PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppi Tarinashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Rystrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarinashi comes to the cage accompanied by Lars is gay. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Tarinashi
vs
Rystrom

186 cm
29
195 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Teppi Tarinashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Rystrom!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rystrom tries to clinch but Tarinashi moves out of range.
Tarinashi misses with a looping right.
Tarinashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rystrom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tarinashi somewhat.
Tarinashi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tarinashi counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Lars Rystrom has been cut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tarinashi.

Tarinashi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rystrom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tarinashi trying to control the position but Rystrom is working away.
Rystrom tries to escape but Tarinashi is in control.
Rystrom prevents Tarinashi from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarinashi staying calm.
Rystrom wants to get back to his feet but Tarinashi drags him back down.
Tarinashi working away.
Rystrom is pushing Tarinashi's head away, looking to escape. Tarinashi manages to hold on to the position though.
Tarinashi controlling the position.
Tarinashi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarinashi grinds an elbow into Rystrom's temple.
Tarinashi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rystrom down.

That has opened up Lars Rystrom's cut even more.
Rystrom taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rystrom tries to bench press Tarinashi off him but Tarinashi keeps the position.

Tarinashi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rystrom is not content to let Tarinashi control the position.

Tarinashi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rystrom sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tarinashi is working for a kimura but Rystrom is defending it quite comfortably.
Tarinashi content to control rather than advance.
Tarinashi drops an elbow to the side of Rystrom's head.

Lars Rystrom's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rystrom wants to get back to his feet.
Tarinashi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Teppi Tarinashi!