PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Goode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenni Salonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Goode
vs
Salonen

160 cm
19
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

157 cm
19
130 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Goode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jenni Salonen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goode stuffs the takedown.
Goode looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goode fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goode tries to avoid it but Salonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goode to the ground. Goode escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Salonen.
Goode is working to avoid the ground and pound but Salonen connects with a decent elbow.
Goode sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Salonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goode wants to improve his position but Salonen is controlling well.
Salonen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Salonen is trying to work for a kimura but Goode is defending well.
Salonen wants to pass the guard but Goode is defending well.

Salonen is working for a kimura but Goode is defending it quite comfortably.

Goode is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Salonen pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonen winds up and cracks Goode with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goode on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Goode is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Salonen pulls his head out easily.
Goode is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Salonen there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salonen lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Salonen.
Goode on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Salonen there.
Ground and pound from Salonen.
Goode is looking for a sweep. Salonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Salonen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Goode looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goode with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Salonen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Salonen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Goode defend it? Salonen steps over the head and cranks it - Goode is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Salonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jenni Salonen!