PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darth Ottesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joona Eskimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darth Ottesen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ottesen
vs
Eskimo

185 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Plays chess

Mundi Nutrition
Mundi Nutrition

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darth Ottesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joona Eskimo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottesen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eskimo's waist but Eskimo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ottesen off to one side.
Ottesen is looking to clinch.

Eskimo moves into the clinch successfully.

Eskimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ottesen moves into range and clinches up with Eskimo.
Eskimo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ottesen has double underhooks.
Eskimo can't break the clinch.

Eskimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eskimo throws a head kick but Ottesen moves out of range.
Ottesen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eskimo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Ottesen scores a takedown into full mount!

Ottesen looking to secure an arm triangle but Eskimo defends it well.
Eskimo looks gassed!
Ottesen landing punches.

Eskimo is rocked!
Ottesen looking to control but Eskimo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottesen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eskimo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ottesen with a couple of short strikes.
Ottesen breaks from Eskimo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ottesen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ottesen looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottesen trying to control but Eskimo is having none of it.

Ottesen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Eskimo has worked his arm free - good work by Eskimo!
Ottesen trying to control the action but Eskimo is working from the bottom.
Ottesen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
An elbow from Ottesen crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskimo is trying to get back to his feet.

Ottesen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ottesen laying and praying for a moment but Eskimo takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ottesen trying to pass the guard but Eskimo defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ottesen prevents Eskimo from standing back up.

Ottesen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Eskimo defends it well.
Ottesen wants to control but Eskimo is keeping him busy.
Ottesen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eskimo is staying active underneath Ottesen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ottesen thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Eskimo to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Ottesen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ottesen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Ottesen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Ottesen escapes and gets back to his feet.

Ottesen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Ottesen tries for a kimura but Eskimo is defending well.
Ottesen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eskimo keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ottesen stands up.
Ottesen avoids the head kick by Eskimo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ottesen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eskimo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ottesen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Eskimo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Eskimo is trying to buck Ottesen off.
Ottesen throws an elbow but Eskimo slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottesen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ottesen throws a strike aimed at the side of Eskimo's head but Eskimo avoids it well.
Ottesen working the strikes but Eskimo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ottesen trying to control the action but Eskimo is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eskimo lands with a kick to the temple. Ottesen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eskimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ottesen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Eskimo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ottesen shoots for a double leg takedown but Eskimo sprawls well. He's pushed Ottesen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskimo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eskimo lands a big head kick that sends Ottesen to the canvas! Eskimo follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joona Eskimo!