PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Akankakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Akankakka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Steven Seagal - My God. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Akankakka
vs
Pain

184 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolo Akankakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Pain!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akankakka has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pain.
Pain fails with a takedown attempt.

Akankakka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Pain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pain throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Pain working for a triangle but Akankakka defends it easily.
Pain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Pain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Akankakka defends it easily.
Pain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akankakka is one step ahead there.

Akankakka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akankakka has managed to get both his arms back between Pain's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Pain looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Akankakka is defending well. Pain quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Akankakka has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pain celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Pain!