PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Fain (ranked 6010 p4p, 4411 weight class) and Raimo Haapalainen (ranked 515 p4p, 0 weight class). Brayden Fain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fain
vs
Haapalainen

192 cm
21
190
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
194
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brayden Fain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raimo Haapalainen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapalainen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fain.
Fain misses with a head kick.

Haapalainen gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haapalainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fain keeps working.

Haapalainen is trying to get an arm triangle but Fain is defending well.
Fain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fain holding on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapalainen is looking to take a break and control but Fain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Haapalainen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Fain is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raimo Haapalainen!
During a confident post fight interview, Raimo Haapalainen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.