PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirkiä has chosen Thergothon - Elemental as his entrance music. Niko Sirkiä acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

This
vs
Sirkiä

192 cm
38
235 lbs
43 - 17 - 0

178 cm
30
229 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conquer This!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirkiä!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This throws a sloppy head kick and Sirkiä moves out of range easily.
This just misses with a punch to the body.
This tries to close the distance and clinch but Sirkiä swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cavemen Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
This throws a head kick that misses.
Conquer This seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This tries to close the distance and clinch but Sirkiä swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sirkiä avoids the head kick by This.
An inside leg kick from This misses.
This lands with a kick to the temple. Sirkiä shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This feints a jab promting Sirkiä to slip. This then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sirkiä slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This throws a leg kick that is checked

and Sirkiä counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in This's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sirkiä working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sirkiä has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This keeping moving, preventing Sirkiä from controlling successfully.
This working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sirkiä.
This working a defensive guard here.
Sirkiä is looking to work some ground and pound but This has wrist control.
Sirkiä trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sirkiä loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirkiä stands and throws This's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sirkiä swings around for an armbar but This sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sirkiä's guard.
This trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sirkiä's guard.

Sirkiä looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but This is defending well. Sirkiä quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! This has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sirkiä celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Niko Sirkiä!
Niko Sirkiä made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die." '.