PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Verdun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jatsi pori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathias Verdun had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Verdun
vs
pori

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathias Verdun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jatsi pori!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

pori lands a big head kick that sends Verdun tumbling to the mat! pori takes a step backwards and waves Verdun back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Verdun is rocked!

It looks like Mathias Verdun has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
pori misses with a head kick.
Oh Verdun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
jatsi pori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

pori rushes Verdun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Verdun seems to have got his legs back now.
Verdun fails to pull guard.
Verdun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. pori just stands there and leans against the cage.
Verdun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathias Verdun. That's going to take a lot out of him.

pori breaks from the clinch.
pori throws a head kick that misses.
Verdun swats away the attempt to clinch by pori.
A head kick misses from pori.
Sloppy strikes from pori. Those never looked like landing.
pori throws a head kick that misses.
pori misses with a head kick.
Verdun avoids the head kick by pori.
pori throws out a powerful jab.

Mathias Verdun's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdun avoids a kick to the body.
pori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
pori looks gassed!
pori throws a sloppy head kick and Verdun moves out of range easily.
pori throws a sloppy head kick and Verdun moves out of range easily.

Verdun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Verdun is trying for a kimura here. pori looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Verdun wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mathias Verdun!