PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Butters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvid Vasara (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.

Butters
vs
Vasara

194 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Butters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvid Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Butters takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butters is trying to pull guard but Vasara turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vasara.
Butters has Vasara pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vasara manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Butters is trying to pull guard but Vasara turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Butters. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vasara works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Butters is on top in guard.
Butters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Butters looking to sit in guard and control but Vasara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Butters is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Vasara frees his head nicely. Oh but Butters has switched to an armbar! Vasara is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mikko Butters!