PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between joop buker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Hegart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). buker has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Alan Hegart is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

buker
vs
Hegart

177 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, joop buker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Hegart!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hegart shoots in and drives through. buker sprawls well.
buker looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nice sprawl there from buker as Hegart shoots in.
Hegart shoots in for a double leg but buker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
joop buker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Hegart.
Hegart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hegart feints and as buker raises his hands in defense, Hegart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hegart looking to pass the guard.
Hegart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hegart trying to control the position from guard on top but buker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
buker wants to stand up but Hegart is controlling him.
Hegart looking to pass the guard.
buker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hegart wants to control from the top but buker keeps moving.
Hegart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hegart looks for a takedown but buker sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hegart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hegart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hegart scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
buker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Hegart quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Hegart but it's paid off an buker is forced to tap! Nice work by Hegart.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alan Hegart!