PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juulio Hulmurinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Teikalainen
vs
Hulmurinta

191 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teikalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juulio Hulmurinta!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulmurinta scores with a jab to the head.
Teikalainen lands a jab-cross combination.
Teikalainen moves out of range as Hulmurinta strikes.
Hulmurinta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hulmurinta throws a sloppy head kick and Teikalainen moves out of range easily.
Hulmurinta lands a nice hook to Teikalainen's body. Teikalainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hulmurinta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hulmurinta, right into the meat.
Hulmurinta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Teikalainen checks a leg kick.
Teikalainen connects with a jab.
Teikalainen lands with a cross.
Hulmurinta lands a glancing blow to the side of Teikalainen's head.
Teikalainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulmurinta fakes the leg kick and cracks Teikalainen in the body.
Teikalainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teikalainen is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hulmurinta.
Hulmurinta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Teikalainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hulmurinta can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulmurinta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hulmurinta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hulmurinta misses with an uppercut
and Teikalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hulmurinta throws a shot from downtown. Teikalainen moves away and avoids it.
Hulmurinta thows a leg kick but Teikalainen checks it
and Teikalainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hulmurinta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hulmurinta lands a front kick.
Teikalainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hulmurinta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hulmurinta misses the shot to the body.
Teikalainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hulmurinta. Hulmurinta obviously looking to wear him down.
Hulmurinta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Teikalainen counters with a left to the body.
Juulio Hulmurinta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hulmurinta looks to score with a jab to the body but Teikalainen is just out of range.
Hulmurinta throws a jab but it's blocked by Teikalainen.
Teikalainen misses with a left hand
and Hulmurinta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Teikalainen's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Hulmurinta misses
and Teikalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Hulmurinta.
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!
Hulmurinta throws a hook but Teikalainen blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teikalainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Teikalainen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Teikalainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hulmurinta wants to sweep but no luck.
Hulmurinta is looking to stand up but Teikalainen isn't so interested in that idea.
Teikalainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hulmurinta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hulmurinta is landing with some decent strikes but Teikalainen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hulmurinta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Teikalainen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hulmurinta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Teikalainen is looking to escape.
Hulmurinta dominating with strikes here.
Hulmurinta scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulmurinta landing strikes from the mount.
Hulmurinta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Teikalainen's face.
Teikalainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Teikalainen is in a horrible position here. Hulmurinta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Teikalainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hulmurinta looking to finish Teikalainen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Teikalainen!
Hulmurinta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hulmurinta raining down shots from the mount!
Teikalainen is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hulmurinta trying to control but Teikalainen is having none of it.
Teikalainen is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hulmurinta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Teikalainen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Teikalainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hulmurinta controlling the position easily from mount.
Teikalainen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Teikalainen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Teikalainen is working hard here to advance position.
Teikalainen is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Teikalainen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hulmurinta prevents Teikalainen from getting the reversal.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hulmurinta controlling from mount.

Hulmurinta looking to secure an arm triangle but Teikalainen defends it well.
Teikalainen is looking to get to half guard.
Teikalainen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hulmurinta. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hulmurinta prevents Teikalainen from getting the reversal.
Hulmurinta with good strikes from the mount here!
Teikalainen is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's six 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.
Hulmurinta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Teikalainen is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Teikalainen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hulmurinta working Teikalainen over with strikes here.
Teikalainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hulmurinta punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hulmurinta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Teikalainen is looking to escape.
Hulmurinta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Teikalainen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Teikalainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hulmurinta with a couple of short strikes.
Teikalainen tries to reverse the position but Hulmurinta maintains control.
BOOM! Hulmurinta connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Teikalainen is working to get back to half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Teikalainen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hulmurinta. What's that going to do exactly?
Teikalainen can't escape the position.
Teikalainen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Teikalainen moves into full guard.
Teikalainen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Teikalainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hulmurinta working to try and regain half guard.
Hulmurinta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hulmurinta slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Teikalainen 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.
Hulmurinta won't allow Teikalainen to pass to mount.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Teikalainen slips a nice elbow through Hulmurinta's hands, connecting with Hulmurinta's forehead.
Teikalainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Teikalainen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teikalainen breaks from Hulmurinta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hulmurinta tries to lock up and control but Teikalainen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Teikalainen working Hulmurinta over with strikes here.
Hulmurinta is trying to escape the mount.
Teikalainen raining down shots from the mount!
Teikalainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulmurinta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Teikalainen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Teikalainen raining down shots from the mount!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hulmurinta taking shots to the head.

Hulmurinta is rocked!
Teikalainen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hulmurinta?
Hulmurinta is still in real trouble! Can Teikalainen finish him?
Teikalainen loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hulmurinta scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Teikalainen land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Teikalainen stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Teikalainen!