PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Putzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Pikkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Putzki
vs
Pikkarainen

203 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
25
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Putzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauli Pikkarainen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putzki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Putzki pushes Pikkarainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Putzki lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Pauli Pikkarainen has been cut.
Pikkarainen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Putzki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ivan Putzki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Putzki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pikkarainen to the ground. Putzki is now in Pikkarainen's guard.

Pikkarainen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Putzki has his hands clasped together but Pikkarainen extends an breaks Putzki's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pikkarainen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pauli Pikkarainen!