PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme comes into the arena with patriot blaring out of the sound system. Vaino St Pierre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Halme
vs
St Pierre

178 cm
20
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
28
182 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by St Pierre there.
Halme throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halme's sensitive parts.
Halme throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre throws a low kick but Halme moves out of range easily.
St Pierre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halme checks a low kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a low kick but Halme moves out of range easily.
St Pierre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Pierre throws a nice outside leg kick.

Halme looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Pierre!
Halme sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Halme landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St Pierre?
Halme thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Halme sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Pierre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Halme tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Halme there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Halme misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Halme working away from the top, dropping strikes.
St Pierre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Halme tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Halme moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, St Pierre has worked his arm free - good work by St Pierre!
Halme throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Halme has worked his way into a potential kimura here. St Pierre is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Halme yanks on the arm and St Pierre is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Halme.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pekka Halme!