PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikko Ninemma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeardley von Winkleshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeardley von Winkleshire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ninemma
vs
von Winkleshire

200 cm
22
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikko Ninemma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yeardley von Winkleshire!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Winkleshire fails with a takedown attempt.

von Winkleshire shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ninemma napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ninemma is trying to get back to half guard.
Ninemma prevents von Winkleshire from moving into mount.
von Winkleshire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ninemma keeps working.
Ninemma gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ninemma is trying to get back to full guard.
von Winkleshire tries to pass to full mount but Ninemma defends it.

von Winkleshire is working for a submission of some sort.
Ninemma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
von Winkleshire fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
von Winkleshire closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ninemma circles away.
Nikko Ninemma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yeardley von Winkleshire.

Ninemma drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ninemma trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but von Winkleshire manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
von Winkleshire preventing the sweep.
Ninemma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in von Winkleshire's guard.
Ninemma wants to pass the guard but von Winkleshire is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninemma preventing the sweep.

von Winkleshire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

von Winkleshire had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ninemma is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. von Winkleshire Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ninemma's back instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ninemma manages to reverse the position and now he's in von Winkleshire's guard. Nice work there by Ninemma.
Ninemma is looking to work some ground and pound but von Winkleshire has wrist control.
Ninemma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ninemma trying to control but von Winkleshire is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

von Winkleshire looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ninemma tries to free his leg and advance position but von Winkleshire is retaining full guard.
Ninemma connects with a couple of short punches.
Ninemma looking to pass the guard.
von Winkleshire looking for a sweep. Not yet von Winkleshire, not yet.

von Winkleshire looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ninemma is defending well. von Winkleshire quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ninemma has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! von Winkleshire celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yeardley von Winkleshire!