PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Balboa
vs
Berry

185 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drew Berry!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balboa lands a left and a right that sends Berry crashing to the canvas! Balboa dives into mount looking to finish!

Berry is rocked!
Balboa trying to control but Berry is having none of it.
Berry is still in real trouble! Can Balboa finish him?

Balboa has hold of Berry's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Berry manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Berry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Berry seems to have recovered his senses.
Balboa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Berry is looking to escape.
Balboa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Balboa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Berry wants to hold on but Balboa pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Balboa has isolated one of Berry's arms. Berry looking to fight him off but Balboa twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arnold Balboa!