PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Pikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pikari
vs
Toney

162 cm
28
183 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

188 cm
29
180 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sampsa Pikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremy Toney!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toney defends it nicely.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Pikari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pikari.
Toney misses with a hook.
Toney misses the shot to the body.
Pikari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pikari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Toney is fending him off so far but Pikari persists. Nope, Toney circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Pikari with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sampsa Pikari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toney misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Pikari counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pikari advances to full mount.
Pikari controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pikari tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Toney defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pikari.
Pikari throws some wild stikes that Toney manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pikari.
Pikari throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pikari content just to control the position here.

Pikari has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Toney is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sampsa Pikari!