PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Martikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Martikka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Carter
vs
Martikka

225 cm
20
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Martikka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martikka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martikka is out of range.
Martikka moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.
Martikka moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter tried to score with a low kick but Martikka checks it.
Carter throws a head kick but Martikka moves out of range.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martikka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter throws a head kick but Martikka moves out of range.

Carter gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martikka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martikka on the ground.
Carter is in close to Martikka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carter postures up in Martikka's guard and throws a big left but Martikka blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter working some strikes from top position.
Carter postures up in Martikka's guard and throws a big left but Martikka blocks it.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martikka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martikka keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter postures up.

Carter is sitting in close to Martikka's body. Martikka has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Carter is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Carter is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Martikka.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaakko Martikka!