PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aulis Tyrmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur DragonHeart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DragonHeart has chosen Heart of Courage as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tyrmaaja
vs
DragonHeart

178 cm
35
155 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

183 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aulis Tyrmaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur DragonHeart!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyrmaaja gets a clinch.

Tyrmaaja tightens his grip and picks DragonHeart up, before dumping him to the ground. DragonHeart manages to land in guard.
DragonHeart told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
DragonHeart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyrmaaja.
Tyrmaaja sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyrmaaja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyrmaaja throwing strikes from guard but DragonHeart blocks nicely.
Tyrmaaja wants to pass the guard but DragonHeart is keeping the position.
DragonHeart looking for a sweep. Not yet DragonHeart, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrmaaja is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyrmaaja controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
DragonHeart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja throwing strikes but missing.
Tyrmaaja with a nice head shot there.
Tyrmaaja advances position into side control!
Tyrmaaja cracks DragonHeart with a big right hand but DragonHeart just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

DragonHeart is rocked!
Tyrmaaja lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear DragonHeart down.
DragonHeart is still in real trouble! Can Tyrmaaja finish him?
Tyrmaaja in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and DragonHeart looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Tyrmaaja turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aulis Tyrmaaja!