PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between rolf rolfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keita Yankuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

rolfson
vs
Yankuba

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, rolf rolfson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keita Yankuba!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankuba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yankuba tries for a takedown but rolfson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

rolfson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yankuba struggling a bit here.
Yankuba is looking to reverse the position.
rolfson happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankuba tries to buck rolfson off but rolfson is having none of it.
rolfson controlling from side mount.
Yankuba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yankuba misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Yankuba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but rolfson pulls his head out easily.
rolfson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Still in half guard, rolfson seems content to control.
rolfson wants to control but Yankuba is keeping him busy.
Yankuba works his way to full guard. Good work.

Yankuba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. rolfson defends it easily.
Yankuba throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Yankuba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. rolfson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Yankuba is tightening it up a little... rolfson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! rolfson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! rolfson taps out! nice BJJ there by Yankuba!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Keita Yankuba!