PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between arthur spankalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and luke cummo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

spankalot
vs
cummo

194 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, arthur spankalot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, luke cummo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
spankalot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with cummo but cummo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
cummo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

cummo has managed to clinch.

cummo manages to break the clinch.
spankalot misses with a takedown attempt - cummo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

cummo has taken the fight to the clinch.

cummo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
spankalot shoots in for a takedown but cummo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for arthur spankalot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
spankalot misses with a takedown attempt - cummo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
spankalot fails with the takedown.
spankalot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
spankalot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
spankalot tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and cummo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
spankalot moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

spankalot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

cummo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
spankalot keeping full guard, as cummo tries to pass.
cummo wants to control from the top but spankalot keeps moving.
cummo trying to stand up but can't free himself from spankalot's guard.

spankalot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cummo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
cummo postures up.
cummo trying to control the position from guard on top but spankalot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
spankalot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). arthur spankalot!