PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wkier Skier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banner
vs
Skier

169 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wkier Skier!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner misses with an uppercut

and Skier counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Skier seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Skier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Skier is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Banner has managed to free his arm - good work.

Skier wants to work for an arm triangle but Banner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Skier is looking for a kimura but Banner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Skier to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skier prevents Banner from improving his position.

Skier is working for a kimura but Banner is defending it quite comfortably.

Skier has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Banner defend it? Skier steps over the head and cranks it - Banner is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Skier!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wkier Skier!