PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and air laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukasz Modric looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Modric
vs
laitinen

188 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lukasz Modric!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, air laitinen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Modric moves into the clinch.
Modric is stalling here.
Modric looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Modric.
Modric lands with a right to the head.

Modric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Modric swats away the attempt to clinch by laitinen.

laitinen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - laitinen lands in his opponent's guard.
laitinen tries to stand but Modric is controlling from the bottom.

laitinen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and laitinen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Modric is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
laitinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Modric bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in laitinen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Modric tries to free his leg and advance position but laitinen is retaining full guard.

laitinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
laitinen looks gassed!
laitinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Modric.
laitinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Modric trying to control the position from guard on top but laitinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Modric throws a strike but laitinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
laitinen wants to control from the top but Modric keeps moving.
laitinen connects with a couple of short punches.
laitinen wants to control from the top but Modric keeps moving.

Modric pushes a forearm under laitinen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, laitinen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lukasz Modric!
Lukasz Modric is the new welterweight champion!