PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jari Teleporttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holgersson has chosen Peukaloisen retket as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Teleporttila
vs
Holgersson

170 cm
23
147 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

166 cm
24
147 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Katukauppa.com

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Teleporttila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nils Holgersson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holgersson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Teleporttila swings for the body but Holgersson moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holgersson.
Teleporttila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holgersson cracks Teleporttila with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holgersson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Teleporttila counters with a left and a right that stings Holgersson.
Holgersson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teleporttila's sensitive parts.
Holgersson throws a push kick but Teleporttila slaps the foot to one side.
Teleporttila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holgersson lands a leg kick that knocks Teleporttila off balance momentarily.
Holgersson tests Teleporttila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holgersson thows a leg kick but Teleporttila checks it
and Teleporttila counters with a low kick, right behind Holgersson 's knee.
Teleporttila works over Holgersson's head and body with a nice combination.
Teleporttila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holgersson.
Holgersson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holgersson scores with a head kick.
Teleporttila sizes up Holgersson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holgersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holgersson misses with a right hand
and Teleporttila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teleporttila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holgersson circles away quickly and effectively.
Teleporttila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nils Holgersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teleporttila fails to land with a series of punches.
Teleporttila fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holgersson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holgersson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Teleporttila has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Teleporttila and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Holgersson gets caught napping as Teleporttila dives in and scores a takedown. Holgersson manages to retain guard.

Teleporttila drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Holgersson dives on top into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teleporttila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson wants to stand but Teleporttila is controlling his posture from full guard.
Teleporttila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Holgersson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Teleporttila has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holgersson has managed to get both his arms back between Teleporttila's legs - danger averted.
Teleporttila bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holgersson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teleporttilais looking to pass into half guard but Holgersson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Holgersson is in guard.
Teleporttila doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Teleporttila tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teleporttila is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holgersson throws a sloppy head kick and Teleporttila moves out of range easily.
Teleporttila moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jari Teleporttila will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Holgersson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Teleporttila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Teleporttila looks to land a right hand but Holgersson moved out of range.
Holgersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teleporttila.
Holgersson throws a push kick but Teleporttila slaps the foot to one side.
Teleporttila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holgersson's sensitive parts.
Nils Holgersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teleporttila looks to score with a jab to the body but Holgersson is just out of range.
Holgersson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teleporttila checks it well.
Holgersson cracks the inside of Teleporttila's front leg.
Holgersson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holgersson misses with a head kick.
Teleporttila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holgersson counters with a solid body kick.
Holgersson avoids the body shot from Teleporttila.
A nice inside leg kick there by Teleporttila. That's going to slow Holgersson down.
A head kick from Holgersson lands but Teleporttila takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Teleporttila.
An inside leg kick lands from Teleporttila.
Holgersson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teleporttila.
An inside leg kick lands from Holgersson.
Holgersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Holgersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Holgersson is breathing heavily.
Teleporttila connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Teleporttila. That snapped Holgersson's head back.
Teleporttila connects with an inside leg kick.
Holgersson throws a leg kick but Teleporttila sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Teleporttila fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Holgersson sprawls well initially but Teleporttila persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holgersson looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teleporttila throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Teleporttila is looking to advance position but Holgersson won't allow it.
Holgersson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Teleporttila.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holgersson wants to stand back up but Teleporttila manages to pass into side control.
The strikes coming from Teleporttila are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Teleporttila goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Holgersson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Teleporttila's guard! Nice work there by Holgersson!
Teleporttila looking for a sweep. Not yet Teleporttila, not yet.
Teleporttila trying to control the position.
Holgersson stopping the sweep attempt from Teleporttila.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holgersson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Teleporttila has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holgersson has managed to get both his arms back between Teleporttila's legs - danger averted.
Teleporttila wants to sweep here but Holgersson controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teleporttila trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Teleporttila dominated that second round.
That's time! Teleporttila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Holgersson tries to land a leg kick but Teleporttila saw it coming and moves away.
Teleporttila connects with a body shot.

Teleporttila scores a takedown into full mount!
Holgersson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Teleporttila trying to control but Holgersson is having none of it.
Teleporttila throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Holgersson because Teleporttila loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teleporttila throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Teleporttila thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Holgersson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Holgersson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Teleporttila tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Teleporttila thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teleporttila throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Teleporttila lands a big shot there that rocks Holgersson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Teleporttila connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Nils Holgersson has been cut.
Holgersson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Teleporttila.
Teleporttila won't let Holgersson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Holgersson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Teleporttila looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teleporttila thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Teleporttila sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jari Teleporttila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jari Teleporttila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Teleporttila controlling the position easily from mount.
Teleporttila can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holgersson is looking to escape.
Nils Holgersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teleporttila punching from mount but Holgersson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Teleporttila working Holgersson over with strikes here.
Teleporttila sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teleporttila looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Teleporttila showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teleporttila 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Teleporttila!
Jari Teleporttila made sure to mention his sponsor, Katukauppa.com in his post fight interview.