PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Nastula (ranked 5750 p4p, 4208 weight class) and Veljko Bakocevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nastula
vs
Bakocevic

185 cm
21
150
8 - 26 - 0

177 cm
30
154
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Nastula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veljko Bakocevic!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bakocevic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nastula napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nastula manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bakocevic moves into full guard.

Nastula drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bakocevic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bakocevic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bakocevic!

Bakocevic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bakocevic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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!
Bakocevic landing a few strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Bakocevic is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Nastula looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bakocevic gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Nastula is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bakocevic lets go of the hold and Nastula can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Veljko Bakocevic!