PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei jr Janakoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyyno Janis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

jr Janakoff
vs
Janis

172 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei jr Janakoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyyno Janis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Janakoff has managed to clinch.
Janis jumps guard but Janakoff stands there with Janis around his waist. Janis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Janakoff turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Janis is looking to regain half guard here but Janakoff keeps moving and retains side control.
Janis is trying to control Janakoff's posture but Janakoff avoids it.
Janis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Janakoff is controlling him well.

Janakoff working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Janakoff looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Janis struggling a bit here.
Janis manages to get back to half guard.
Janis looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janakoff is looking to advance position but Janis won't allow it.
Janakoff wants to take a breather but Janis is having none of it.

Janakoff wants to work for an arm triangle but Janis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Janis is looking for a sweep. Janakoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Janis pushes Janakoff off looking to stand but Janakoff dives back in and keeps control.
Janakoff tries to pass to full mount but Janis defends it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Janis fails with a takedown attempt.

Janakoff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Janakoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Janis, who protects the arm well.
Janakoff creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Janakoff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Janis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Janis trying to hold on to Janakoff's head to control him but Janakoff postures up.
Janis works his way to full guard. Good work.

Janis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Janis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Janis keeping full guard, as Janakoff tries to pass.
Janis keeping moving, preventing Janakoff from controlling successfully.
Janis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Janakoff manages to get himself to full guard.
Janis wants to pass the guard but Janakoff is keeping the position.

Janakoff throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Janis escapes and throws Janakoff's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Janis decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Janakoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Janakoff wants to finish this one by submission but Janis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Janakoff.
Janakoff lands a big elbow.
Janis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Janakoff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Janis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Janakoff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Janis is rocked!
Janis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Janis is still in real trouble! Can Janakoff finish him?
Janakoff trying to control the action but Janis is working from the bottom.
Janis gets back to full guard.
Janis seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janakoff wants to control from the top but Janis keeps moving.
Janakoff won't allow Janis to sweep him here.
Janakoffis looking to pass into half guard but Janis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Janis is in guard.

Janakoff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Janakoff is looking for a triangle but Janis pushes his legs off easily.
Janis wants to control from the top but Janakoff keeps moving.

Janakoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Janis trying to control but Janakoff is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Janakoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Janakoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Janakoff, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei jr Janakoff dominated that round.
That's time! Janakoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Janakoff shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Janis's guard.
Janakoff controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Janakoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Janis is retaining full guard.
Janakoff advances to half guard.
Janis is refusing to be controlled, as Janakoff sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Janakoff seems to be working for a kimura but Janis defends the submission attempt.
Janakoff works his way into full mount!
Janis is in a horrible position here. Janakoff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Janakoff wants to take Janis's back here but Janis is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Janakoff looking to isolate an arm here. Janis doesn't see it coming and as Janakoff extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Janakoff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergei jr Janakoff!