PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermanni Puustinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermanni Puustinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rude
vs
Puustinen

188 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hermanni Puustinen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rude shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rude was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Puustinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rude tries to control but Puustinen wriggling away.
Puustinen tries to lock up and control but Rude gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Puustinen is working to get back to half guard.
Puustinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rude has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Puustinen's face.
Puustinen is trying to escape the mount.
Rude putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rude lands with some strikes.

Puustinen is rocked!
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!
Rude with a couple of short strikes.
Puustinen is still in real trouble! Can Rude finish him?

Rude working for a guillotine from mount but Puustinen is in no mood to give up.

Rude has isolated one of Puustinen's arms. Puustinen looking to fight him off but Rude twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky Rude!