PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Pallihiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, patriot. Pallihiki has chosen Deadmau5 - Strobe as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Halme
vs
Pallihiki

178 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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Perkele!

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Pallihiki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Halme. No joy for Pallihiki on that attempt.
Halme throws a shot from downtown. Pallihiki moves away and avoids it.

Halme closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pallihiki's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Halme trying to control but Pallihiki is working from the bottom.
Halme advances position into side control!
Halme blocks the strikes from Pallihiki.
Pallihiki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halme wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Halme working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Pallihiki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Halme misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pallihiki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Halme's best efforts.
Pallihiki is looking to control Halme's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pallihiki avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halme looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pallihiki wants to improve his position but Halme is controlling well.
Pallihiki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Halme prevents Pallihiki from standing back up.

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

Halme in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pallihiki tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Halme!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pekka Halme!