PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lauri Pasanen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Estima
vs
Pasanen

195 cm
23
194 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
188 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Mundo Green - World Verde

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Braulio Estima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pasanen gets a takedown into half guard.

Pasanen stands up from half guard.
Pasanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pasanen loads up on a big right hand but Estima slips the punch.
Pasanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Estima dodges the punch combination from Pasanen.
Pasanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pasanen jabs at Estima's body.
Pasanen throws a lazy right hand but Estima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Estima misses with a takedown attempt
and Pasanen counters with a nice body shot.
Estima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Pasanen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Estima is retaining full guard.
Pasanen postures up in Estima's guard and throws a big left but Estima blocks it.

Estima throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pasanen uses it to pass to side control.
Estima is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Estima to see if he's OK.
Estima sneaks back into half guard.
Pasanen is keen to just control but Estima is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasanen winds up and cracks Estima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Estima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pasanen.
Pasanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Estima knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Pasanen decides to return to a standing position.
Lauri Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pasanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estima manages to avoid it.
Pasanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pasanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pasanen connects with a jab.

Estima is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Pasanen ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Estima clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lauri Pasanen!