PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beavis Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mehoff's choice of entrance music: Choke Sermon by Lamb of God. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cornholio
vs
Mehoff

178 cm
18
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beavis Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Mehoff!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornholio tries to clinch up.
Mehoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Cornholio.
Mehoff misses with a wild combination.
Mehoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mehoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Cornholio is just out of range.
Cornholio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cornholio tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Mehoff.
Mehoff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cornholio on the side of the head.
Mehoff sizes up Cornholio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mehoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cornholio.
Cornholio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Mehoff does it's job there.

Mehoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mehoff stopping the sweep attempt from Cornholio.
Cornholio controls Mehoff momentarily but Mehoff frees himself.
Mehoff passes into half guard.

Mehoff is working for a kimura but Cornholio is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Mehoff is working for a kimura here but Cornholio manages to reverse the position and he's now in Mehoff's guard.

Mehoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cornholio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cornholio wants to control from the top but Mehoff keeps moving.
Cornholio is really struggling to control Mehoff but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mehoff wants to sweep but no luck.

Mehoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cornholio stands and steps away. Mehoff gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cornholio tries to clinch up but Mehoff circles away and keeps his distance.
Cornholio is looking to clinch.
Cornholio misses with the combination.
Cornholio throws a head kick that misses.
Cornholio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mehoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Cornholio.
Mehoff lands the left hand.
Cornholio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mehoff closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Cornholio moves into the clinch.
Cornholio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cornholio trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cornholio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cornholio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mehoff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cornholio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cornholio is breathing heavily.
Cornholio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mehoff has had enough of the clinch but Cornholio keeps him there for the moment.
Cornholio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mehoff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cornholio tries a knee to the head but Mehoff blocks it.
Cornholio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mehoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Mehoff lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Mehoff is trying for a kimura here. Cornholio looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mehoff wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Mehoff!