PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shoichi Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ude Selbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kosugi
vs
Selbor

187 cm
23
181 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

178 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shoichi Kosugi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ude Selbor!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selbor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kosugi lands a jab to the nose.

Kosugi clinches.
Selbor swings wildly with an uppercut but Kosugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Selbor misses with a punch on the inside.
Selbor stalls.

Kosugi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Selbor is trying to control but can't.
Selbor is pressing down on Kosugi 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Selbor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kosugi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Selbor on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ude Selbor!