PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Szczerek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Fairley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Szczerek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Fairley's chin.

Szczerek
vs
Fairley

190 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Szczerek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Fairley!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairley misses with a takedown
and Szczerek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Szczerek shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Szczerek showed some decent athleticism there.
Fairley trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Szczerek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fairley on the ground.

Szczerek is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fairley tries to roll over but Szczerek keeps him under control.
Fairley trying to control from the bottom.
Szczerek wants to free his trapped foot but Fairley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fairley works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairley trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Szczerek wants to control from the top but Fairley keeps moving.

Fairley is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Szczerek rolls with it to try and escape but Fairley cranks on the arm and Szczerek is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Fairley!