PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Acevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pohjanala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Hard as a Rock. Kustaa Pohjanala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pohjanala
vs
Acevedo

168 cm
28
157 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

165 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Acevedo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Acevedo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pohjanala working Acevedo over with knees to the body.
Acevedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Acevedo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pohjanala walks away with a smile on his face. Acevedo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pohjanala wants to clinch

and Acevedo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pohjanala!
Pohjanala wants to hold on but Acevedo pushes him away.
Acevedo wants to control the pace but Pohjanala is squirming around nicely.
Acevedo avoids the attempt from Pohjanala to control.
Pohjanala is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pohjanala wants to hold on but Acevedo pushes him away.
Acevedo tries to control but Pohjanala wriggling away.
Pohjanala tries to hold on but Acevedo postures up.
Acevedo wants to control the pace but Pohjanala is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pohjanala slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pohjanala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Acevedo is working away from the top position though.
Pohjanala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Pohjanala looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Acevedo is defending well. Pohjanala quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Acevedo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pohjanala celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kustaa Pohjanala!