PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Issac Promise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Ellimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Promise
vs
Ellimaki

165 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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, Issac Promise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ellimaki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellimaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Ellimaki clinches up with Promise and pushes him back against the cage.

Ellimaki drags the fight down to the ground.
Promise passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Promise is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ellimaki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Promise is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ellimaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ellimaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Ellimaki prevents Promise from improving position.
Ellimaki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Promise off and has taken his back!

Promise is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ellimaki gets his way!
Promise turns into Ellimaki and is now in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Promise trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Promise is working hard here to advance position.
Ellimaki has control of Promise's left arm, preventing Promise from doing any damage.
Ellimaki is trying to keep Promise in close.
Promise passes Ellimaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Promise is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ellimaki is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

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