PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Opa Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smelly Pits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jokinen
vs
Pits

170 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Opa Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Smelly Pits!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen is looking to clinch.
Pits tries to clinch up
enabling Jokinen to counter with a crisp jab.

Pits shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pits was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jokinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jokinen is working hard here to advance position.
Pits in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Pits has control of Jokinen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jokinen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jokinen tries to reverse the position but Pits maintains control.
Jokinen stops Pits from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jokinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jokinen regains half guard.
Pits missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jokinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pits working Jokinen over with strikes.
Pits is trying to control the action in half guard but Jokinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pits wants to pass to mount but Jokinen is defending the position.
Jokinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pits's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pits's back!
Pits looks gassed!

Jokinen looking for the choke from the back.
Jokinen tries to get the hooks in deep but Pits pushed the leg off.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pits controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Jokinen has his arm under Pits's chin here. Game over son! Jokinen squeezes tightly and Pits is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Opa Jokinen!