PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Ilmarinen (ranked 1702 p4p, 4201 weight class) and Rick Holland (ranked 233 p4p, 506 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ilmarinen
vs
Holland

192 cm
20
210
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
210
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Holland!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ilmarinen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Ilmarinen tries for a kimura but Holland is defending well.
Ilmarinen gets to mount! Holland was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Ilmarinen working for a guillotine from mount but Holland is in no mood to give up.
Holland is trying to escape the mount.
Ilmarinen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Holland is controlling an arm, preventing Ilmarinen from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Holland is having none of it.
Ilmarinen fails to take his opponent's back.
Holland is squirming around, avoiding Ilmarinen's attempts to control the action.

Ilmarinen swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seppo Ilmarinen!