PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Ostermalm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Putte Pall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostermalm's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Speedy ja Saku - Hän mies. Putte Pall has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ostermalm
vs
Pall

199 cm
21
225 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sakari Ostermalm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Putte Pall!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pall misses with a two punch combination.
Ostermalm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ostermalm slips a jab and a cross from Pall.

Ostermalm clinches.

Ostermalm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ostermalm gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Ostermalm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ostermalm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ostermalm working the ground and pound from side control.
Pall is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pall is trying to get back to his feet.
Pall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pall is pushing Ostermalm's head away, looking to escape. Ostermalm manages to hold on to the position though.
Ostermalm wants to control but Pall is keeping him busy.
Pall is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostermalm trying to control the position but Pall is working away.
Ostermalm is putting a hurting on Pall here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ostermalm creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pall takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ostermalm gets to mount! Pall was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ostermalm prevents Pall from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pall looks gassed!
Ostermalm connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ostermalm working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Pall is rocked!
Ostermalm connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pall is still in real trouble! Can Ostermalm finish him?
Pall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ostermalm scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pall?
Ostermalm lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ostermalm lands a big elbow.
Ostermalm landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ostermalm looking to finish Pall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pall!
Ostermalm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pall looks a forlorn figure.

Ostermalm wants to finish this one by submission but Pall is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ostermalm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostermalm avoids the attempt from Pall to control.
Pall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pall throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ostermalm lands a nice shot to the head.
Pall is trying desperately to improve position.

Ostermalm jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pall manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pall wants to get back to his feet but Ostermalm drags him back down.
Pall seems to have recovered his senses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ostermalm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pall works the jab nicely.
Pall misses with a takedown attempt

and Ostermalm counters with a takedown into side control.
Ostermalm 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.
Ostermalm blocks the strikes from Pall.
Ostermalm lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pall is trying to buck Ostermalm off.
Ostermalm working the ground and pound from side control.
Ostermalm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ostermalm creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ostermalm connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pall some visible discomfort.
Ostermalm working the body and head with strikes.
Ostermalm in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pall is looking for a sweep.
Ostermalm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pall keeps working.
Ostermalm cracks Pall with a big elbow.
Ostermalm landing strikes.
Pall striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Pall is not content to let Ostermalm control the position.
Ostermalm working the ground and pound.
Ostermalm tries to move to mount but Pall blocks the move with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Ostermalm's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ostermalm working the head and body with strikes.

Ostermalm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ostermalm landing strikes.

Ostermalm is working to tighten is grip on Pall's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pall has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ostermalm is really squeezing tight and eventually Pall passes out! Ostermalm breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sakari Ostermalm!