, momentarily.
Plo trying to control but Turma is working from the bottom.
Plo prevents Turma from getting back to his feet.
Plo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Plo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Turma misses with a takedown attempt
and Plo counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turma tries to clinch
and Plo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Turma. That snapped Plo's head back.

Plo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Plo landing some decent shots from guard.
Plo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Plo landing some decent shots from guard.
Turma keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Turma is looking to stand up but Plo isn't so interested in that idea.

Turma uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Teppo Turma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turma.
A big right from Plo misses.
Plo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Plo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Plo is looking to take a break and control but Turma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turma prevents Plo from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plo scoring with punches from side control.
Turma tries to escape but Plo is in control.
Plo works to advance to full mount. Turma defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Turma wants to try and get back to his feet.
Plo breaks from Turma's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo with a couple of short strikes.
Turma's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
A nice elbow there by Plo.
Turma is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Plo landing punches.
Plo lands with some strikes.

Turma is rocked!
Plo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turma is looking to escape.
Plo lands with some strikes.
Turma is squirming around, avoiding Plo's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plo landing strikes from the mount and Turma is in trouble!
Plo is landing with some decent strikes but Turma is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Plo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Plo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turma is fending him off so far but Plo persists. Nope, Turma circles away and we're back to standing.
Plo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turma.
Plo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turma misses with a takedown attempt
and Plo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turma with a lazy takedown attempt

and Plo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Turma's guard now.
Turma keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Plo controlling from the top position.
Plo working some strikes from top position.
Turma wants to stand up but Plo is controlling him.
Plo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turma's head.
Plo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turma keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Plo prevents Turma from getting back to his feet.
Turma keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Plo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Plo blocks a jab.
Plo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Turma doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Plo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Turma!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Turma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turma looks a forlorn figure.
Plo controlling from mount.
Plo wants to control the pace but Turma is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turma is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Plo with shots to the head and body - Turma looks very uncomfortable down there.
Turma is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Turma is bucking up trying to escape but Plo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Patrick Plo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Plo raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Turma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turma's face.
Turma seems to have got his legs back now.
Plo is landing with some decent strikes but Turma is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Turma bucks Plo off and manages to get back to his feet!
Turma with a lazy takedown attempt

and Plo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Turma's guard now.
Turma keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Plo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Plo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but Turma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plo landing some decent shots from guard.
Plo trying to control but Turma is working from the bottom.
Plo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turma is looking to stand up but Plo isn't so interested in that idea.
Plo lands a couple of elbows.
Turma wants to get back to his feet but Plo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Plo wants to control from the top but Turma keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Plo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Plo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turma wants to get back to his feet but Plo passes into half guard.
Patrick Plo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turma tries to kick Plo off but Plo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Plo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Plo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Plo!