PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pera Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomek Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kallio has chosen Apocalyptica - Somewhere Around Nothing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kuukkeli
vs
Kallio

188 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Kuukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomek Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukkeli shoots in looking for a takedown. Kallio tries to sprawl out of it but Kuukkeli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kallio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kallio. That's going to slow Kuukkeli down.
Kuukkeli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kallio as he avoids it easily.
Kallio with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kuukkeli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuukkeli stands and throws Kallio's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Kuukkeli is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kallio is trying to escape and Kuukkeli transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kallio is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kuukkeli! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pera Kuukkeli!