PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Laeskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laeskinen comes to the cage accompanied by Japanische Kampfhörspiele - Verrat Am Metal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laeskinen
vs
Vandalay

190 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Laeskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandalay moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laeskinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Laeskinen slips a jab from Vandalay.
Vandalay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laeskinen checks a leg kick.
A combination from Vandalay does no damage.
Vandalay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vandalay takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vandalay looks gassed!

Laeskinen takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Laeskinen.

Laeskinen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laeskinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Laeskinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Vandalay is rocked!
Laeskinen cracks Vandalay with a solid left hand.
Vandalay is still in real trouble! Can Laeskinen finish him?
Vandalay can't keep his opponent in guard - Laeskinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laeskinen working Vandalay over with strikes.

Laeskinen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Vandalay tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Laeskinen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pekka Laeskinen!