PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juuso Jaakkosela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jori Jujipallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jujipallo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Mean Kitty Song . Juuso Jaakkosela could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jori Jujipallo's chin.

Jaakkosela
vs
Jujipallo

189 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juuso Jaakkosela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jori Jujipallo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaakkosela misses with a lunging right hand

and Jujipallo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jaakkosela's guard now.
Jujipallo advances position into side control!
Jujipallo tries to move to mount but Jaakkosela blocks the move with his legs.

Jujipallo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jujipallo working away.

Jujipallo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jaakkosela is trying to escape the position but Jujipallo is controlling the position.
Jaakkosela tries to bench press Jujipallo off him but Jujipallo keeps the position.

Jujipallo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jujipallo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jaakkosela sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jujipallo wants to free his trapped foot but Jaakkosela is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jujipallo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jaakkosela wants to improve his position but Jujipallo is controlling well.

Jujipallo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jujipallo not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jujipallo prevents Jaakkosela from improving his position.
Jaakkosela trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jujipallo prevents Jaakkosela from improving his position.

Jujipallo is working for a submission of some sort.
Jaakkosela tries to get to full guard but Jujipallo has control of the leg.

Jujipallo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jaakkosela is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jori Jujipallo!