PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aatos Tellervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Game: South Side . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tellervo
vs
Johnson

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Nutrition King
Hell's Balls Fightwear

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aatos Tellervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, EJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellervo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tellervo. That one must have hurt.

Tellervo moves into the clinch successfully.
Tellervo can't get the takedown.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Tellervo.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Tellervo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tellervo smiles and moves away.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tellervo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Aatos Tellervo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EJ Johnson.

Tellervo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tellervo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Tellervo is breathing heavily.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson is holding on to half guard well.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is controlling Tellervo's trapped leg to prevent Tellervo from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tellervo is controlling the pace.
Johnson keeping hold of Tellervo's head, controlling as best he can.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Tellervo keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Tellervo can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Johnson is trying for a kimura here. Tellervo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Johnson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). EJ Johnson!