PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pe Lurpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliézer Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado has chosen Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lurpo
vs
Machado

179 cm
27
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

184 cm
23
177 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pe Lurpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eliézer Machado!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lurpo fails to land the takedown.
Lurpo misses with a body punch
and Machado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lurpo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machado pinned against the cage. Machado gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Machado cracks Lurpo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lurpo throws the left hand but Machado avoids the punch easily.
Machado's corner calls for a 1-2. Machado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lurpo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machado.
Lurpo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machado.
Lurpo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Lurpo.
Lurpo misses with a shot to the body
and Machado counters with a stiff right hand.
Lurpo swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lurpo.
Nice shot by Machado.

Lurpo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lurpo passes to full mount!
Lurpo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Machado's face.

Lurpo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurpo looking to ground and pound but Machado is blocking nicely.
Lurpo punching from mount but Machado doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lurpo punching from mount but Machado doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lurpo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lurpo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lurpo thowing shots but they're missing.
Lurpo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurpo thowing shots but they're missing.
Machado is squirming around, avoiding Lurpo's attempts to control the action.
Machado just holding on.
Machado can't escape the position.
Machado is squirming around, avoiding Lurpo's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lurpo looking to finish Machado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machado!
Machado taking shots to the head.

Machado is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado tries to hold on but Lurpo pushes him away.
Machado is still in real trouble! Can Lurpo finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lurpo is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Machado is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pe Lurpo!