PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgars Simans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sainio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sainio's choice of entrance music: Avenged Sevenfold - Critical Acclaim. Edgars Simans could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sami Sainio's chin.

Simans
vs
Sainio

196 cm
20
213 lbs
0 - 10 - 0

190 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgars Simans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Sainio!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sainio fails to land with a series of punches.

Sainio fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Simans to the ground. Sainio is now in Simans's guard.

Sainio decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Simans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sainio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sainio throws a right and a left that Simans avoids nicely.
Simans with a lazy takedown attempt

so Sainio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Sainio drops back looking for a leg! Simans is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Simans manages to kick Sainio off! Sainio jumps back into Simans's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simans can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sainio controls the pace.
Sainio lands a couple of digs.
Simans can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sainio controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sami Sainio.
Sainio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sainio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Simans's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simans fails with the takedown

and Sainio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Simans won't be happy with that.
Simans struggling a bit here.
Sainio controls the position.
Sainio advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sainio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Simans looks a forlorn figure.
Sainio controlling his opponent.

Sainio looking to isolate an arm here. Simans doesn't see it coming and as Sainio extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Sainio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sami Sainio!
Sami Sainio decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.