PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otis Spunkmeyer (ranked 5723 p4p, 3327 weight class) and Theogene Twagiramungu (ranked 460 p4p, 336 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.

Spunkmeyer
vs
Twagiramungu

172 cm
23
153
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
23
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Otis Spunkmeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Theogene Twagiramungu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twagiramungu shoots in for a double leg but Spunkmeyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left and a right from Spunkmeyer both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Theogene Twagiramungu has been cut.
Twagiramungu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spunkmeyer circles away.

Spunkmeyer clinches.

Spunkmeyer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Twagiramungu is trying to keep an underhook but Spunkmeyer manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Twagiramungu actively working from the bottom here.

Twagiramungu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spunkmeyer trying to control the pace.
Spunkmeyer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Twagiramungu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Twagiramungu looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spunkmeyer tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Twagiramungu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spunkmeyer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Twagiramungu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Spunkmeyer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Twagiramungu manages to get to full guard.

Twagiramungu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spunkmeyer is aware though and is defending well.

Twagiramungu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spunkmeyer defends it easily.

Twagiramungu looking for a guillotine here but Spunkmeyer defends easily.
Twagiramungu looks winded!
Spunkmeyer scoring with some ground and pound.
Spunkmeyer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spunkmeyer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Twagiramungu's guard.

Twagiramungu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spunkmeyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Spunkmeyer stands up over Twagiramungu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Twagiramungu keeping full guard, as Spunkmeyer tries to pass.
Spunkmeyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Twagiramungu on the ground.
Spunkmeyer content to stall in guard here.

Twagiramungu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Twagiramungu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spunkmeyer defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spunkmeyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spunkmeyer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Spunkmeyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Twagiramungu swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Twagiramungu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Twagiramungu keeping moving, preventing Spunkmeyer from controlling successfully.
Spunkmeyer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Twagiramungu's guard.
Spunkmeyer stays in close to Twagiramungu's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Twagiramungu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spunkmeyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Twagiramungu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spunkmeyer defends it easily.
Spunkmeyer sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Twagiramungu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Twagiramungu working for a triangle but Spunkmeyer defends it easily.
Twagiramungu keeping moving, preventing Spunkmeyer from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Otis Spunkmeyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theogene Twagiramungu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Twagiramungu shoots in and drives through. Spunkmeyer sprawls well.
Twagiramungu has a takedown stuffed.

Twagiramungu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Spunkmeyer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Spunkmeyer landing with the ground and pound.
Spunkmeyer looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spunkmeyer controls from within his opponent's guard.

Twagiramungu working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Spunkmeyer has passed into half guard!
Spunkmeyer working Twagiramungu over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Twagiramungu actively working from the bottom here.

Twagiramungu actively working from the bottom here.
Twagiramungu is breathing heavily.

Spunkmeyer gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Spunkmeyer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Twagiramungu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Twagiramungu is looking to cinch up a triangle. Spunkmeyer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Twagiramungu's body to avoid the submission. Twagiramungu has instead reached around Spunkmeyer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Twagiramungu arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Theogene Twagiramungu!