PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Teló (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigol Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teló comes to the cage accompanied by Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego. Pandahammer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Heart - Alone. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Grigol Pandahammer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Teló
vs
Pandahammer

196 cm
30
209 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

193 cm
23
206 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Russian Bears Nutrition

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Teló!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigol Pandahammer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Teló. Pandahammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandahammer thinks about the counter body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Pandahammer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Teló thumps Pandahammer with a low kick.
Teló on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Teló looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Teló rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandahammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Teló scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Teló misses.
Pandahammer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pandahammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teló can pounce on him.
Teló tries to land a body kick
and Teló takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandahammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teló tries to work over Pandahammer's front leg with a kick but Pandahammer checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Teló.
Pandahammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Teló misses the target.
A slow jab from Teló misses its intended target.
Teló misses with a leg kick
and Pandahammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Teló thinking.
Teló uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws the left hand but Teló avoids the punch easily.
Teló throws a lazy head kick
and Pandahammer counters with a good, hard body kick but Teló shrugs it off.
A big left from Pandahammer misses.
Teló swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Teló lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Teló misses with a leg kick
and Pandahammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer throws a body punch but Teló moves out of range.
Teló bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandahammer delivers a nice body kick.
Pandahammer avoids a kick to the body.
Teló throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pandahammer.
Grigol Pandahammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teló misses with an attempted mid kick.
Teló tests Pandahammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Teló steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Teló swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pandahammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Michel Teló has been cut.
Teló misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandahammer scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teló throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pandahammer on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Pandahammer. Beautiful body shot.
Teló fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Teló misses
and Pandahammer counters with an inside leg kick.
Teló takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandahammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Teló is just out of range.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teló.
Teló missing with a left hand there. Pandahammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandahammer swings for the body but Teló moves out of range.
Teló thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pandahammer if he has to take too many more of those.
Teló throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pandahammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teló tries a low kick but Pandahammer avoids it.
Teló stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Teló.
Pandahammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michel Teló seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teló darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pandahammer misses with a body kick.
Teló feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pandahammer's calf.
The crowd cheers as Pandahammer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Teló doesn't seem phased though.
Pandahammer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Teló misses the shot to the body.
Pandahammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teló.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigol Pandahammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Teló's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Teló dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pandahammer. That did some damage!
Teló misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pandahammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandahammer staying out of range there.
Teló throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Pandahammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Teló misses with a shot to the body
and Pandahammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Teló swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teló scores with a hook to the body. Pandahammer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pandahammer avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teló misses with a low kick.
Teló throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pandahammer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Teló slips a straight right by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Teló throws a low kick, looking for Pandahammer's leg but Pandahammer calmly moves out of range.
A nice side step and Pandahammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pandahammer stuns Teló with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pandahammer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pandahammer connects with the punch.
Teló thows a leg kick but Pandahammer checks it
and Pandahammer counters with a good low kick that Teló was not able to check.
Pandahammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teló's calf.
Teló cracks the inside of Pandahammer's front leg.
Teló throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pandahammer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Teló throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a straight right hand.

Teló is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandahammer misses with a body shot.
Oh Teló is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teló.
Teló seems to have got his legs back now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pandahammer.
Grigol Pandahammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandahammer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Teló throws a good cross that connects.
Teló throws a leg kick but Pandahammer moved away.
Teló scores with a nice right hand.
Teló thows a leg kick but Pandahammer checks it
and Pandahammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teló blocks the body kick.
Pandahammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandahammer throws out a counter right but Teló avoids it with no problem.
Teló swings widly with a right hand
and Pandahammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandahammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teló half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teló tries to land a front kick but Pandahammer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pandahammer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Teló swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pandahammer scores with a counter punch that sends Teló to the canvas! Pandahammer smells blood - he's punishing Teló with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Teló has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigol Pandahammer!
After winning the bout, Grigol Pandahammer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.