PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teemu Maijanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuriy klowouski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuriy klowouski has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Maijanen
vs
klowouski

185 cm
21
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teemu Maijanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuriy klowouski!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maijanen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maijanen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maijanen scoring with strikes but klowouski is staying in there.
The referee warns klowouski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
klowouski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maijanen punishing his opponent with strikes.

klowouski is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
klowouski is working to get back to half guard.
klowouski is still in real trouble! Can Maijanen finish him?
klowouski wants to control but Maijanen is having none of it.
klowouski seems to have recovered his senses.

Maijanen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but klowouski is surviving well by controlling Maijanen's body position as best he can.
Maijanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish klowouski?
klowouski tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
klowouski tries to lock up and control but Maijanen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maijanen controlling the position easily from mount.
Maijanen scoring with strikes but klowouski is staying in there.
klowouski is trying to escape the mount.
Maijanen with good strikes from the mount here!

Maijanen is working for a guillotine from mount but klowouski frees his head quite easily.
klowouski wants to hold on but Maijanen pushes him away.
Maijanen controlling his opponent.
Maijanen lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maijanen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of klowouski's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
klowouski taking shots to the head.
klowouski looks gassed!
Maijanen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maijanen working klowouski over with strikes here.
Maijanen content just to control the position here.
klowouski is trying desperately to improve position.

Maijanen has isolated one of klowouski's arms. klowouski looking to fight him off but Maijanen twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teemu Maijanen!