PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Soikkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soikkeli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Capleton - Liberation Time. Pekka Soikkeli is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hua
vs
Soikkeli

205 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
24
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauricio Hua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pekka Soikkeli!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soikkeli blocks the body kick.

Soikkeli shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hua is trying to defend but Soikkeli finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Soikkeli passes to full mount!
Soikkeli with good strikes from the mount here!

Soikkeli is working for a guillotine from mount but Hua frees his head quite easily.
Soikkeli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hua bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Soikkeli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soikkeli is trying to work for a kimura but Hua is defending well.
Hua is looking for a sweep. Soikkeli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Soikkeli has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hua defend it? Soikkeli steps over the head and cranks it - Hua is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Soikkeli!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pekka Soikkeli!