PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kujansuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Navetta comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Cowboys From Hell. Kujansuu has chosen The Kinks - A well respected man as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Navetta
vs
Kujansuu

177 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kujansuu!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kujansuu has managed to clinch.
Navetta wants to break free but Kujansuu has control.
Navetta misses with a knee to the head.
Kujansuu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Navetta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kujansuu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Navetta is keeping busy.
Navetta stops a takedown attempt from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu scores a nice knee to the body.

Kujansuu manages to break the clinch.
Navetta swats away the attempt to clinch by Kujansuu.
Navetta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kujansuu's calf.
Kujansuu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Navetta scores a takedown into full mount!
Navetta misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Navetta lands with some strikes.
Kujansuu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Navetta trying to control but Kujansuu is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kujansuu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kujansuu tries to lock up and control but Navetta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta wants to control the pace but Kujansuu is squirming around nicely.
Kujansuu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Navetta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kujansuu is trying to reverse the position but instead Navetta has taken his back - oops!
Navetta lands strikes to the head.
Navetta is punishing Kujansuu with strikes - can he finish him?!
Kujansuu wants to get back to his feet.
Kujansuu tries to escape the position.
Navetta misses with a punch to the head.
Navetta scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navetta wants to control the position but Kujansuu frees himself and scrambles - Navetta manages to regain control in side control.
Kujansuu is looking for a sweep.

Navetta decides to stand back up.
Kujansuu looks gassed!
Kujansuu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navetta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Navetta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Kujansuu scores a takedown into full mount!
Navetta really wants to buck Kujansuu off and get back to his feet.
Kujansuu prevents Navetta from getting the reversal.
Navetta gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Navetta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Navetta controls Kujansuu momentarily but Kujansuu frees himself.

Navetta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Navetta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kujansuu stopping the sweep attempt from Navetta.
Navetta is trying to keep Kujansuu in close.
Kujansuu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Navetta has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kujansuu should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Navetta has tightened it up now! Kujansuu should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nante Navetta!