PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Sears (ranked 4442 p4p, 4402 weight class) and Tapani Tuomola (ranked 541 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sears
vs
Tuomola

183 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Sears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapani Tuomola!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sears throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuomola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sears has closed the distance and engaged Tuomola in a clinch.

Sears gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Sears.

It looks like Tapani Tuomola has been cut.
Sears prevents Tuomola from improving his position.
Tuomola won't allow Sears to pass to mount.
Sears throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sears missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tuomola is refusing to be controlled, as Sears sits in half guard.
Sears not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sears is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tuomola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sears. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sears passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sears punching from mount but Tuomola doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sears sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sears lands a big elbow.
Sears throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sears looking to ground and pound but Tuomola is blocking nicely.
Sears fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Tuomola is rocked!

The cut above Tapani Tuomola's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tapani Tuomola's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Sears!