PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Klingler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uij Ustj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Klingler
vs
Ustj

189 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Klingler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uij Ustj!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klingler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ustj swivels and escapes.
Ustj gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Klingler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ustj slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Klingler wants to control from the top but Ustj keeps moving.
Klingler cracks Ustj with a solid left hand.
Klingler with a flurry of punches that miss.

Klingler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ustj is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ustj has escaped and now he's on top!

Ustj drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Klingler dives on top into guard.

Klingler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Klingler tries to free his leg and advance position but Ustj is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Klingler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Ustj is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Klingler has his hands clasped together but Ustj extends an breaks Klingler's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ustj.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uij Ustj!