PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Per Saukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Attenborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Attenborough has chosen The Odorants - This Night as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saukkonen
vs
Attenborough

189 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Saukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Attenborough!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attenborough looks for a takedown but Saukkonen sprawls well.
Saukkonen misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Saukkonen misses.
Saukkonen swinging wildly here.

Attenborough gets caught flat footed, as Saukkonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Saukkonen wants to stand but Attenborough has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Attenborough trying to control the position.
Attenborough looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Attenborough keeping moving, preventing Saukkonen from controlling successfully.
Attenborough not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saukkonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saukkonen won't allow Attenborough to sweep him here.
Saukkonen wants to control from the top but Attenborough keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saukkonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Attenborough's calf.

Saukkonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Attenborough looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Attenborough sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Saukkonen wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Attenborough uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

Attenborough looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Attenborough looking for a sweep. Not yet Attenborough, not yet.

Attenborough working for a triangle but Saukkonen defends it easily.
Saukkonen wants to stand but Attenborough has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Attenborough looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Saukkonen is defending well. Attenborough quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Saukkonen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Attenborough celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Attenborough!