PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Of The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Neponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommi Neponen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Of The
vs
Neponen

167 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Of The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Neponen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of The digs a good body shot into Neponen's ribs.

Neponen closes the distance and clinches.
Neponen lands with a left to the head.

Neponen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Of The clinches with his opponent.

Of The jumps into guard, dragging Neponen to the mat.
Neponen wants to stand but Of The has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neponen trying to control but Of The is working from the bottom.
Of The trying to control the position here.
Neponen wants to pass the guard but Of The is keeping the position.
Of The is adopting a defensive guard.
Of The might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neponen wants to control from the top but Of The keeps moving.
Of The could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Of The working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Neponen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Neponen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neponen tries to free his leg and advance position but Of The is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neponen fails with a takedown attempt.

Neponen scores a takedown into full mount!
Neponen trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Neponen get's back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Of The shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Of The is breathing heavily.
Of The trying to control but Neponen is working from the bottom.
Of The knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Neponen on the ground.
Neponen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Of The decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Neponen, up you get!
Neponen thuds a left hand into Of The's body.
Neponen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Of The throws a sloppy head kick and Neponen moves out of range easily.
Neponen lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neponen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Of The.
Neponen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Of The but Of The pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Of The has Neponen up against the cage in a clinch.

Of The jumps guard and drags Neponen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Of The controls Neponen momentarily but Neponen frees himself.
Neponen tries to free his leg and advance position but Of The is retaining full guard.
Neponen stands and throws Of The's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Neponen tries for a kimura but Of The is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of The can't do much from the bottom here.
Neponen controlling the position from side mount.
Of The is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Of The can't do much from the bottom here.

Neponen is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Of The is trying to escape and Neponen transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Of The is forced to tap! Nice work there by Neponen! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommi Neponen!