PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Greenebaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Because I Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Greenebaum
vs
I Can

165 cm
26
151 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

155 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorne Greenebaum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Because I Can!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
I Can is working for takedown but Greenebaum is calmly controlling the position for now.
I was talking to Greenebaum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Greenebaum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of I Can backwards.
Greenebaum prevents I Can from breaking the clinch.

Greenebaum drags the fight down to the ground.
I Can is stalling in the full guard.
Greenebaum trying to keep a closed guard but I Can is proving a slippery customer.
I Can stopping the sweep attempt from Greenebaum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
I Can is looking to advance position but Greenebaum has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

I Can bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.

I Can got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greenebaum has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, I Can has managed to get both his arms back between Greenebaum's legs - danger averted.
Greenebaum managing to control the position.

Greenebaum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. I Can gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
I Can postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greenebaum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greenebaum has I Can pulled in close to control his posture.
I Can wants to control from the top but Greenebaum keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Can controls from within his opponent's guard.
I Can trying to control but Greenebaum is working from the bottom.
Greenebaum throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Greenebaum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greenebaum keeping moving, preventing I Can from controlling successfully.
I Can throws a big right hand that misses.

Greenebaum is looking for a triangle but I Can pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I Can trying to control but Greenebaum is working from the bottom.
I Can preventing the sweep.
Greenebaum working a defensive guard here.
I Can throwing strikes from guard but Greenebaum blocks nicely.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
I Can advances position into side control!
Greenebaum gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
I Can prevents Greenebaum from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

I Can is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Greenebaum is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and I Can has latched onto it... Big trouble! I Can pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Greenebaum is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from I Can!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Because I Can!
Because I Can is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Because I Can thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.