PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Pirate will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ahma
vs
Pirate

183 cm
22
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jussi Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Pirate!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ahma scores with a takedown into Pirate's guard.
Pirate trying to control the position.
Ahma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ahma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ahma postures up and lands a big shot to Pirate's brow.
Ahma lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ahma throwing strikes from guard but Pirate blocks nicely.
Ahma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahma looking to pass the guard.
Ahma preventing the sweep.
Ahma passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahma lands an elbow.
Pirate wants to get back to his feet.
Ahma looks up at the clock and then as Pirate takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ahma smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pirate should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pirate throws Ahma to one side and escapes!
Ahma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pirate.

Ahma scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pirate is trying to get back to his feet.
Pirate stops Ahma from passing to mount.
Check out the look on Ahma's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ahma is breathing heavily.
Pirate takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pirate takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pirate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ahma working the ground and pound.
Ahma grinds an elbow into Pirate's temple.
Ahma lands a decent elbow from side control.
Check out the look on Ahma's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pirate manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ahma's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirate moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Ahma postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pirate is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ahma, into his guard.

Ahma has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pirate doesn't defend quickly enough and Ahma has managed to lock this one up! Can Pirate escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ahma on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jussi Ahma!