PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finnegan O McMacElveney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O McMacElveney comes to the cage accompanied by The Way I Feel. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O McMacElveney
vs
Sorsa

194 cm
24
210 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

188 cm
29
218 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Finnegan O McMacElveney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalevi Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O McMacElveney doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sorsa counters with a series of strikes. O McMacElveney will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sorsa. O McMacElveney does a little dance to reset his feet.
O McMacElveney jabs Sorsa right on the nose. Sorsa blinks but takes it well.
Sorsa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
O McMacElveney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sorsa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorsa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O McMacElveney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sorsa counters with a crisp one two that drops O McMacElveney! Sorsa thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves O McMacElveney to his feet! O McMacElveney is in big trouble!

O McMacElveney is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finnegan O McMacElveney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O McMacElveney misses with a combination
and Sorsa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sorsa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O McMacElveney.

O McMacElveney scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

O McMacElveney goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sorsa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for O McMacElveney but great work by Sorsa.
Sorsa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear O McMacElveney down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sorsa working the ground and pound.
O McMacElveney is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sorsa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
O McMacElveney is looking to regain half guard here but Sorsa keeps moving and retains side control.
Sorsa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
O McMacElveney tries to improve position but can't.
O McMacElveney sneaks back into half guard.
O McMacElveney is refusing to be controlled, as Sorsa sits in half guard.
O McMacElveney is looking to improve his position.
O McMacElveney trying to hold on to Sorsa's head to control him but Sorsa postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O McMacElveney is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sorsa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
O McMacElveney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O McMacElveney regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sorsa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O McMacElveney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O McMacElveney trying to control the position.

O McMacElveney is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Sorsa frees his head nicely. Oh but O McMacElveney has switched to an armbar! Sorsa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Finnegan O McMacElveney!