PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donkey Teeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agapit Blondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Teeth
vs
Blondi

179 cm
26
179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
180 lbs
11 - 26 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donkey Teeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Agapit Blondi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blondi slips under a jab.
Teeth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blondi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Teeth defends it well.
Teeth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blondi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Teeth as he avoids it easily.

Teeth forces Blondi back against the cage and clinches.
Teeth misses with the head strike.
Blondi is trying to break the clinch but Teeth has him pressed against the cage.
Teeth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blondi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Teeth prevents it.
Teeth lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teeth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Teeth can't find room to land a body shot as Blondi controls the action.
Teeth tries to work over Blondi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teeth swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blondi wants to break the clinch but can't.

Blondi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Teeth uses from the top position.
Blondi looking to control.
Teeth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Teeth throws a big right hand that misses.
Teeth slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blondi is not content to let Teeth control the position.
Teeth tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teeth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blondi keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Blondi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Teeth is trying to get an arm triangle but Blondi is defending well.
Blondi is not content to let Teeth control the position.
Teeth working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blondi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Blondi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Teeth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blondi defends it well.
Blondi is looking for a sweep. Teeth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Blondi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Teeth is on him like a limpet, forcing Blondi back against the cage.

Blondi breaks the clinch.
Blondi misses with a head kick.
Teeth just misses with a punch to the body.
Blondi throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blondi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Teeth throws a right hand that Blondi ducks under and follows up with a left that Blondi also avoids with ease.
Teeth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blondi on the side of the head.
Teeth takes a swing at Blondi's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blondi tries to clinch there but Teeth circles away.
Teeth misses with a combination

and Blondi counters by clinching up.
Teeth stops a takedown attempt from Blondi.
Donkey Teeth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agapit Blondi.
Teeth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Teeth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Blondi breaks from the clinch.
Teeth slaps away a takedown attempt from Blondi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donkey Teeth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teeth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blondi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Teeth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Donkey Teeth is winning the standup battle so far.
Teeth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blondi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blondi throws a leg kick that misses.
Teeth throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Teeth.
Blondi fails with a takedown attempt.
Teeth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blondi or not.
Blondi misses with a body punch.
Teeth tries to work over Blondi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teeth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blondi's elbow.
Teeth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blondi can do to turn this around?
Blondi is trying to pull guard but Teeth turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Teeth controlling the action here for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blondi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Teeth just stands there and leans against the cage.
Donkey Teeth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agapit Blondi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blondi tries to circle away but Teeth has him pinned against the cage.

Blondi breaks the clinch.
Blondi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blondi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teeth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teeth looks to land a combination but Blondi avoids it well.
Teeth misses with the combination.
Blondi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Teeth is looking to wear down Blondi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blondi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Teeth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Teeth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blondi.
Teeth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Teeth scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teeth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blondi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teeth sprawls well. Teeth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blondi gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teeth lands a jab-cross combination.
Blondi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Teeth darts in and clinches Blondi up against the cage.
Teeth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blondi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Teeth after a bit of a struggle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blondi as Teeth tries to tie him up.

Blondi successfully pulls guard.
Teeth looking to pass the guard.
Blondi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blondi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blondi pulls Teeth in to control the position.
Blondi is trying to control the position but Teeth postures up.
Blondi wants to control the position but Teeth says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Teeth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blondi gets back to full guard.
Teeth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Teeth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blondi is keeping the position for now.
Blondi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Teeth manages to get himself to full guard.

Blondi wants to control from the top but Teeth keeps moving.
Teeth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Teeth keeping moving, preventing Blondi from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donkey Teeth dominated that second round.
That's time! Teeth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Teeth misses.
An inside leg kick from Blondi misses.
Blondi shoots in looking for a takedown but Teeth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blondi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Teeth misses with a wild combination.
Teeth misses with a double jab.
Blondi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teeth was well out of range. Poor timing from Blondi.
Teeth half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Teeth lands a glancing blow to the side of Blondi's head.

Blondi has Teeth up against the cage in a clinch.
Teeth tries a body shot but Blondi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blondi has Teeth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Teeth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Teeth is pressed up against the cage. Blondi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Teeth down to the mat. Teeth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Donkey Teeth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agapit Blondi.
Blondi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teeth doesn't manage to clinch there - Blondi circles away.
A head kick from Blondi lands but Teeth takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teeth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blondi throws a sloppy head kick and Teeth moves out of range easily.
Blondi fails with a takedown attempt.
Teeth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
An inside leg kick lands from Blondi.
Donkey Teeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blondi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teeth scores with a shot to the body.
Blondi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Teeth clinches up against the cage.
Teeth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blondi.
Blondi looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teeth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teeth lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Teeth - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Teeth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blondi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Teeth has him pressed against the cage.
Teeth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blondi backwards.
A short body shot lands from Teeth as the two fighters clinch.
Teeth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teeth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teeth tries a body shot but Blondi blocks it.
Blondi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Teeth.
Teeth taking a breather.
Teeth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blondi is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teeth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teeth tries to work over Blondi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blondi.
Teeth tries a body shot but Blondi blocks it.
Blondi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Teeth can't find room to land a body shot as Blondi controls the action.
Blondi working hard to break the clinch.
Teeth tries a body shot but Blondi blocks it.
Blondi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blondi wants a takedown.

Blondi pulls Teeth into guard.
Teeth throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blondi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blondi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Teeth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blondi is keeping the position for now.
Blondi working a defensive guard here.
Teeth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Teeth throws an elbow that misses. Blondi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Teeth's guard. Nice move by Blondi!

Teeth is trying to keep Blondi in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donkey Teeth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teeth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donkey Teeth!