PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isibeda Tintti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Oh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tintti
vs
Oh

169 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

188 cm
25
179 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isibeda Tintti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Oh!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Tintti.

Tintti moves into the clinch.
Tintti struggles to land a body shot inside as Oh controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Tintti.
Oh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tintti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tintti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oh has Tintti pressed against the cage, preventing Tintti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tintti is trying to push Oh away but Oh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Tintti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tintti lands a slapping body shot.
Oh defending well as Tintti loads up on a big left hand.
Tintti fails with an attempt to clinch.

Oh gets tackled into the cage by Tintti. Tintti maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh blocks an uppercut.
Oh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tintti tries to circle away but Oh has him pinned against the cage.
Oh tries to throw a body punch but Tintti avoids it by throwing Oh back against the cage.
Tintti lands a hook that snaps the head of Oh backwards.

Tintti breaks the clinch.
Tintti throws a poor cross that misses

and Oh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tintti moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oh landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh trying to control but Tintti is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh is looking to work some ground and pound but Tintti has wrist control.
Tintti managing to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oh postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

We're going to have a standup here because Isibeda Tintti wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tintti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Tintti moves into the clinch successfully.

Tintti breaks from the clinch.
Tintti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oh counters with a one-two to the body.
Tintti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tintti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tintti.
Tintti throws a nice looking combination but Oh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tintti wants to clinch up but Oh keeps it at a distance.
Tintti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oh manages to avoid it.
Tintti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tintti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oh.
Oh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tintti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tintti with a hook.
Tintti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh slips a jab and a cross from Tintti.
Oh slips a straight right by Tintti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isibeda Tintti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tintti scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Big Oh has been cut.
Tintti with a jab.
Tintti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oh. Oh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tintti moves into range and connects with a jab.

Tintti forces Oh back against the cage and clinches.
Oh throws a punch but it's blocked by Tintti.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tintti.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tintti.
Oh is trying to pull guard but Tintti has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tintti scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Tintti breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tintti works the jab nicely.
Tintti stalks Oh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oh's face. Oh staggers backwards, shaken.
A big left from Tintti misses.
Isibeda Tintti is winning the standup battle so far.
Tintti lands a jab to the nose.
Tintti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oh manages to avoid it.

Oh takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh has Tintti pressed against the cage, preventing Tintti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tintti's elbow.

Tintti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tintti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Isibeda Tintti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tintti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oh's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oh walks into a stiff left hand from Tintti.
The fighters circling - Tintti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tintti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That has opened up Big Oh's cut even more.
Oh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh throws a looping overhand right but Tintti ducks down to avoid it.
Tintti misses with a wild combination.
Tintti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh staying out of range there.
Oh defending well as Tintti loads up on a big left hand.
Tintti throws an off balance right hand
and Oh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tintti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tintti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oh was well out of range. Poor timing from Tintti.
A head kick misses from Tintti.
Tintti throws a body punch but Oh moves out of range.
Tintti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tintti leaves Oh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tintti misses with a looping right.
Tintti misses with a left hand

and Oh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tintti!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Tintti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Oh goes for an armbar but Tintti turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tintti.
Tintti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tintti trying to control the position from guard on top but Oh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tintti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tintti controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tintti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isibeda Tintti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Oh's cut.
That's time! Tintti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tintti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tintti misses with a combination

and Oh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tintti is looking to improve his position.
Tintti is looking to control Oh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tintti avoid being mounted?
Oh content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oh moves away from the strike by Tintti.
Isibeda Tintti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Oh gets tackled into the cage by Tintti. Tintti maintains the clinch.
Tintti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tintti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tintti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tintti.

Tintti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Isibeda Tintti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tintti rushes Oh and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tintti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tintti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tintti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tintti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oh dives in and grabs Tintti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tintti pushes down on Oh's head and hops out.
Oh keeps the fight on the outside.
Tintti misses with a hook. Oh ducked under it nicely.
Tintti missing with a left hand there. Oh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh avoids the body shot from Tintti.
Tintti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oh can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Tintti. Oh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tintti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oh moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tintti misses with a wild body shot.
Oh throws a series of punches but Tintti moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Tintti.
Tintti scores with a sloppy right hand. Oh should have avoided that one.
Tintti throws a right hand that Oh ducks under and follows up with a left that Oh also avoids with ease.
Tintti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tintti throws a head kick but Oh moves out of range.
Tintti throws a looping overhand right but Oh ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tintti tries to close the distance and clinch but Oh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Isibeda Tintti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tintti lands a nice looking body shot.
Tintti misses with a series of wild punches.
Tintti throws a nice looking combination but Oh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tintti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tintti throws a solid leg kick but Oh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tintti.
Big Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isibeda Tintti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tintti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isibeda Tintti!
An out of breath Isibeda Tintti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.