PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kalle kasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

North
vs
kasa

167 cm
21
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, kalle kasa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kasa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has North pinned against the cage. North gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
kasa shoots in and drives through. North sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by kasa or perhaps it was just good defense by North which made him look bad.
Peter North has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of kalle kasa.
kasa fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

North forces kasa back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North lands a nice elbow.

It looks like kalle kasa has been cut.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but kasa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
North is breathing heavily.
North misses with an elbow strike.
kasa blocks an elbow strike from North.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, North just misses with a elbow thrown towards kasa's brow.
kasa blocks an elbow strike.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but kasa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
kasa jumps guard but North stands there with kasa around his waist. kasa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
North gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from kasa.
kasa blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by North.
kasa tries to pull guard but North holds him up against the cage and eventually kasa drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but kasa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but kasa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, North throws an elbow but misses.
North misses with an elbow strike.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
kasa has North pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. North manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
kasa blocks the elbow strike.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
kasa can't get the takedown.
kasa can't get the takedown.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
North throws an elbow that misses.
kasa tries to pull guard but North won't allow it.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
kasa tries to pull guard but North won't allow it.
kasa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. North just stands there and leans against the cage.
kasa dodges an elbow strike from North.
kasa has North pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. North manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, North throws an elbow but misses.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
kasa blocks an elbow strike.
kasa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but North gets the underhooks and prevents it.
kasa blocks an elbow strike.

kasa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
kasa has his hands on North's head, controlling the position.
kasa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. North manages to get himself to full guard.
North keeping moving, preventing kasa from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kasa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

kasa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on North, up you get!

kasa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
kasa is chipping away with strikes.

kasa has hold of North's arm. He's looking for a kimura. North seems comfortable defending it but kasa has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! North is real pain and he's forced to tap out! North is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but kasa couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). kalle kasa!