PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Salamamies (ranked 3795 p4p, 4160 weight class) and Ranley Teelmay (ranked 239 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranley Teelmay will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Salamamies
vs
Teelmay

160 cm
24
139
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
142
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pikku Salamamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ranley Teelmay!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamamies has his takedown stuffed
and Teelmay counters with an outside leg kick.
Salamamies with a lazy takedown attempt
and Teelmay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salamamies with a lazy takedown attempt
and Teelmay counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Salamamies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teelmay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Salamamies shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Teelmay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Teelmay can't do much from the bottom here.

Salamamies is trying to get an arm triangle but Teelmay is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Salamamies tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Salamamies tries for a kimura but Teelmay is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salamamies is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Teelmay is trying to escape and Salamamies transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Teelmay is forced to tap! Nice work there by Salamamies! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pikku Salamamies!
In his post fight interview, Pikku Salamamies started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.