PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vettori has chosen The Godfather as his entrance music. Jeffrey Burrows had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Burrows
vs
Vettori

190 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Burrows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vettori sprawls well. Vettori wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burrows gets slowly back to his feet.
Burrows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burrows keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Vettori shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vettori was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Vettori tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vettori has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burrows really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Vettori is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burrows knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Vettori in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Burrows is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, Marvin Vettori took to the microphone: 'Roberto Souza i'm coming for ya! You can't hide from me now!'.