PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jori Jujipallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jujipallo has chosen The Mean Kitty Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyler Durden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Durden
vs
Jujipallo

185 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
190 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Determined

Reaper Combatwear

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jori Jujipallo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jujipallo eats them both and turns towards Durden to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jujipallo takes one to the chin there.

Jujipallo is rocked!
Durden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jujipallo.

Durden rushes Jujipallo and presses him up against the cage.

Durden turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Durden wants to stand but Jujipallo is controlling his arm.
Durden is looking to take a break and control but Jujipallo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jujipallo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jujipallo is pressing down on Durden's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Durden postures up.

Jujipallo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Durden has picked Jujipallo up and slammed him! Jujipallo can't keep hold of the triangle and Durden manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jujipallo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Durden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Durden is trying to get an arm triangle but Jujipallo is defending well.
Durden wants to take a breather but Jujipallo manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Durden.
Durden wants to control from the top but Jujipallo keeps moving.

Jujipallo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Durden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jujipallo controlling Durden's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jujipallo looking to control.

Jujipallo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Durden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Durden is stalling in the full guard.

Jujipallo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Durden doesn't defend quickly enough and Jujipallo has managed to lock this one up! Can Durden escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jujipallo on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jori Jujipallo!
Jori Jujipallo gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).