PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen Do The Ayatollah as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Teppo
vs
Machida

185 cm
20
199 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Minotour Garms

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaakko Teppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dai Machida!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teppo swivels and escapes.
A big left from Teppo misses.
A lazy left from Teppo finds it's target.

It looks like Dai Machida has been cut.
Teppo stuffs the takedown.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teppo.
Machida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Teppo tries to avoid it but Machida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Teppo to the ground. Teppo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jaakko Teppo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Machida.
Machida tries to clinch up but Teppo circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida slips a jab from Teppo.
Teppo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Teppo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teppo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Teppo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Teppo misses with a looping right.
Teppo jabs Machida right on the nose. Machida blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
Teppo drops Machida with a straight right hand, right on the button! Teppo follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Teppo!