PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald Bluetooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toms Gailitis (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.

Bluetooth
vs
Gailitis

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harald Bluetooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Toms Gailitis!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bluetooth swinging wildly here.
Gailitis swings for the body but Bluetooth moves out of range.
Bluetooth wants to clinch up but Gailitis keeps it at a distance.
Bluetooth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gailitis throws a big shot that misses.
Bluetooth stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Gailitis misses.
Gailitis throws a leg kick which misses Bluetooth's front leg but catches the back leg as Bluetooth tries to avoid it.
Bluetooth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gailitis throws a leg kick but Bluetooth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bluetooth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gailitis but Gailitis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gailitis throws a big shot that misses.
Bluetooth tries to clinch there but Gailitis circles away.
Bluetooth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gailitis.
Gailitis leaves Bluetooth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluetooth pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Gailitis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gailitis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gailitis cracks Bluetooth with a big right hand but Bluetooth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gailitis working away.
Bluetooth is looking to reverse the position.
Bluetooth's coaches at Nordic Top Team have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Gailitis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gailitis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Bluetooth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gailitis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gailitis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gailitis working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluetooth is not content to let Gailitis control the position.
Gailitis misses with the ground and pound.
Bluetooth takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gailitis lands a few punches from side control.
Bluetooth taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gailitis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bluetooth keeps working.
Gailitis looks up at the clock and then as Bluetooth takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gailitis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Gailitis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bluetooth has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gailitis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailitis looks up at the clock and then as Bluetooth takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gailitis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gailitis lands a few punches from side control.
Gailitis cracks Bluetooth with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gailitis immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bluetooth is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gailitis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toms Gailitis!